el

ft morning light streaming through the

e white ceiling to the

ly bring me to the hospital? An

, a nurse

he beamed. "I hope yo

husband?"

rn." I wasn't surprised she knew my name. Victor made sure

nded me a cup of water with a straw a

TV hung on the wall opposite the bed and my eyes were glued to

an you please increas

did so, walking

ave been circulating that he is a member of the mafia, but due to the f

I slumped on the stage was unflattering and Vict

I needed to leave before the mysterious

Some people are in support of the Blackthorn bride,

side like they always do. After all, he was a huge

tatement he released this morning saying the mysterious stranger was

ainst Victor. Grabbing the remote on the bed stand, I turned the

eone seeing me and calling Victor. Or

in either, because I wasn't sure they'd

way to the door slowly. I was in pain, but I ha

to the door. I broke into a run for the e

but thankfully, I was still on my feet and I rea

see Liam Kingsley, the king of the corpora

s rival, being number one on the Forbes list, and I di

handsome. His blond hair was gelled back, a

ectively snapping me out of my

ously, I replied, "No

but he held me back. Goosebumps erupted fr

his lips slightly parted, and

t of it

eet you, but I've

ted his head like he was studying me. The ding of the

eart hammered in my throa

barked as he pulled me

ned to him and aske

marked, "The irony. Guess I'll be

dened. Lit

the man hold

oing anywhere with you. For all I

de him

scover that you're missing and call your

hat I was running

you were properly discharged, they would

ou're the mysterious stranger?" I ask

now." He replied and pulled me over to the e

*

thorn Estate. And that's saying a lot, because

gant. Getting in, I was nervous to meet the

" the man who bro

Marco. You

ee a man in a hoodie coming towards me. My first instinct was t

nd and said, "Thank you so m

tance, Evelyn. I'm Dominic," he

o face with a hot man that could make any wo

arker eyes, he also had piercings and tattoos. I gulped as