LOGINYARA's povI quickly made my way to the closet where Jeremiah was, with as much stealth as I could possibly manage.Every step I took felt deafening in the darkness and I kept expecting Daniel to turn suddenly in my direction.All the while, Daniel kept swiping his axe, hitting the wall several times because he clearly couldn't see what he was doing as he vowed to wipe me off the face of the earth."Damn you, Yara! I'm going to kill you! And once I'm done, I'm going to feed your body parts to the ravens! You foolish b*tch!"My heart was racing, but I couldn't keep my focus on what Daniel wished and dreamed he could do to me. Instead, I quietly opened the closet door, slapped my mouth over Jeremiah's mouth to keep him from speaking out, while I spoke to Daniel to mask the sound of the closet door opening and closing."Threats and more threats, that's all you're good at, Daniel. But it seems it's escaped your notice that right now, we are both like blind men, and I'm the one who is mos
YARA's POVMy heart thudded in my chest as I slowly backed away from him into the corner of the room.Daniel was many things, but he wasn't a wimp. If he was holding out that axe in front of me, it was because he intended to use it. But even then, I had no intentions to make any of it easy for him."I'm not scared of you, Daniel and you better believe that I want you dead just as much as you want me gone too." I spat and looked at him with as much disgust as I could manage.But that was a lie, because I was terrified as hell.But he wanted me to be scared of him and I refused to give him the satisfaction."But don't come here and play the victim as though everything you ever truly did was for me and our child. No, Daniel! Everything you ever did was for you and you alone! You wanted more than you deserved and it was your greed, your disgusting desire for more that pushed you, not me, and definitely not Jeremiah!""You don't know anything! Just shut your mouth!""I know enough. More t
YARA's POV"You animal! How did I never see just how evil you actually are?" I spat, and smiled at me cruelly."Now you see it, and a bit too late too. Because I promise you that I'm going to be the very last person you see before you leave this world. I'm going to kill you, Yara. Then perhaps I could send that silly little pup of yours to join you for comfort."Blood rushed into my head when I heard the threat he made against my son, and I felt my heart beat fast in utter outrage."Not if I kill you first, you bloody son of a gun!" I swore and ran head first toward him, with my hands outstretched to grip his neck."B*tch." I heard him swear and he held out his hand to block me.But I was still able to get a hold of him. I shifted my hands into claws, and struck at every exposed flesh I could find, making him bleed as much as I could manage."Damn it, you little brat!" Daniel roared as he grabbed me by the neck and pushed me hard against the wall. "What? Did you think you could ever e
YARA's POVI looked around the room for a space to hide and left without a choice, rushed to hide under the bed, my heart beating against the floor pads as I listened to Daniel's footsteps raw closer to the room.Each step seemed louder than the last, echoing through my skull until I could barely hear anything over the frantic pounding of my own heart.About a minute later, he pushed open the room door, walked into the room, and stopped several feet away from the bed."Yara?!" He roared, and his voice was laced with irritation and anger. "I know you’re in here, Yara. Your scent is very strong, so just come out and stop playing hide and seek with me."I pressed my lips together and felt my heart rate increase when he walked away from the bed. But he seemed to be only pacing across the room."You're supposed to be dead, you dumb b*tch." I heard him mutter and caught the frustration in his voice. "What the hell went wrong? And where the hell is that little brat anyway?"He stopped moving
YARA's POVI called Daniel on my way to the main road and had to bite back a string of curses as I listened to him chuckling on the other end."It's good to see that the little wench means so much to you." Daniel said and I gritted my teeth impatiently."I have your money, Daniel. Where is he?" I snapped."Oh? Already? That's good to know. And he's at the house as we speak. Bring the money with you and you can come pick up the little brat."I narrowed my eyes as I listened to the casual tone with which Daniel simply told me where our son was.It seemed easy. Much too easy for a man who obviously wanted to make my life a living death."Is that all?" I asked coldly and I heard him snicker on the other end."I suppose. I want nothing more than for you to grab your son and the both of you to get out of my life. That's not too much to ask…is it?"There was something sinister about the way he said those words, but I chose not to say anything about it."No, it's not. You'll get your money
DANIEL's povYara contacted me half an hour ago.She said she had the money ready for the brat's release and was asking for a meeting place, which I gladly gave to her.But what she didn't know was that this would also be the place of her death. Her and her precious son.Immediately after I got the call from her and set the phone down, I got into action.I got out of the car and walked into one of the rooms upstairs in our packhouse house, holding a can of gasoline in my right hand.Yara really had no idea what she would be walking into in less than an hour."Or perhaps she will." I said, looking down at the gasoline in my hand. Maybe after she walks into the house and catches the whiff of gasoline.But by then it would be too late, because while she would be looking for the boy, everything would go boom!I had given all the servants the evening off, so they didn't have to witness this.Plus, I was ready to let go of the house and all the memories I had with Yara. Even my beloved Judy
Yara’s PovMy hands shook as I held the thermometer, staring at the red numbers as though they might change if I looked long enough. My throat tightened, and before I could stop myself, tears spilled over, hot, sudden, uncontrollable. I swallowed hard, blinking rapidly, but it was useless.“How did
Yara’s PovI didn’t know how long I slept, but I was jolted awake by the sound of a car pulling into the driveway. My heart started racing instantly.It was Daniel. It had to be him. My mind began racing, what if Ethan had actually recognized me? What if he had told Daniel? What if Daniel was comin
Yara’s PovThe hospital parking lot felt too open. Ethan and his men moved between the cars with purpose, like hunters who already believed the prey was cornered. They checked license plates. Looked through windshields. One of them even bent down to peer into the gap between two parked SUVs.Warren
Yara’s PovThe house felt tense the next morning, like it was holding its breath. Daniel left early for work, his movements stiff and quiet as he moved through the hallway. He did not speak much, and I did not push him to. When the front door finally closed and his car pulled away, the silence that







