I ran to my apartment and met the door ajar. The place was trashed in its entirety.“What the f*ck!” The chairs were torn apart and feathers and foam were strewn across in no particular order. I ran to my room to see if it was in similar fashion. Everywhere was disorganised. I covered my nose to avoid the horrible stench wafting in.“What the f*ck is this?” There was blood everywhere. The words man stealer were painted in red over my bathroom mirror. The whole place was in disarray.It looked more horrible than the picture the unknown sender had forwarded to me. I picked up my phone to call the one person I would tell on a whim. Pissed at me or not, he needed to know. A movement caught the corner of my eye, sending my heart dipping to my stomach. Before I could turn to find out what or who it was, I felt a sharp pain at the back of my head.I fell to the floor with a loud thud, my head hitting the counter top in the process. Warmth trickled through my hair down to my neck and my vision

Tori’s POVI squeezed my eyes tight as the ringing in my head increased. I groaned in pain. My head hurt like a b*tch. I raised my hands to feel the back of my head where I knew my hair was matted and a lump was forming but my hands wouldn’t budge.I opened my eyes but there was almost no difference from when my eyes were shut. Everywhere was dark. Black. Black was the appropriate word. Was it day? Was it night? I couldn’t tell. How long had I passed out?I clenched my fists and pulled my hands but only a metal clang echoed in what I now poorly saw as a large empty and abandoned building. I was bound. Silver glinted in the dark. Were those metal rods?I tried to pull myself up but my feet wouldn’t budge either. Bound by hands and feet. I came up short on who could have done this. I hadn’t figured it out in months, thinking I could figure it right now was just fool’s hope. I had nothing else to do than to wait for an opportunity, an opening, something.What kind of sadistic human tied u

WARNING: VIOLENT SCENCESTori’s POVThe swelling around my head and jaw where I had been hit hurt like h*ll. My legs had turned numb and I was sure there was a purpling bruise around my ankles just like they were around my wrists. My vision kept going in and out of focus. I was already partially blind without my glasses, the dim lighting only worsened the situation.Dara had gone out again to receive some call and everytime she came back, her mood worsened. She became agitated. She’d given me two kicks in the ribs because I had breathed too loud, sending me sprawling on the floor. I was hurting everywhere but my survival was paramount. I wasn’t sure anyone was coming to save me so, I had to save myself, if there was even any chance at all that I was going to make it.I hurriedly slipped my house key from beneath my hips where I lay and prayed. It was rare that different keys worked for the same lock but the off chance that it could had me fumbling for the locks of my wrist. If my apart

Kol’s POVCharlie had stood in the room with tears in her eyes just after her operation. Mr Rivers had left almost immediately after he donated the blood, barely sparing her bed a glance or two. I didn’t know whether to be angry or sad. The doctors had done the best they could.“The bullet barely missed her heart, severe trauma to the head, a couple of cracked ribs and pierced lungs. We’ve done all we can. It’d be a miracle if she wakes up at all. I wouldn’t want you to get your hopes up.” The doctor had patted down my shoulder, gave a little squeeze, feeling sorry for me and left me to stew in the atmosphere of trepidation and anxiety.We’d called in the best doctors, including my personal doctor who’d checked up on Tori before.Josh had gone back to the office so everything wouldn’t fall apart, because left to me, nothing else mattered. The world could burn for all I cared.“We’ll keep watching her for changes. Go home, get some sleep. It’s been four days Mr Drey.”I hadn’t gone for

FIVE WEEKS LATERTori’s POV.“I swear, I’ll kill him if he tries to bring a spoon near me to feed me.” I hissed through my teeth.Thea chuckled beside me as she got the bath ready for me. I’d come back from the hospital and Kol had been treating me like I was made of glass, carrying me everywhere, spoon-feeding me, tucking me in bed.I was tired and he was slowly getting on my nerves. I’d thrown a fit when he’d demanded that I let him feed me. My arms were f*cking fine. I was fine. I still needed bed rest but I could do a few activities without groaning so loudly.“It is so weird to see Kol like this. I think it’s best if you just let him baby you. We don’t know when he’d go back to cold - no emotions Kol.” She was right but it was getting overbearing.I rolled my eyes at her.“I am serious about killing him though. He won’t go beyond holding my hands though.”“What else do you want him to do? He’s scared he might break you.” Her eyes glinted mischievously at me. I scrunched up my nos