Falling Into the Forbidden

till blinking on the screen. "If you want to save Victoria, you'll have to choose. Elijah or th

between right and wrong were becoming blurrier by the second. Elijah King, the man she had come to rely on, seemed to be

is face tense, watching her every move. He had asked for her trust,

d her mouth to say something, anything, but her mind was racing too f

e turned and walke

sense of urgency in his tone, something she hadn't heard before. It

"I need to think," she said, her voice barely above

ent thoughts. Was she making a mistake? Was she walking away from the very thing she ha

When the doors opened to the lobby, Maddie stepped out into the bustling chaos of the city. People walked around her, oblivious to

decision when the truth was so elusive? She did

he wind cut through her coat, but she barely noticed. The world around her seemed distant, a blur of

sting long shadows across the path. She sat on a bench, starin

? Elijah was the man who had asked for her help. He was the one who had opened up to her about his past, about Vict

ever felt

ne buzzed again. This time, it was a new message from the same unknow

ho was this person? How did th

ack to her car. She had to see Elijah again. She

nce. She had expected him to be gone, to have retreated into whatever world he inhabited

k," he said,

m, her eyes never leaving his. She had made her decision. She was

been lying to me. I know you have. You've k

t-before he masked it. "What do you mean?

bout the kidnapping. And I know that you and Victoria were involved in something t

udied her, as if trying to figure out what her next move

m. "I haven't told you everything. But I was trying to protect y

credulous. "By lying to me?

g to protect you from the people who would do anything to hurt you

been threatening me? Who's been threatening Vi

group, Maddie. A dangerous one. They've been after Victoria for years. They want something she has-somethin

s she have? What's so important that peo

t. "I can't tell you yet. I can't tell you everything. But the lon

g with a mixture of fear and frustration. "You can't keep me in the

oice was barely above a whisper. "If I tell you, i