All Chapters of Bound By The Living Yama : Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

Damien sat in the back of the black SUV, the air inside the car thick with a suffocating tension. Elijah sat in the passenger seat, while Reiner drove, his hands gripping the steering wheel so hard his knuckles were white."Brief me," Damien commanded, his voice low and dangerous."Sir, according to the information we gathered, Ethan was last seen on the school premises," Elijah reported, checking his tablet. "According to reports, he left to attend a party, but he hasn't reached out to anyone since then."Damien’s eyes narrowed. "And who is the source of this information?""Sylvia, sir," Elijah replied.Damien didn’t say a word, but his brow furrowed deeply. He leaned back, his mind racing. Part of him desperately hoped Ethan was just being a typical twenty-one-year-old—perhaps passed out on a friend's couch after too many drinks. But his gut, the instinct that had built a multi-billion dollar empire and kept him alive in a cruel world, told him something was very wrong. Ethan wasn't

The next morning, Sylvia woke up in high spirits. She twirled around her room, practically dancing as she got ready to meet Crain. Before leaving, she checked her reflection in the mirror with a dark, satisfied smirk."This is the day he meets his end," she whispered, letting out a quiet, manic laugh.She left the house, intending to travel on her own rather than taking one of the family drivers. However, Reiner, who was stationed outside on Damien's direct orders, spotted her and stepped into her path."Good morning, Ms. Sylvia," Reiner said politely but firmly. "I was instructed to drive you to see your mother."Panic flickered in Sylvia's eyes. She began to stammer, caught completely off guard. "N-no, there's really no need for that. I can take a cab."Reiner gave her a calm but unyielding look. "I insist, ma'am. You'll get there much faster if I drive you."With no way to refuse without raising his suspicion, she swallowed her anxiety, forced a tight smile, and followed him toward

Ethan squeezed his eyes shut, bracing for the worst. The deafening sound of a gunshot rang through the dusty warehouse, yet he felt no pain. Slowly, he opened his eyes. Instead of being struck, he saw Nick drop to the floor with a gunshot wound to the chest.Ethan gasped in shock, quickly scrambling backward. He looked toward the entrance of the warehouse and saw the man who had fired the shot: Damien Blackwood.Relief washed over Ethan so intensely he could hardly breathe. Disregarding his battered and weak state, Ethan ran straight toward Damien and threw his arms tightly around him. "Thank you for coming," he whispered, burying his face in Damien's coat.The guards standing behind Damien froze in absolute shock. They expected Damien to push the boy away, as he was dirty and looking unkempt, also because Damien typically kept his distance from others due to his severe OCD. What they didn't know, and what Damien himself hadn't realized until this very moment, was that his condition s

Damien jumped into the car with Elijah. They drove at high speed toward Bidart Hospital, one of the most famous hospitals in the world. It was filled with top doctors, including Ronald, a legend in the medical field. Because of Ronald’s reputation, Damien trusted him completely with the health of the Blackwood family.As they neared the hospital, Damien looked down at Ethan, who he was holding tightly. He frowned when he noticed Ethan moving restlessly. The boy was shifting his body as if he were in deep pain. It seemed like he was halfway between being awake and unconscious.Damien tapped him gently. "Ethan? Ethan, wake up."Ronald, sitting in the front seat, looked back. "Is he awake?""No," Damien replied, his worry growing. "He seems to be in a trance. He’s sweating and moving a lot. Is he hurting?""I’m not sure," Ronald said seriously. "But if he won't wake up, this is worse than I thought. If we don’t get him inside quickly, he might fall into a coma."Damien’s heart raced. He

The room felt smaller as the weight of the secret finally settled between them. Ethan, desperate to maintain the thin veil of his identity, looked between his two best friends."So... you guys believe me, right?" he asked, his voice tight with anxiety. He needed them to see him the way he saw himself, a straight man, or at least, the way he wanted to be seen.He had no idea that Damien had heard everything and already walked away.Kristen, finally finding his voice after the initial shock, let out a long breath. "Honestly, bro, I know you’re not gay. Chill. It’s just the fact that you’re married that’s hard to swallow. And not just to anyone, but to Damien Blackwood? You’d sound insane right now if I didn't already know you were living at his place."Ethan leaned back against the pillows, a heavy sigh of relief escaping him. Kristen believed him. Or rather, Kristen was willing to accept the lie Ethan was telling himself.But Anastasia remained silent. Her gaze was fixed on the floor, h