A Pawn in His Dirty Game
HAR
kept my eyes fixed on the open screen before me,
ched. As exp
nged the knife. Unapologetic. Fierce. Stu
sip of the whiskey , my eyes glued to the screen. The burn on my
I didn't need to turn to know who
an
." He gave
o the screen, glin
, I s
to take a
a good job the
. "Did you fi
ng from his face. "This might be
on," I said, lowering
s in your grandfather's medical records. The off
r, scanning the do
ns of bleeding in the
e page, my blo
we were told
o believe," Ian said. "But someone'
ched up. " Wha
in a thin line be
night was found dead in he
in my stomach and I
the same thoughts run
n't a co
the glass. This is
yes. " Before he died, your grand
ch twist
one k
t I had to marry Valerie to ge
er to answers, the
as definite
howed me the will that I had to mar
rough my thoughts. " How is Valeri
these deaths." My voice was low, bitter. "My grandfather died after naming me his successor only if I marry Valerie. And An
quor and poured another. My
.." I muttered, eyes fixed on the glass, "or s
r unhealthy obsess
t him and
oesn't know what'
ed my ey
feeling pi
, his expre
's innocent i
ld, no one i
g behind his eyes. "And what if you're wrong? What if all t
gered in the air. I couldn't tell if he was trying
despite the storm brewing inside me. "You don't know anythin
test trace of a smile curlin
going to ag
r. "I know too well that she is one hell of a stubbor
ackmaili
a cigarette,
than blackmail
the smoke burn deep in my chest. It settled there, a
softly. "What
d, exhali
e buzzed with a me
s the
ale
two would make a hell of a couple. How did she ev
creen as a cold , unsettling feeling washed over me.
and met Ian's eyes. "You got what you
n hit him. "She's agreeing so easi
ce. For a private investig
t? He asked, confusion
e cigarette, feeling it si
o a smirk. ".... is that she never backs down without a fight. she already suspe
you still have the upper hand... You can make her fall for y
nce flaring. "I don't wa
am in his eyes. "Or you're scare
self. I reached for the ashtray i
floor, crushing it beneath h
you're playing might be a lot