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Tears prick my eyes as I tear off some basil leaves, chopping them finely. When I left New York, I didn’t have time to grieve.
My father wanted me to run, so I did. It was his final wish, and I couldn’t ignore it.
Not after seeing what a ruthless man Sergey truly is.
My getaway was quick. The same day Dad died, I was on the phone with a couple who had posted flyers in the area, looking for anyone willing to sell their house for cheap.
I cried as I signed the papers. Losing a house that contained so many memories hurt, but I couldn’t hold onto it.
Anna White needed to become nothing but a name in the wind. A ghost who would never return.
Planning the funeral was a nightmare. Burying the body the next day was unheard of, but putting some of the cash from the house into the right palms was enough to get it done.
If I didn’t have time to grieve my father, the least I could have done was make sure that he was buried next to my mom in the plot they had chosen years ago.
My hand drifts down to my stomach and the child growing inside it.
I smile a little, wondering how much longer it will be until the tiny bump starts to grow bigger.
“Hey baby,” I say softly, walking around the kitchen as the sauce simmers. “I know this isn’t the life you want right now, but we’re going to figure some things out. We just must be quiet and hide from your daddy until we can get out of the country.”
Sighing, I turn back to the sauce and dump the basil into the pot.
My eyes are watery as I picture all that I have lost.
The house I used to call home.
My father.
My chance at a normal future.
My baby’s shot at a life without death.
Even though I don’t want to leave the country, I must.
I didn’t tell Sergey about the baby, and I have no plans of doing so. The moment I found out I was pregnant; I was on the fence about telling him. I knew who he was, but he still deserved to know his child if he wanted to.
Until he threatened my life.
Keeping our baby a secret from him is the best thing for the baby. It never has to know that its father is the devil in disguise.
Nothing good would come of telling him. He already wants me dead and now that I’ve seen who he really is, I don’t know if he will allow our baby to live either. He is truly merciless.
Moving to the other side of the world and starting a new life is the only option.
Getting out of the country with a fake identity is harder than I thought but not impossible. I just have to stay put and hide until I can escape for good.
I’m going to go far, far away that Sergey can’t find me or our child.
Chapter 10 - Sergey
The car speeds through the streets of Manhattan as I hold my phone to my ear. My foot taps against the floor in time with the soft jazz music playing in the background.
A motorcycle wizzes by the car, speeding off into the distance as the light turns red. Pedestrians rush from one side of the road to the other.
I search for Anna in the crowds the way I have since the day she left.
It would only add insult to injury if I found out that she had been here under my nose the entire time.
