“Where are you taking me to?” Katerina asked after they'd been walking for a while.The new guy that just came in introduced himself to her as Lucas, Luke for short. “To the main site.”“Wait, um... isn't that like back to where I'm coming from?”Lucas sensed the drag in her tone. “Well, yes it is but there's someone there that I think you are going to want to meet.”For some reason, her chest was filled with dread. “Unless that someone is my husband, I don't think I will want to meet anybody.” “Sure you will!” Luke chirped. “He's the one who told us to rescue you.”For the life of her, Katerina couldn't envision anybody taking out their time to come rescue her… which meant one of two things, either this guy had no good intention to come get her or it was someone close to her.Katerina hesitated, thinking of the only person who would be that crazy and daring to do that.Mark.That asshole kidnapped her and kept her held in a dungeon for a while simply because he couldn't stand the th
Katerina blinked once, twice, and then for the third time not sure what her eyes were seeing.Was that?“Holy shit, Katerina! It is you!” Tyler screamed, racing through the open field to carry her into his arms.When she felt his arms wrap around her, that really cemented the doubts that she felt. Shock waves ran through her body but she made sure not to dwell on it, hugging him tightly.So tight, that she feared broke a few bones in the process. Overwhelmed with joy, she nearly bowled over moving back to catch a glimpse of him. “Tyler!”Her hands moved all over his face and to her shock, a tear dropped out of her eyes rolling down her cheek. “Hey, hey, hey. Don't cry, it's okay, I'm here now.” He soothed her, hugging her once again.Even though she was tired and hungry and probably smelling like blood and stale sweat, she held on to him as tight as possible, afraid that if she let go, it'd turn out to be a dream.As they broke off the hug for the second time, each person's eyes eati
There must be something in the air because it seemed like she was surrounded by bad luck. The moment Katerina stepped out of the van, she was blown off her feet by another explosion that was quite close to her.It took her several feet in the air, tossing her against a nearby tree. She fell with a huff, rolling around on the ground. There was a loud buzzing in her ears, either from the proximity to the blast or from the fall down several feet…she wasn't sure.Raising her head up, the outline of the clearing was blurry and things began to feel very dizzy.Her kids drooped and suddenly, the soft patch of earth that she was laying on seemed so soft that she involuntary closed her eyes.She must have passed out because the next thing she knew, Katerina was waking up to the sound of gunfire.And they sounded scarily close to where she was.Her survival instinct kicked in, and she jumped to her feet, her eyes scanning her environment.What she saw made her eyes widen in shock.The entire c
“Help!! Someone, help me! Please…” Katerina screamed, pumping at his chest like her life depended on it.Already, Tyler's chest had stopped moving and he was lying so still that it scared her.The fear that she would never get to see him move, smile or even piss her off anymore brought some kind of sadness that she couldn't even comprehend to her heart.In reality, it might have taken a couple of seconds or a minute for someone to get to her and help Tyler but to Katerina, it felt like an eternity passed.The big, burly brooding guy from before walked up to her, gently pushing her aside. “Hold on, ma'am. I need to check his vitals.”Katerina was reluctant to move but then again, she knew that there was nothing she could do to help him if she continued hogging up space so she grudgingly moved side. “Is he going to be okay?” He spared her a glance before focusing on Tyler once more. “I don't know, I'll have to check first.”She remembered then that Tyler had called him Heinze earlier.
Katerina jumped down from the SUV chasing after Giorgio.His long legs ate up distance which meant she couldn't catch up with him, which turned out to be a good thing.“Hello, sir.” A stern-looking lady in black combat gear stopped Giorgio from taking one more step. “Your name?”“Fabrio Luka.” Giorgio smoothly said, offering the fake name up like it was actually his.Katerina's mouth dropped in disbelief.The cop lady didn't look fazed, pulling out a small notebook from her back pocket to document his name. “My name is Detective Grace Mallory and I'm the office in charge of the missing person's case, Katerina Petrova. Someone tipped us off that there was an attempted rescue by one of our officers, so I am obligated to ask everyone here who they are and why they're here.”Katerina gasped, fucking behind a tree so the woman didn't see her.What the hell?“Right, I'm Katerina's uncle, and that's why I'm here. You see my son knows Mark Dunkle, the commissioner of police and he roped me in
For the first two days, staying at home felt like heaven mom kept popping her acting like she was gone for like three years, instead of two weeks.But on the third day, reality began to dawn and Katerina knew that there were certain things she couldn't put off any longer.Like for one, visiting Tyler.Another one was confronting Dad and Giorgio, asking them to explain what the fuck was going on.And lastly, it was facing this whole trauma thing.Just the other day, she woke up drenched in sweat and ready to attack.It was on the third punch that she realized that there was no one there and she was alone.Or was it how she triple-locked everything, including the bathroom?Keeping this hidden would either drive her crazy or get someone killed.Groaning, Katerina buried her face in her palm, shoving what happened down into some box that she didn't dare open.Flinging back the cover in agitation, Katerina ran down the stairs to the main kitchen where Mom was making pancakes.“Hey, honey!”
Katerina's mouth dropped like a pendulum and for a minute, she simply stared at her father trying to understand what he said… maybe it was a bad joke or prank but she couldn't find any traces of laughter in his face. “Wait, do you actually believe this shit? I mean a mob star, is that really the best you could come up with?” She asked with a disbelieving scoff.Dylan closed his eyes briefly in sadness. “Katerina, I am not lying to you, okay? You asked for the truth and here it is!”She waited for a couple of minutes to see if he would retract his statement but he didn't, holding her gaze.Fuck this!Bursting into laughter, she shook her head at her father wondering why she even came out here in the first place, believing that he would be honest with her for the first time in his life. “I don't know but made me trust you or even believe anything that will come out of your mouth… but this is it, I'm not taking another fucking lie, Dad!” she pushed her chair back angrily, grabbing her pu
After our little confrontation when she didn't answer Dylan, Katerina practically ran out of the car and into the house, disappearing into her bedroom for the rest of the day, only retreating back downstairs for dinner and then back to her room.Dad has been trying to get her to talk to him but the thing is, she was tired of talking all the damn time. She just wanted some peace and quiet for now.The next day, she rolled out of bed with an objective in mind, tired of sitting and lazing around waiting for people to do something.Technically under the eyes of the law, she was still legally married to Tyler thereby, making her his wife and as his wife, she had the right to visit him at the hospital.Tyler was the only person that got her and barely lied to her and right now, she just wanted some of that familiarity.“Where are you going to?” Mom asked when she came running down the stairs.Esther was always dressed up in an impeccable outfit, her hairstyle nearly made and the latest dia