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Vendetta's Throne

Chapter 3 Curiosity

Word Count: 1470    |    Released on: 19/10/2024

gor com

ed with confusion and

she snatched her toy and hurled it against the wall

omfort and care, entered the room. The sight of

asked softly, her voice a bal

d as she spoke, her small shoulders heaving

d Anastasia to call him by his name, neve

g a gentle hand on Anastasia's shou

rmination, her small hand trembling as it clenched into a

at dinner," N

, almost imperceptible gesture, i

r favourite fish soup." She tried to inje

's own lips curled into a quick, relieved smile, a mirror to

esent. Polina was always too busy, too preoccupied with her own affairs t

: comforting her nightmares, tending to her b

hat she was missing, how precious these

laced a steaming omelet before him. He took a bite, his expr

nto his plate, his face

hing the plate away with a forc

usion. She had made

table, his chair scraping harshly against

wering saltiness hit her tongue, and she quickly spat it o

dden but her eyes sharp with satisfaction. A smirk tugg

lina, but the satisfaction of seeing Igor

ought her fleeting joy. Yet, as days turned into weeks, Anastas

e shadow that Igor cast. The man she had known as cold and dist

house. Whispers, once ig

ing the notorious Taipan gang. His life was a web of deceit, power, and violence, en

was thick with the scent of dust. Ig

eerie shadows across his face as he took

d uncomfortably, flanked by six of his men wh

ou have to wait a little while before exporting th

to command the room. His four men stood like s

despite the dread creeping into his bones. "I sug

his cigarette, letting the ashes fall to the co

people I know," Igor said. "Those

tightened, and he quickly stammered, "There's

eyes as he exhaled his cigarette smoke. Without breaking his gaze

en faded, leaving behind the cold, lifeless bodies of the

e blood on his forehead. The smoke from his cigarette

ith dark amusement, "I think this town

er-loyal right-hand man and bodyguard, whose

shed. This was the world they ruled, a world where loyalty was

power extending far beyond the sh

with a precision that left no room for resistance. The town, once rif

s favor, aligning their ambitions with his deadly influence. They knew that to oppo

warehouse, Igor knew that this was just anot

aning her room, Anastasia found h

could and couldn't go, but her curiosity, sharp and i

rting point. As she stepped into the hallwa

ended to the third floor. Here, she discovered the separate

fourth floor. She hesitated, this part of the house felt different. But

At the top, she found herself in a narrow passageway. The silence here was t

neatly arranged chairs around the large table, all facing forward as if waiting

ing in her ears. With a trembling resolve, she turne

that adorned the wall. A gruesome painting dominated the room, depic

the spot, her breath hitching. She quivere

e eyes landing on a polished black sculpture of a naked woman,

eached for the door, the sound of approaching footsteps echoed through the hallway

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1 Chapter 1 Grace Orphanage2 Chapter 2 Fresh Start3 Chapter 3 Curiosity4 Chapter 4 Adorned With Scars5 Chapter 5 The First Light Of Love6 Chapter 6 Whispers Of Youth7 Chapter 7 Love And Danger8 Chapter 8 The Price of Defiance9 Chapter 9 Erotica10 Chapter 10 Between Loyalty and Desire11 Chapter 11 The Edge of Temptation12 Chapter 12 Subtle Jealousy13 Chapter 13 Nobble14 Chapter 14 Marked for Death15 Chapter 15 Quietus16 Chapter 16 Echoes Of A Setup17 Chapter 17 Anamnesis18 Chapter 18 Awakening Vengeance19 Chapter 19 Masked Intentions20 Chapter 20 Symptoms21 Chapter 21 Sinful thread22 Chapter 22 The Secrets Within23 Chapter 23 The Devil's Bargain24 Chapter 24 Childbirth25 Chapter 25 Unsettling Transition26 Chapter 26 Terry27 Chapter 27 Collision of Worlds28 Chapter 28 Breaking Point29 Chapter 29 Fading Hope30 Chapter 30 Unexpected Murder31 Chapter 31 House Of Strays32 Chapter 32 The Price33 Chapter 33 Nightmares34 Chapter 34 Seized by the past35 Chapter 35 Inheritance of pain36 Chapter 36 Getting Value37 Chapter 37 Mercy Is A Myth38 Chapter 38 When To Give Up39 Chapter 39 The Invitation40 Chapter 40 A Mother's Heart.41 Chapter 41 Fury and Consequence42 Chapter 42 Police Custody43 Chapter 43 Silent Defense44 Chapter 44 Alex's Dream45 Chapter 45 The Dating Disaster Chronicles46 Chapter 46 A Man's Touch47 Chapter 47 Love Isn't Served.48 Chapter 48 Tracking The Lost49 Chapter 49 Erased Identity50 Chapter 50 Road To Denmark51 Chapter 51 A Mother's Farewell52 Chapter 52 A Dangerous New Beginning53 Chapter 53 Into The Heart Of Russia54 Chapter 54 Settling55 Chapter 55 Charming56 Chapter 56 Dangerous Attraction57 Chapter 57 Ill-fated love58 Chapter 58 Whispers Of The Underworld59 Chapter 59 A Blaze For Igor60 Chapter 60 Tangled In Fear61 Chapter 61 Shattered Alliances62 Chapter 62 A Dangerous Coincidence63 Chapter 63 Veiled Desires64 Chapter 64 Into the Dark65 Chapter 65 Torn Between Now and Then66 Chapter 66 Family Matters67 Chapter 67 Empty Trap68 Chapter 68 Unspoken Gestures69 Chapter 69 Fault Lines70 Chapter 70 Silent Scars71 Chapter 71 Crossroads Of The Heart72 Chapter 72 A Haunted Mind73 Chapter 73 Therapy Session74 Chapter 74 Tempting Fate75 Chapter 75 Wiped Out76 Chapter 76 Suspicious Connections77 Chapter 77 Love And Lies78 Chapter 78 Brewing Storm79 Chapter 79 Fragile Dependency80 Chapter 80 A Taste Of Mystery81 Chapter 81 His Gentle Charms82 Chapter 82 A Knee, A Ring, A Dilemma83 Chapter 83 A Heart Divided84 Chapter 84 When Love Walks Away85 Chapter 85 The Night She Disappeared86 Chapter 86 Unraveled Clues87 Chapter 87 The Missing Link88 Chapter 88 Bound and Betrayed89 Chapter 89 The Predator's Smile90 Chapter 90 Dangerous Streets91 Chapter 91 The Stray That Stayed92 Chapter 92 Fractured Trust93 Chapter 93 Chains Of Fear94 Chapter 94 An Omen From Afar95 Chapter 95 Venomous Alliances96 Chapter 96 Ties That Bind97 Chapter 97 Racing The Tide98 Chapter 98 The Captain's Gamble99 Chapter 99 A Watchful Threat100 Chapter 100 Home, At last