Chapter 66

Nora

I immediately opened the message with my trembling hands.

“It has come to our knowledge that the preparation of the wedding is still ongoing, which means you have not been effective in getting Klaus to call it off. Remember, you have less than two weeks to pull this mission off. If that wedding holds, Jasmine dies.”

My eyes widened in horror as I stared at my screen. I felt hot heat seep through my veins. Kill my daughter?

I rose to my feet and paced around my room. I ran a trembling hand through my hair, pulling it hard. It is true that I have been going steady with Klaus, letting him know I am interested in him, but in light of this new message, I need to do more.

Maybe I need to tell him clearly how I feel about him. Yes, I have said I like him before during one of our calls, but this time, I think I need to take things a notch higher.

Should I go to his house and tell him I missed him so much that I had to come to see him? No. That might escalate things pretty quickly in the