The focus of his stare altered. When we locked gazes, he was staring intently.
“I did this, “he said in a hoarse voice. ” I kidnapped her. I am the one who brought her into our lives. ”
I said, “Fuck off,” in a very angry tone. I didn’t have time for any theatrical nonsense. You know that we were trapped. Her life was in jeopardy.
“She definitely wasn’t. “But I went ahead and grabbed her.
And then I completely froze. “What the fuck are you talking about?”
He looked at me again after blinking, but there was nothing in his gaze. “You seemed like you were in a lot of pain without her. Which is why I returned her to you. ”
“I don’t understand a word you’re saying, but you need to start making some sense. Just snap out of it, now. I’m sure you’re aware that our enemies have her under surveillance. They intended to harm her in order to reach me. ”
He answered in a hoarse voice, “They weren’t.” That wasn’t something I was absolutely convinced about. I was aware of the potential for surveillance while you were at Lasvagas, but no danger was posed to her after you departed. In a word, no. ”
My brain scrambled as it tried to process the information he was presenting. I have no reason to suspect that Mathew would betray me in such a way. He wouldn’t just bring Emily here for no reason.
“But when we removed her from the estate, Samule made threats against her at the restaurant. We were even photographed,. Since we kidnapped her, they’ve been keeping an eye on the property. ”
“Perhaps they were aware of your connection in Lasvagas, but once you parted ways there was no reason for them to believe you cared about her any more. Until I introduced her to you, she probably wasn’t even on their radar. ”
“You can’t know that for sure,” I responded, still unable to comprehend the magnitude of his treachery.
At that, he sprang to his feet and pushed his way up close to me. “I apologize, Nicola. I don’t know why you’re not paying attention to me. The buck stops with me. This might be the end for her. She-”
Without holding back, I delivered a strike that sent him reeling. To get it out of his system, he staggered and shook his head violently.
He showed no signs of aggressive tension. He didn’t even try to defend himself.
He just looked at me like he wanted to be slapped again for his terrible transgression.
“Hey!” A guard from security walked into the lobby. “you two are going to have to go. ”
When I made eye contact with Matthew, he scratched his jaw and backed away. He informed the guy, “I’m leaving. I’m glad to say that Nicola can remain. ”
As he strode along the lengthy corridor, I kept an eye on him. My chest sank and my gut sank.
I had been deceived by Mathew. he had endangered the woman I loved.
In a sense, I was an accessory to the crime because of what he did. Emily’s current life-or-death struggle was equally my responsibility. Due to the fact that I had decided to keep her safe with me rather than handing her over to the authorities.
The fact that we were trying to protect her was merely an excuse Mathew gave me to keep her. It was important to me that she be mine, therefore I’d snatched her up.
“You, Nicola? ” I was summoned by a nurse dressed in green scrubs.