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Chapter 160*~°*~°*~°*Elizabeth*~°*~°*~°*“Welcome home.”Hearing him call here my home gets me irritated, I remind of the simple fact, “This is not and will never be my home.”His expression changes from emotionless to amusement. He turns towards the three men standing behind him, looks at them for a while and starts laughing.The fact he is laughing scares me and infuriates me even further. What's funny about telling him this is not my home?Is he some sort of psychopath?When he sees I'm not catching in on what brought about the laughter, he stops instantly and gives me that sickening smile again, “I didn't know my precious Elizabeth lacked a good sense of humour. I mean we just met… and you are already looking like you want me gone already.”Hearing my name on his lips makes me sick.“I am not your Elizabeth. Who are you? What do you want from me?”His smile widens, “I have waited a very long time for you.”“I asked who you are.”He tsks, shaking his head, sighing dramatically,
Chapter 159*~°*~°*~°*Elizabeth*~°*~°*~°*“Number Twelve is leaving tomorrow.”“The Russian buyer increased his offer.”Those are the words I hear when I'm finally able to open my eyes. The last thing I remember is a fabric to my nose. Everything else became dark after that. They must have made me inhale something to get me unconcious for a while.My wrists hurts, my tongue tastes bitter and I feel so weak.“Number twenty-one failed inspection,” another voice says, speaking over the others.“Keep the pregnant one separated. She belongs to the boss.”Panic riles up within me on hearing the last part. Where am I? And what are they talking about? Why do they keep referring to numbers?I try to move when I realize my hands are not bound any longer. What I see next shocks me to the core. There are no chains on my hands like I expected, rather there's a black leather wrist band fastened around my wrist, and hanging from it is a silver tag engraved with the number— IR 0-0-0-1.The number
Chapter 158*~°*~°*~°*Elizabeth*~°*~°*~°*I'm not sure how long I have been walking. I don't know where we are or where they are taking me to. I am just so grateful that they haven't harmed my baby.She's still in there with me.“I can't breathe,” I try to shout, but the duct tape silences me. I claw at the hood with my bound hands. “Get this off. I'm going to suffocate. Please!” I scream the words in my head, but there are no saviours in there. I trip on something and drop to the ground, while being fast enough to stop my belly from hitting the ground. Tears soak the hood and my limbs shake too hard for me to stand, even with a man shouting at me to get up.Suddenly pain-filled regret overwhelms me. I have been putting my life and other people's life around me in danger simply because I'm trying to run away… trying to gain a life of freedom.Rough hands pull me to my feet, staying clamped around my arms as they pull me through the darkness. My feet is swollen and my back hurts a lo
Chapter 157*~°*~°*~°*Elizabeth*~°*~°*~°*| 6-7 Months | Location: St. Louis, Missouri |It’s ridiculous how quickly situations in life can change. One moment you're happy, and the next… it’s heartbreak all through. That's the story of my life. I'm on the run with my swollen belly, and it is already getting really exhausting. Everytime I close my eyes, I see those masked men again, I listen for gunshots and it has really been giving me sleepless nights.I'm tired… I'm tired of running with my baby girl. I'm tired of bad things happening because of me. Sometimes if feels like I just want to disappear into thin air just so everyone can be safe.“Oh my goodness! How stupid can you be? You spilled my drink. What are you thinking about?” A voice drags me back to the present, making me remember where I actually am. This is the third time I'm messing up a customer's order without meaning to do so.It's just that my head is here and there. I'm completely confused and it's messing with me.
Chapter 156*~°*~°*~°*Elizabeth*~°*~°*~°*“We have to celebrate. This news is worthy of celebration, don't you think?” Walter says cheerfully as we sit around the dining table for dinner. I know he called it a celebration, but it's nothing extravagant. It's just homemade pasta, candles on the table and a really creamy pie that Mary baked for us. She really loves baking a lot.“You know, I think we would have to plan our first shopping for our little princess in there. She needs lots of cute dresses,” Mary adds, smiling as well.I reach out for her hand and Walter's, my stare drifting between the two of them. “Thank you. Really, I'm truly grateful for everything you both have done for me. I couldn't have asked for anything more. Thank you.”Mary pulls my cheeks, “Emilia… you don't have to thank us. I would have scolded Walter if he never helped you in the first place. One should always help people in need, you never know what it is going to do for them. So forget about the thanks, t
Chapter 155 *~°*~°*~°* Elizabeth *~°*~°*~°* “How could he do such a thing to you and still insist on keeping you?” Mary says, the irritation in her voice is hardly hidden. “Most men this days don't have self-respect or dignity anymore. It is quite a shame.” I don't try to counter her beliefs. I just listen. “He slept with your sister while professing his love to you? That's truly bad. You're such a sweet girl for anyone to be that cruel to you,” Walter adds, lifting the glass of water closer to his lips. “I should have called the cops when they started driving in. I shouldn't have waited.” I bite the inside of my cheek gently before speaking, “It's fine. I-I am over it now. I just don't want him to ever find me. I don't think I'm ready to forgive him yet.” Mary clicks her tongue against her teeth, “No one is pressuring you to do so. You should take your time until you're ready. What he did is highly despicable!” When we sat at the dining table for dinner, I knew they were goin
Chapter 27 *~°*~°*~°* Elizabeth *~°*~°*~°* The confessional smells of old wood and incense. Guilt brought me right to the Lord's doorstep. I kneel and pull the screen closed with shaking fingers, clasping them together so tightly. The small space feels tighter than usual. My habit brushes my kn
Chapter 28 ••~••°••~•• Luciano ••~••~°••~•• Someone is playing risky games with us. And not the kind that you can just turn a blind eye to—No. It's the type of game that makes you want to burn the entire fucking city down. We're all here except Alessandro, who is out on a vacation with his wif
Chapter 21 *~°*~°*~°* Elizabeth *~°*~°*~°* Everyone thinks I'm possessed. And I'm honestly tired of convincing them it's the opposite. After falling into an unconscious state, with the sisters trying to revive me back again, they decided to end whatever that was. I feel sick. Really si
Chapter 24 *~°*~°*~°* Elizabeth *~°*~°*~°* Oh, holy gracious! There is an anonymous tip from someone so kind who has decided to help us secure a better place just close to the convent that got caught up in the fire. The building that will be handed to us is quite old and out of place, but who







