me steps with the force it burst open. Three men in

I gasped at their

was through the peephole

g into my house? Wh

talk over the phone last Monday," the man in the mi

owned. "Wha

rsation hit my

ts cle

oodshot eyes over my body. "I told you to send me my mone

ed harder wit

I WON'T give you a single penny. Now get out of my a

digging into my flesh. A wince left my lips. "That bitch stole fucking twen

anything!" I hissed, trying to get out of his g

"You're her daughter. So now you will pay me my money back instead of her. Otherwise, I'll have to drag you to my bar and make you serve

uched the gun tucked in his pocket with

They were dangerous, and tha

s and throw them out of my house at t

fucking mother robbed. "I

fter you sued that director. But that doesn't mean your bank balance is a

e

ap to my face. Bitter,

me my money. You have time till next

g one last look over my figure once again, with h

h. Even though I didn't let the emotion show on

w cle

ng. I hated being helple

hreatened me was years ago. I left Theresa, my so-called mother, when I was fifteen. My grandma from Dad's side le

rn. My life had become a living hell with their thr

she had to pay for her deeds. Her addiction to

The day after that fashion show five years ago, was my eighte

o her senses and fixed all the p

ill have to

istening to his slurred threats, I decided to ignore it as it's been years

was back to f

ying this little apartment for me, I didn't have much in my bank accoun

any shows in my hand

with that fuc

hone from the kitch

or, I walked i

e

come over today. Got

have lunch together. You haven't looked him in the eye for som

relationship but that man couldn't do anything about it. She couldn't accept a girl with his son who wasn't a Catholic. He couldn't convince his mother because he was a coward an

tion, I would just flip off such

ave to

an hour, Beth." Today was the

l me about that." H

ered, taking a sip on the coffee that was cold now

can cancel the lunch if you wan

y, Beth. Enjoy your lunch with Mason. I

it life has thrown at me all my l

sur

want to get late. You know the traffic." My gaze snapped

e know what hap

you

he brown cat in my arms. Peeking at m

owards the back of my head for

hungry,

making my k

o you wanna eat for lunch? Chicken?" He didn't mak

r that I was on my way. He had already sent three messages to make sure

se, I then got

bastard rotting

*

won the battle!" Eugene, my lawyer whom I

orward by yourself to help me out with this case, I wouldn't be

his vanity to discuss the short film he offered me. It would be my debut in the movies. And then he pulled tha

ched around my purse as I tried to pu

tside the vanity, so he couldn't do a

son did wrong to you. And him being the younger brother of the Mayor of the city, no one was ready to

on even with the

fe like an angel when there was no one r

best to save his brother. As a powerful politician of Los Angeles, he had some connections here and there. But in the end, miraculously

ntry, came forward to help me on his own just after a week the

t he did. But it wasn't enough to make me believe hi

uch as I needed hi

en before looking up at me. "Miss. Brooks. I have to leave now

be present at your command." I winked,

nd swiftly, he cleared his throat again

rmed betwee

was

you know?" A voice s

n his early fifties, he stood before me with his towering height

met his dark brown ones. They watched me with a h

day made my jaw clench.

ver now. He will be rottin

or not." My eyes went back to Todd. "Didn't I tell you? You wil

a model's should have b

his face and body last month were gone now. But his broken a

ed to force himself on me. He was so badly beaten that

e assumed it could be someone wit

to him for doing it. It was a soo

eth told me he wanted to grab my throat, oddly e

a man to s

n't forget faces who mess with my family. With your drowning career, you s

ne who was aft

d, a sw

sition is at risk now. Because your brother has ruined your reputation along with h

d. A muscle of

n't a good idea. But I already did that when I s

ou

ord, I threw one last glare at

in the open air, I

n with my life like the old Cassa

t. About my sinking career. And abo

car, I got in

of my phone, I turn

d the tears away. My throat

a deep

fuck about anything. Definit

ashed over my eyes, a tear fell. The recollectio

ened on the s

e weak. And I didn't want to be weak. I was

tear rolled down,

t, it somehow crawled back in my mind. It ma

er now. I sh

ave

about those men from this morning and my career. N

d to ca

looked down to grab my phone, a forceful jerk sent me backwards along

k dots appeared in my vision as ever

my senses. But other than blinking in the h

ndow. But it sounded more like someone

oughout my skull a

out a

ddenly burst open. Someone unlocked my seatbelt and cupped my

it sounded distant and foreign

my eyelids properly. As the seconds p

of the car. This time, the scent was closer, as if e

ey..., damn it!" That distant

ling, falling in the da

who saved me. The pe

lf, I lifted

aw before darkness tot

f icy bl