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sunlight landed squarely on my face. At first, I tried to fight it, squeezing m

r ceiling, high and painted and immaculate white. Alarm prickled at the

hite uniform, was pulling the curtains open. The sunlight flooded the room, illuminating furniture I didn't r

asn't

uickly as I sat up, clutching the unfamiliar sheets to my chest. The even

win holding a gun in his hand. His eyes glowing red, then suddenly shifting to a piercing shade of bl

Nicholas, Aid

ter Alex had pressed a white hand

g unti

rching for anything familiar, anything that could ground me but there

e cold, polished floor with a thud. That got th

red at her with a blank expression on my face. Judging from her looks, she was

ed, bowing her head slightly. "I'm

dn't care enough to dwell on it. There

ot ma'am," I snapped, my tone sharper

her eyes. "I'm sorry, ma'am, but I can't answer your question. I was instructed

n in my chest, and I clenched my f

ontrol and lash out at her. She wasn't the right person to d

said you shou

I cut in, and she n

t, but hell, I knew I couldn't wait to

orned with silver patterns, hanging on the wardrobe. I hadn't noticed it before. "Then join the famil

kidnap me and tell me how to behave for

by 8 am, and it's 8:30 am right now."

d a glance, I storm

acks. I was really angry and lashing out at my mom-the p

. My surroundings were opulent-golden accents, polished fl

a passing maid. "Wher

en you go through th

wn from upstairs, I could see the big living room, which was furnished richly. I could tell about how this house was ma

the massiv

face. Of course, she was looking so good, like I saw her days ago. Her hair perfec

said, trying to hug me, but I

ver touch me

ed, replaced by

inging you here i

o you mean kidnapp

a good mother to you for a long time, and no explanation of mine is going to ma

ecause you chose to make things right. I have a family now, and I want to go back to th

rry, but you can't go back to th

lew, clashing into the dining table, which flew apart with a deafening

er gently. Blood trickled from a cut on her forehead. No matter what she does, she is sti

h of relief. With my help, sh

ould read through her mind. I could tell just by looking at her that she was being sinc

me? Maybe I was just th

eph," she pulled me

tten that today

miliar voice cut in, and I

Nicholas, Aid

t but a gaze filled with desire. Their eyes were shimmering with something primal, something