Chapter 327\u00a0<\/p>\n
Riley\u2019s POV\u00a0<\/p>\n
:\u00a0<\/p>\n
I shouldn\u2019t have been surprised to see Kael Vale at the station.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But I was.\u00a0<\/p>\n
(80 )\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finished\u00a0<\/p>\n
He stood there like a shadow from my past, his eyes lit with fury, his presence coiling around me like a cold serpent.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I froze.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo late at night\u2026 where exactly were you planning to go, Riley?\u201d His voice was low, deadly calm.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t answer. I just wanted to run. \u201cLet go of me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Kael didn\u2019t let go.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He grabbed me hard, dragging me away from the ticket gate with terrifying strength. My bag fell, scattering my things across the floor. The crowd stared but no one moved to stop him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHelp! I don\u2019t know him! He\u2019s a kidnapper!\u201d I cried out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My voice echoed through the station, raw with panic.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Some people hesitated. One or two stepped forward-until Kael turned and said coolly, \u201cShe\u2019s my sister. She ran away from home. It\u2019s a family matter.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
And just like that, the spell was broken.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They backed off.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not his sister!\u201d I screamed. Tears blurred my vision. \u201cI\u2019m not!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
But no one came.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Desperation clawed at me. I scanned the crowd until my gaze locked with a middle-aged woman\u2019s. She looked uncertain but not hostile.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMom!\u201d I sobbed. \u201cMom, help me!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her expression changed instantly. Her instincts kicked in.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She stormed toward us, wedging herself between me and Kael. \u201cLet go of her right now!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
13:03 Thu, Dec 25\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 121\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finished\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kael flinched, caught off guard.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a family matter, he growled.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s calling for help, the woman snapped. \u201cI heard her. I don\u2019t care if you\u2019re her blood-she doesn\u2019t want to go with you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He tried to grab me again, but a small army of women closed in. One called him a monster. Another kicked him in the shin. They formed a shield around me, protective and furious.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I couldn\u2019t hold back the sobs anymore.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The woman who\u2019d stood up for me gently wrapped an arm around my shoulders. \u201cDon\u2019t cry, sweet girl. If you don\u2019t want to go, then you don\u2019t have to.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou knew he wasn\u2019t a trafficker?\u201d I asked, stunned.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course. That suit alone costs more than my car. But sweetheart, it doesn\u2019t matter. Even if he\u2019s your brother-if he\u2019s hurting you, he has no right to take you. Blood means nothing without love.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her words shattered something inside me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I could only whisper, \u201cThank you. Thank you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She\u00a0<\/p>\n
gave me a little push forward. \u201cGo. Get as far away as you can. Never let anyone like that touch you again.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I ran.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t feel the pain in my injured leg. I didn\u2019t feel the cold.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I only felt the desperate need to flee. Kael had found me at the station-he\u2019d find me in Garkh too. I couldn\u2019t go there. I couldn\u2019t use my ID. I couldn\u2019t let them catch me again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Behind\u00a0<\/p>\n
me, I heard Kael shouting my name. I didn\u2019t look back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I saw the station exit ahead and pushed myself harder.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Almost there. I was almost free.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then a hand came out of nowhere, covering my mouth with a cloth soaked in something sharp and chemical.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The world tilted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
13:03 Thu, Dec 25\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 327\u00a0<\/p>\n
As darkness closed in, I heard a mocking voice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe really doesn\u2019t make things easy for you, does she, Kael?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then: \u201cLet\u2019s go. We\u2019re going home.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
80\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finished.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When I came to, I was in the back of a car.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kael was beside me, pale and furious.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo you\u2019re awake.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I turned my face away and grabbed for the car door.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Locked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTrying to jump out? Don\u2019t bother.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I faced him again. \u201cYou think this makes you powerful? Dragging me back like a prize?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He didn\u2019t answer. He didn\u2019t need to. His expression said it all.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That he\u2019d won.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That he always would.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I clenched my fists. \u201cYou can keep me in chains if you want. But if you think I won\u2019t run again, then you don\u2019t know me at all.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His face darkened.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTry me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Oh, I would.\u00a0<\/p>\n
730\u00a0<\/p>\n
3\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
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