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Vendetta's Throne

Chapter 5 The First Light Of Love

Word Count: 1741    |    Released on: 19/10/2024

assroom with her academy teacher, Miss Varya, focused on the

moved to op

there, gripping a you

r brother," the guard said

kip a beat and gulped.

released his hold on Jove

arms, her tone sharp. "

find you instead. And look, I brought you some apples," Jove

before her eyes darted around cautiously. Sh

place is dangerous. Don't

t you?" Jovel shot back

's voice, tilted her head, sneak

freeze. They were both caught in each other's gaz

d distant, barely registering

w!" his sister repeated more fir

er the apples, and she c

ontinue," Varya said, turning

hat?" Anas

my broth

s curled into a

turned. This time, the security guard, familiar with h

he found Anastasia seated, deep in concentration, w

t be Anastasia," he gree

from her paper, her

looking for

d, a little

Igor's office," Ana

I sit here and wait

, sneaking glances at Anastasia. Each time their eyes met, they

of silence, Jovel

said, pointing to the

l, and she instincti

something wrong?" Jo

g to say. I hate scars," s

wish I had scars like those. They tell a story, your streng

sual disgust and anger that rose within her, she felt something differen

ures, suddenly noticing just how striking he was. His deep green eyes shimmered with warm

te as handsome as him before, and the th

do for fun?

w to answer. Fun wasn't somet

de my bike. It helps when I'm stre

e," she murmured,

idea. "Do you want to go f

ntarily caught off guar

, so no worries, I can ride without an

fessed, "It's not that... Igo

about this, I'll wait for you across the gate at eight PM,

ss what he'd said, the door opened, and Varya retu

ing here without asking me first," she

ng his exit. Once he was gone, Anastasia tried to focus on

wasn't sure whether she should meet him, but something deep inside urged her to go

ng-sleeve sweatshirt and jeans, something comfortable and easy to move in. She knew

n, she tossed a rope over the edge,

l of sneaking out. She landed softly on the other side, her

ss his face as she approached.

"Hop on," he said, strapping his own helme

bubbling up. Jovel glanced over his should

ted the engine and the bike shot forward, she instinct

reely in the wind. The city lights blurred as they sped through the street

a cozy ice cream spot, its neon

ke?" he asked, turning to

asia replied wi

fee, huh?" He went ahead and ordered two l

ing he wouldn't finish it. His plan was simple: he wanted her

stead, as they sat down, he started talk

It's just me and my older sister now. We

There was something comforting about his honesty, the

redicted, she reached over and took his untouched cup, h

e hum of the city for a while longer, Jovel revv

ia nimbly climbed the wall and disappeared over the edge.

She placed her hand over her chest, feeling the rapid beat beneath her fi

ed living in that mansion, she felt al

as a Saturday, which meant no academy studies. Even as she wo

astasia secretly hoped Jovel would show up again, b

int, coded message scribbled in the margin. It was subtle, b

d a beat. It had

ck, she once a

anding her a helmet. She nodded eager

oments of fun, eating at late-night diners, singing off-key in karaoke rooms, watching mo

propriate or pressured her in any way. Anastasia found comfort in the fact t

avior. She seemed distracted at times, her usual composed demeano

suspecting that she was sneaking

ped away yet again, Igor couldn't sha

he reached her door, he shoved it open

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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