REBORN FOR THEIR BETRAYAL

cattered needles. Water rushed across the stone floor.. It didn't hide the blood spreading beneath my shoes. Instead it c

th scraped through my lungs like glass sliding down my throat. The pain was so sharp that for a

Click. Click. Click. The polished steps of leath

n." The voice was rough and familiar. It had a

o turn. The movement sent another wave of pain thr

neatly on his shoulders. It was untouched by the chaos of the moment. His face carried the express

ck into the penthouse. My cousin held her phone in one hand. She was lazily scrolling with her thumb l

eavier than the rai

hrough my throat. The copper taste o

as weak but burning with disbelief. "Three years, Victor. Thr

s face. "That, " he said, "is exactly the problem." He stopped a

er been." His voice lowered. It turned almost into a whisper. ". As long as you liv

t. For a moment I stared at him. I struggled to

was never supposed to be a competition."

another word for competition." He leaned closer. His

s already approved everyth

ing about?" Victor's

nt. Much scotch. A faulty balcony railing. The fall f

that " I said weakly. "They wouldn't betray

k spread across her lips. "Oh Adrian " she sa

she continued. "It screams

slice of the pie than you ever

h a shrug. "Too responsible. Too... boring."

in.. The real cold came from the realization settlin

It had been carefully planned.

s almost playful. Like she was appr

lightly. "For what it's worth " she said

and against my chest.

t in my state with poison burning through my veins

my weight pressed against the railing

y instantly. Victor's men

Time slowed as the balcony

. For a moment the rain seemed

Lights flickered through

ophia leaned over the

peacefully. Victor lifted a crys

hers beside hi

med past my ears as gravity

ly in the air. The city

. I will find you, I swore silently. M

will destroy everything you love.

nished. Darkness sw

as nothing. No pain.

ly something began to e

mp. Thump. Thump. It repea

eyes. Nothing happe

espond. Panic cr

. My throat felt block

as suffocating.

me wasn't empty. I

realization struck

ak. Unformed. Slowly horrifyin

t in the afterlife. I

emory of boardrooms, contracts and bet

ing walls surrounding me faint sou

Filled with emotion. "

. The moment I heard that vo

rd it in years.. I woul

ther.

he inheritance " she whispered gent

t." A cold realization

ready here. Even

ready reaching for the inherit

d instantly. You ki

see everything from

would learn.. Whe

ce by piece. Then another voice e

al. "The stress is too much f

she accidentally loses the baby n

ts to you immediately." My co

g. "Then perhaps " he said slowly "a

uncle wasn't willing to wait for him to be born-Victor was alrea