A Vicious Love, A Deadly End

ice. Our marriage was a business deal to save my family, and my pr

istence. The hospital had found a perfect stem cell

transplant. He refused, completely captivated

confronted him, Karlee whispered a poisono

blow. "I'm withdrawing Cathi's medical team," he

y sister was dead. She had left a note, say

surely as if he had

e, then had his prized drone inject me with a neurotoxin. He left me

r creaked open. A man I hadn't seen in fifteen

d, what did h

pte

ran a tech empire built on rare, high-tech drones, and his

n years ago to save my family from bankruptcy. In exchange for their salvatio

ut his women. Today, it was a young actress with wide, hopeful eyes.

time and your silence,"

back at me, a flicker of pity in

e check into her designer bag and walked away, anoth

ot even looking up as I got in. His presence fill

oul for a decade. But a small, foolish part of me still remembered the boy I ha

yed innocence and a carefully crafted story about a humble background. Alexander

g the tense silence in the

about your si

unger sister, a budding fashion designer whose

rge of pure, unadulterated joy. "A perfect stem cell

ision. I turned to Alexander, the words tumbling out. "They fou

is tablet, his eyes void of

red it, his voice softening into a tone I had nev

to take me, but he wouldn' t move without Alexander' s permission. I got o

ts, the specialist team, it was all covered by Alexander' s private medical plan

. "Mr. Vaughan is with Ms. Cran

y! It' s for my sis

cold voice. "Mr. Vaughan said

ng. The rain plastered my hair to my face. Finally, a sleek black

r, please. I just need y

It wasn't the medical authorization.

hings. Go pay for it," he

hope turning to ash.

ncern. "Alex, darling, is this your wife? She seems so... aggres

Cathi speaking to K

a physical blow. "I' ve just been informed that due to disrespect shown to a

rang. It was the hospital.

an incident. It' s Cath

al emergency in the background. My legs ga

s sweet, poisonous voice. "Oh,

mind. "Cathi left a note. She said she didn' t want to

ld me later, had

sorry