MasukCelyne POVThe moment Bella walked into my room, I knew something was different.“Miss Celyne.”I looked up from the book in my hands.“Yes?”“There’s someone here to see you.”I frowned.“Me?”“Yes.”“They’re waiting downstairs.”My brows knitted together.Who could possibly be looking for me?I hadn’t told anyone I was here.The only people who knew were…No.It couldn’t be.I slowly stood, adjusting my cardigan before making my way downstairs.The closer I got to the living room, the faster my heart beat.Then I froze.“Aunt Mandy?”She turned immediately.“Celyne.”Before I could react, she grabbed my hand firmlyFor a brief second, I couldn’t place a feelingWhat brought herNot again, what is she up toDamien is not hereI tried to remove my hands, but the more I doThe more she held it firmly, which began to hurt and dragging me outside“What are you doing here?”Do I now need permission to come see you or you are purposely avoiding and not reaching out to meShe raised my chin
Alexander povEver since we left the hospital, the doctor’s words refused to leave my mind.“Spend quality time together.”“The baby responds to emotions.”“Stress isn’t good for either of them.”I leaned back in my chair and rubbed my forehead.For the first time in a long while, I wasn’t thinking about the company.I was thinking about Celyne.She looked exhausted.Even when she smiled, it never reached her eyes.Something was weighing on her.Something she refused to tell anyone.Then there was the person who pushed her down the stairs.I still couldn’t wrap my head around it.Someone had tried to hurt her.Someone had almost cost me my child.Yet after weeks of investigating…Nothing.No witnesses.No fingerprints.No useful footage.It was as if the person had disappeared into thin air.A knock interrupted my thoughts.“Come in.”Ryder stepped inside.“Sir.”“What is it?”“We’ve gone through every lead again.”“And?”He shook his head.“Nothing.”“They covered their tracks well.”
Mandy povIt had been over a month.One whole month.Not a single call.Not a single message.Nothing.I stared at my phone for what felt like the hundredth time that morning.Still nothing.“Celyne…”I sighed heavily.“What are you doing?”Ever since she returned to the hale’s mansion, I had expected things to move quickly.By now, Damien should have spoken to her.By now, they should have settled whatever misunderstanding they had.By now…We should have been discussing their wedding.Instead…Silence.Complete silence.I tapped Celyne’s number again.Calling…No answer.Again.Nothing.Straight to voicemail.I lowered the phone with a frown.“This isn’t like you.”Celyne had never ignored me for this long.Never.Unless…Something was wrong.I quickly dialed Damien’s number.It rang once.Twice.Three times.Then the call ended.No answer.I stared at the screen in disbelief.“You too?”“What exactly is going on?”I stood from the sofa and began pacing around my living room.Someth
Alexander POVThe drive to the hospital was unusually quiet.Neither of us spoke.Celyne sat beside me, her gaze fixed on the passing buildings outside the window. Every now and then, she rested a hand on her stomach, gently rubbing it as though reassuring the baby that everything would be alright.Ever since the incident with the pills, things between us had changed.Not completely.But enough for me to notice.She no longer argued with me.She no longer looked at me the same way either.She kept her distance.And somehow…That bothered me more than I cared to admit.“We’re here,” I said quietly.She nodded.“Okay.”That was all.Just one word.I got out first before walking around to open the door for her.She looked at me for a moment.“You don’t have to do that.”“I know.”“But I want to.”She didn’t argue this time.Instead, she carefully stepped out of the car, and together we made our way into the hospital.The nurses greeted us politely before leading us into the examination r
Clara povThe moment Alexander walked out of the room, I stood there in disbelief.My eyes remained fixed on the closed door.Did that really just happen?I let out a bitter laugh.“So now I’m the one who’s wrong?”I turned around angrily, pacing across the room.“He actually asked me to apologize.”“Apologize to Celyne.”The thought alone made my blood boil.“How dare he?”“What has gotten into him?”“He defended her.”“He actually stood there and defended her.” “How dare you …… AlexanderI should apologize, any that is to apologizeShould be Celyne, not me because she is talking pills with out consentI clenched my fists.“Who does Celyne think she is?”“Why?”“Why does she always get away?”No matter what we did…She escaped.The accident.The pills.Everything.Every single time we thought we had finally cornered her…She found a way out.It was driving me insane.I grabbed the vase on the table and threw it against the wall.Crash!The sound echoed throughout the room.“I was so
Clara povI slammed my phone onto the table.The sound echoed through the apartment.“Impossible.”I began pacing from one end of the room to the other, unable to calm the storm raging inside me.Everything had been planned perfectly.Everything.Celyne was supposed to fall.She was supposed to lose the baby.At the very least, the medication was supposed to expose whatever secret she had been desperately hiding.Instead…Nothing.She escaped.Again.I clenched my fists.“What exactly are you made of, Celyne?”Every time I thought I had cornered her, she found another way out.Every single time.A bitter laugh escaped my lips.Perhaps fate truly enjoyed playing games with me.No.I refused to believe that.There had to be another explanation.I walked back toward the table where a small transparent evidence bag lay.Inside was one of the pills I had taken from Celyne’s bottle.Just looking at it irritated me.When I first found it, I was certain it was the breakthrough I had been wait
Celyne POVI stood at the entrance for a moment before stepping inside.Home.It looked the same.The same walls. The same furniture. The same quiet atmosphere that used to feel comforting.Now it felt different.Wrong, almost.Like nothing had changed… except me.I slowly walked in, my steps caref
Liam POVThe engine was already running.But I hadn’t told the driver to move.Not yet.My eyes remained fixed on the house behind me.Quiet.Still.Too still.She was in there.Alone.A slow breath left my chest as I leaned back slightly, running a hand through my hair.This wasn’t how I wanted to
Elara POVThe dining table was quiet now.Too quiet.But even in the silence, the tension from earlier still lingered in the air, heavy and unsettling.I stood by the window, my arms crossed lightly, my gaze unfocused as my thoughts replayed everything that had just happened.Every word.Every expr
Celyne’s POVI stare at my phone in my hand for eleven minutes seeing the name once again after so many years before I dial.I know because every memories keep flashing through my mind as I count every one of them.Sitting on the cold bathroom floor of Clara’s apartment, back pressed against the tu







