CHAPTER FORTY – TWO: US TOGETHER
ROSE’S POV
My husband is now my guard. I doubt that it will ever return to normal. We're not your typical married pair after all. Our world is not a fairy tale, and we did not begin in the typical way. However, once he said that he left me because he believed I was unkind to him, something inside of me began to change. It has something to do with that, his pledge to never visit me again, or the fact that he risked his life twice for me.
He was willing to accept death in my place.
A part of me, the one that Dedushka conditioned to always have a healthy dose of skepticism, tells me I shouldn't put this much faith in Ethan. I shouldn't trust him with my life the way I previously did. The other, more deranged part, though, the one that falls into his arms each night, wants to be with him always. When I don't see him for a few hours, that pa
CHAPTER FORTY-THREE: I'M READY ETHAN’S POVI never imagined the day would come when Rose would rest quietly in my arms. She is too independent and brash to submit to my grip in this way. I came to the conclusion at one time that she would eventually leave me and never look back. However, that was before I made the decision to keep her.When I told her to accompany me, I wasn't kidding. Although it was uttered in the heat of the moment, I couldn't have made a wiser choice.Rose will accompany me.She will be by my side when we move somewhere far from here once this is finished. I will transport her to the spot she adores, far from the horror. In comparison to the injury she will sustain after I'm finished, my chest wound is nothing. While she is changing my bandage, she is also updating me on my most recent misstep. She has been doing that for the previous few weeks. I make an effort to concentrate on what she is saying rather than the impulse to flip her over and f*ck her.Despite th
CHAPTER FORTY - FOUR : WHO ARE YOU? ETHAN’S POV Nothing has ended.I briefly closed my eyes to try to block out the barrage of recollections. That evening, my destiny was sealed. I lost the only two people who could have shielded me from the outside world, in addition to my parents. The catastrophe struck without warning and was harsh. But that marked the beginning of my life and the point at which i began my transformation into this shadow.Even though life can be difficult, I didn't suddenly die. I was given a second opportunity to change into a shadow and the chance to slice their throats one by one.I'm close.I'm so f*cking close to making my mother proud after over thirty years. I've turned into a monster. The people responsible for her killing will pay with the same blood that left her body and my father's. I'm a monster with nothing to lose.The Irish and Russians are my own. He betrayed Mom and was one of the key factors in her murder. He was the one Mom trusted and offered
CHAPTER FORTY – FIVE: AMNESIA?ETHAN’S POVHave I just gone insane or did my wife just ask who I am? Even though I just touched to pull her close and make us both forget this morning even occurred, I lightly touched her shoulder while attempting to avoid applying pressure.She flinches, and for the first time I can see the current of uncertainty in her eyes. They exhibit emotions that I have never seen before."What are you doing to me? Who are you? ”"Ethan is my name. Your husband,"She gave her head a very little shake. She seemed to want to do it more, but the gentle neck brace prevented her."I don't know you, and you're not my husband, for sure."I grip her shoulder more firmly so I can feel her warmth while I speak more clearly."Rose, it's me."I maintain eye contact because I need this moment to feel connected to Rai. She might alter herself and collect her hair to become the woman the outside world expects her to be, but when I look intently into her eyes, I can see the flam
CHAPTER FORTY-SIX: DAYS GONE BYETHAN'S POVWe stayed in the hospital for almost five days, which was full of analyses, CT scans, and whatever else the physicians could think of. And none of them offer a way to get her to remember.Eya and Zeth stare at me as if they are about to dismember me limb by limb every time I insist on staying by her side while she pushes me away.F*ck the physicians and f*ck them both. Nobody prevents me from seeing my wife.As her second guard, she is gradually embracing Eya. She woke up and inquired about her grandfather. When they told her he was dead, she cried the entire night.Despite the fact that I was seated by the door, I could hear her sniffles and deep breaths she took after a period of crying. I listened to her all night long in silence, and when she finally dozed off, I silently entered the room to observe her sleeping body. She had started to sleep lightly, and I wanted to embrace her and wipe the tears off her face, but if she had seen me tou
CHAPTER FORTY – SEVEN: DIDN'T EXPECT THATROSE’ AMARA POV My attention is focused on the ceiling, but not because it is a basic white surface. I'm constantly wondering how my life could have gone so badly. I'm still in bed.It's not just because of the mishap I’m in. It all began when I decided to take Maria’s place as the heir apparent to the throne of the family. While I was focused on making sure my twin sister was safe at the time, I also found myself drawn to this life due to the danger and the sudden bursts of excitement that were absent from my quiet existence with my family.As a result of a series of events, I began chasing danger in an effort to seize it by the horns. I had no idea that while I was running that race, I was losing parts of who I was... the little girl who loved her family and would sacrifice anything for them.Uncle Raven gave me a sense of security, but he had turned into a monster whose shadow stalks me everywhere. The only way to get rid of it is to utter
CHAPTER FORTY – EIGHT: TOUCH BY HIMROSE AMARA'S POV I told the doctor I wanted to go home later that day. To be more precise, I told him that I wasn't around to attend to any illnesses in any case. When Ethan enters, he stays at the entrance and I'm about to change.I have done everything I can to keep myself apart from him for the past few days. I not only planned my amnesia meticulously. Therefore, he exists in a period of my life that I don't recall, but I also actively tried to push him away. Since I faked panic episodes, I really ought to win acting prizes.The first day, though? The one that made me cry? Yes, those tears weren't just for show. I had to find a way to describe the betrayal because it was so real and visceral.I glared at him, but I quickly broke eye contact because I shouldn't be glaring at a stranger. It's riskier since Ethan is overly perceptive because it's not obvious outdoors. When he observes everything around him, he exudes a casual air. He's a killer, wh
CHAPTER FORTY-NINE: REMAKE OR RECALL? ROSE AMARA'S POV Years ago, when Ethan left and disappeared without a trace, I believed that my life would eventually return to normal. However, as the months and years passed, I was unable to go back in time and remove him. There was no escape, and I had already turned onto a one-way street.As soon as we get home, Ethan wraps his hand around my back and digs his fingers into my flesh to make sure I’m there. Every move I make is a battle to keep from being caught in his touch or the way he occasionally brushes my skin like a husband or lover.I'll never fully get over the transformation he brought into my life. I have to accept that in order to continue living my life. Even though I wasn't able to make him vanish, I can and will move past him.As soon as we get there, Uncle River calls us into the dining room. Ethan drags me inside while complaining."You ought to be sleeping, not complaining about your life."He is being a husband material eve
PROLOGUE "Red is always symbolizing love. But for Rose it had never been love. It was blood. Even her name has red on it. Blood that she hates. If she has the time to turn things back on, she will never ever tie herself to the man that she once loved. "A King… Her king that rules the kingdom. The blood that she doesn’t need is the one that can keep her alive. She doesn’t know that love is going to make its way to getting in the way of the love she throws at her. She doesn’t know that once in her life…Red will always be love and Rose will always be red. ROSE AMARA AMBER In the world I am living. Women don’t reign. I’m the exception to that rule. I didn’t choose this life, it chose me. I have a legacy to protect, a power to snatch, and no one will stop me. If an arranged marriage is what it’ll take to lead, then so be it. I am even marrying the man I am supposed to be loving. But that throne changed us all.Even me and him. He was once my guard, my protector. Now, he’s after my kin