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Till Death Took Me First; The Bride's Revenge

Name: Till Death Took Me First; The Bride's Revenge
Rating: 5.0 (1 reviews)

Empressknight1

Romance | Ongoing

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She loved him enough to die for him. He loved her enough to kill. Poisoned and stabbed by the man she loved and trusted, Kaida Reed took her last breath, praying for a second chance to take her revenge, and that's exactly what she gets. She wakes up a year earlier, a month before her wedding, still alive, still breathing, and still wearing the ring that would one day kill her, but this time, love is off the table. All she wants is to burn the world around the man who destroyed her after taking everything from her. And she does exactly that until she collides with a new danger: Zavian Nolven: dark, untouchable, and lethal as the secrets he carries. He is the rival Lucien fears the most and the only man who sees the war burning inside of her. Trusting Zavian could ruin everything Loving him could be fatal. But she didn't come back from the dead to play it safe. She came back to make them bleed

R18+ Modern Betrayal Revenge Attractive Drama Arrogant/Dominant Billionaires Kickass Heroine

Chapter 5 Five

05-27 22:03

Chapter 1 One

KAIDA REED POV

My husband was killing me.

I blinked, then forced a smile as my gaze locked onto those of Lucien in the mirror.

"You look as beautiful as ever, kaida," he said, grinning as he stopped behind me and pressed a quick kiss to my cheeks. "I brought you your tea. Just a week more and you should be back to normal."

I nodded, collecting the drink from him. "Thank you, Lucien. You treat me so well. I am so lucky to have you," I said, my gaze roaming his face to see if there was any trace of regret at all, but all I saw was his practiced perfection.

I stared into the cup, my heart beating erratically. I knew the tea was poisoned. I'd seen him with my very eyes pouring the powdered substance in.

Tears brimmed in my eyes as I raised it to my lips and gulped down the bitter content.

He watched me drink, his eyes crinkling at the corners as he smiled softly at me.

"That's my good girl," he praised, then wrapped his arms around me. "Have you stopped coughing yet?"

I nodded, my gaze dropping to his hand, the ring on his finger glinting in the light.

It was our promise of forever. If I knew it was all going to end like this, would I have vowed to love him until death do us part? It was too late for regret, especially since I was dying.

"No. I actually feel so much better," I lied, raising my head and gazing into his eyes.

"I'm glad to hear that," he sighed, then kissed my cheek. "You don't know how bad I've had it without you by my side these past few weeks. I was so scared, you know. If I lost you, I don't think I can ever move on. I'll probably die too."

I rubbed at his hand, hot tears burning behind my eyelid. "Don't say that, Lucien. I'm going to get better soon, and we'll be happy just like we've always been," I said, and he nodded, then straightened.

"I have to leave right now. Will you be okay all by yourself?"

I nodded. "Yes. I'll be fine."

His gaze softened. "I love you, Kaida. Always."

I fought the tears that threatened to spill. "I love you too, Lucien. Always."

He smiled, gave a little wave, and walked out of the room.

I let out a rough exhale, the tears I had been trying to hold back spilling down my cheek.

"You love me? You want me to go back to how I was? Then why the hell are you trying to kill me!"

My chest felt stuffy, and the bitter taste of the tea lingered in my throat.

How could he say he loved me so boldly? How could he stare at me with so much love while hurting me?

I wiped at the tears falling down my cheek.

No, I was the fool. I should have expected this.

I'd literally throw myself in his arms from the very moment I set my eyes on him. He was my out-of-the-ordinary. My first and only love.

I gave up everything for him. And even when he treated me horribly, I bore it all, because I was willing, willing to love him even if he never loved me back.

But then he changed. He started to treat me well. He was everything I'd dreamed of, and because of that, I forgot all the hurtful things he'd ever done.

I should have known better.

Lucien only started to treat me well as soon as I got sick.

But I only got sick because he was poisoning me.

Seeing it with my eyes for the first time has been demoralizing. I'd been in denial, refusing to believe that it was what he was doing. There was no way a man who loved and treated me so well could want to kill me, but then I started to get sicker and sicker after each tea he served.

I tried to go to the doctor, but despite showing his worry, he vehemently refused. He said he was going to take care of me and that I probably just had the flu.

I loved and trusted him, so I agreed until I got worse. Then I went to the doctor behind his back-I shouldn't have.

Just as I suspected, Lucien had really been poisoning me. The doctor said I wasn't going to make it unless I started treatment immediately.

I didn't.

Now I drank the poison willingly. If I were going to die, I guess it was good to go in the hands of the man I loved and lived my whole life for.

But I needed to know why. I needed to know why he was killing me when he said he loved me with such fierce passion in his eyes.

I needed to know where I went wrong, what I did wrong... I needed to know why he was breaking his promise to love me forever.

I got up, noticing how much thinner I'd gotten. "How did you let it come to this, kaida..." I asked myself, my gaunt haunted eyes staring back at me. I sucked in a breath then raised my chin, my hands clenching.

Yes, I was a shadow of the girl I was once, but I was still Kaida Reed; I should at least hold my head high.

Grabbing my purse, I walked out of the room.

My driver was waiting for me at the door.

"Ma'am?" He asked, getting up from his seat, his brows dipping.

I guess he was surprised to see me, since for some months now, I haven't gone out anywhere.

"Take me to the company. I don't feel like staying home today."

"What?" He stuttered, his eyes darting around wildly. "Sir Lucien told me to make sure you stay home and rest. He said you're very sick".

I scoffed. "Are you telling me you won't be taking me to the company? Did Lucien say I wasn't allowed to leave the house?"

Sweat dotted his hairline. "Not really, but he told me to make sure you stay home and rest. He doesn't want you to be stressed out."

The corner of my lips twitched, the fire in my chest suffocating. "I am perfectly fine, so you don't need to worry about me being stressed. It seems you forgot that I am your employer, Mason. Are you really going to stand there and tell me what I can or cannot do?"

"You really can't go to the company, Miss Kaida. Lucien would kill me if I took you there... But- but, I can take you anywhere else... If you need some fresh air-"

"Fine!" I snapped, cutting him off. It wasn't his fault that he wasn't listening to me. I was the one who put Lucien in charge of everything. I was the one who told all my workers that his word was law and never to be disobeyed. I was the one who gave him the power to imprison me.

"Take me to Helena's, or am I also not allowed to visit my sister?"

He scratched at his neck. "Of course you are ma'am..."

"Good. Let's go," I said, and he hurried to get the car door.

I entered the car, staring into the distance and hating that my life had come to this. This was not what I envisioned for myself three years ago when I said I do to the man of my dreams. Just how did everything go so wrong?

The drive was short, and as Mason pulled into Helena's driveway and stopped, I couldn't help but notice something was off instantly.

Yanking off my seatbelt, I got out of the car and then walked toward the familiar-looking car parked in the driveway.

I stared at the house in front of me, then back at the car.

What the hell was my husband doing in my sister's house?