All Chapters of The Wrong Bride, His Revenge: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

The farmhouse was quiet.Too quiet.I stood by the window. The fields were green. The sky was blue. The sun was warm. Birds sang in the trees. Normal. Quiet. Peaceful.But I knew it would not last. It never did.Rex walked to me. Put his arm around my waist. His hand was warm."What are you thinking?"I leaned into him. "I am thinking about the investors. About Margaret. About the photograph."He kissed my temple. "The photograph is gone."I touched my chest. "Not from here."He put his hand over mine. "Anna is with you. Always."I looked at him. At his storm-cloud eyes. "Is she?"He held my gaze. "Yes."Lily ran into the room. Barnaby was in her arms. Her small feet pounded on the wooden floor."Mira! Rex!"I knelt down. "What is it?"She pointed at the window. Her finger was shaking. "There are men outside. In the fields."Rex walked to the window. Pulled back the curtain. Looked out.Men in black. Dozens of them. Surrounding the farmhouse. Guns in their hands."How did they find us

The room was cold. Stone walls. Iron door. A single light bulb flickered above, casting dancing shadows on the floor. Lily slept on my lap. Barnaby was tucked under her arm. Her small chest rose and fell. Her face was peaceful. Rex sat beside me. His hand was on my back. His eyes were on the door. I looked at him. "What are you thinking?" He was quiet for a moment. "I am thinking about the building. About the investors. About what comes next." I shifted Lily in my lap. "We escape." He shook his head. "Not from here." I followed his gaze to the iron door. "Then how?" He looked at me. His storm-cloud eyes were dark. "We burn it down." Lily stirred. She opened her eyes. "Mira?" I stroked her hair. "Yes?" She looked around. At the stone walls. At the iron door. "Where are we?" I kissed her forehead. "A room." She wrinkled her nose. "I do not like this room." I pulled her closer. "Neither do I." She sat up. Barnaby was in her arms. "Can we go home now?" I looked at Rex. He

The city was quiet.Too quiet.We walked through the empty streets. Rex led, his hand never leaving his gun. Alexander walked beside him, his eyes scanning every shadow. Dimitri watched the left. Katerina watched the right. I watched ahead, my hand on Lily's back. She was in my arms, her head on my shoulder, Barnaby tucked between us.The investors were somewhere in the darkness. Hiding. Waiting.Lily stirred. "Mira?"I kissed her hair. "Yes?""Are we almost there?"I looked at Rex. He nodded toward the end of the street."Soon," I said. "Go back to sleep."She closed her eyes. "Okay."Rex stopped. Pointed ahead. "The warehouse is at the end of the street."Alexander stepped closer. His voice was low. "I saw them there. Before we left."I shifted Lily in my arms. "How many?"Alexander's face was pale. "Dozens. Maybe more."Rex grabbed his gun. "Then we go in together."I shook my head. "No. I go alone."Rex turned to me. His jaw was tight. "Mira..."I held his gaze. "He wants me. Not

The room was cold.Stone walls. Iron door. A single light bulb flickered above. Lily sat on my lap. Barnaby was tucked under her arm. Her small body was pressed against mine. Her eyes were wide.Rex sat beside us. His hand was on my back. His eyes were on the door.I looked at him. "What are you thinking?"He was quiet for a moment. "I am thinking about the message.""What message?""The one Gregory left. Before we escaped."I frowned. "I did not see any message."He reached into his pocket. Pulled out a piece of paper.The investors are not the real enemy. Look closer. Trust no one.I read the words. "Trust no one?""Yes.""Who wrote this?""I do not know. I found it on the floor. After the guards took us."Lily looked at the paper. "Barnaby says we should trust each other."I kissed her hair. "Barnaby is right."Rex folded the paper. Put it back in his pocket. "Someone is trying to warn us.""Or someone is trying to trick us.""Which one?"I looked at the door. "I do not know."The

The plane was loud.Engines roared. Windows rattled. Lily slept on my lap. Barnaby was tucked under her arm. Her small chest rose and fell. Her face was peaceful. The clouds outside the window were white and endless.Rex sat beside me. His hand was on my knee. His eyes were on the clouds.I looked at him. "What are you thinking?"He was quiet for a moment. "I am thinking about Europe. About the investors. About what comes next."I leaned my head on his shoulder. "We find them."He nodded. "Yes.""And then?"He took my hand. Squeezed it. "And then we end this."Lily stirred. She opened her eyes. Blinked."Mira?"I stroked her hair. "Yes?""Where are we?"I smiled down at her. "On a plane."She looked around. At the seats. At the windows. At the clouds floating past."Where are we going?"I kissed her hair. "Europe."She frowned. Her nose wrinkled. "Where is that?""Far away."She rested her head on my shoulder. "Are we running again?"I looked at Rex. He looked at me. His eyes were tir