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WINTER
It’s beenthree days since we all came back home from Hunter’s cabin. Adelaide is still gone, not that I expected to find her here when we came back. I feel a pang of hurt go through me when I think about one of my close friend’s being gone. I’m also worried about her and her safety. It’s eating me up inside not knowing if she’s still alive or not.
It’s crazy how sometimes strangers can come to mean so much to you in such a short amount of time compared to the people you’ve known your whole life.
I just hope that wherever she is, she’s fine. I’m also praying that she manages to escape those Russian bastards that are after her. Hunter may have killed the ones in the warehouse but since she’s a Mafia princess, I don’t doubt there will be others after her.
From what I know about her, she’s a survivor, so I have no doubt she’ll be able to keep herself safe. My girl is as solid as they come.
I’m also still shook at the fact that I have a freaking brother I didn’t know about! I think about all the time we’ve missed over the years, and it makes me sad. I could have had him there my whole life if his mother hadn’t kept him away. Though I guess she must have had her reasons. If I’d have known about him, I would have had someone by my side after Dad died to help me through it, because that’s what brothers are for, right?
Without any prompts, my mind goes back to this last week. A lot happened that I’m still trying to work through. If someone had told me my life would turn out like this, I’d have probably run away ages ago.
Ever since we came back, Mason has been stuck to me like glue. He said he’s not letting me out of his sight for the foreseeable future after being kidnapped and all.
I also think about the last few months–us particularly–and right now, we’re definitely somewhere I didn’t think we’d ever be again. I’m not sure how to feel about that. He’s put me through so much and it hurts every time I think about just how dark the last few months were for me. Why does love have to hurt like this?
There’s still a lot I need to work out but for now, I need to concentrate on being safe. Who knows when my luck will finally run out? I still have that feeling that something is off, and the worst is yet to come. My skin crawls at the thought of it.
When we came back, I begged Hunter to stay with me for a while so that we could get to know each other better and so he could keep my company. To say I was surprised when he agreed would be an understatement. If this is what having a brother is like–being able to get your way with them—then I’m all for it.
I’m just glad that he wants to get to know me as much as I want to do the same. For the last three days, I’ve been learning everything there is to know about my brother and it’s been the same for him.
I didn’t tell him about certain bad things that have happened to me in the past and I’m sure he’s done the same. In all honesty, I’m surprised by the easy way we get along and I couldn’t be happier. I haven’t been this happy in a long time and the feeling is strange.
Knowing how my life has been going, I’m sure it won’t last long because of the stupid uneasy feeling that won’t go away. Hey, I try to be the glass half full kind of person but with everything happening, it’s not so easy.
Hunter still won’t agree to take over the company no matter how much I’ve begged him to. I’m glad my brother isn’t one of those greedy people because when I think about it, he could have been someone who would’ve fought me for everything since he’s older. But he hasn’t, and that was surprising. Then again, from the looks of things, my brother has his own wealth.
All I know is that the man his mother married—his stepfather—was super rich as well. I get the feeling that’s not the only way my brother became rich, but his lips are sealed. He said that knowing more than I should is dangerous and he doesn’t want anyone coming after me because of him.
Even though I don’t want to, I put my curiosity to rest. I don’t need any of his money because I have a ton of my own. Hounding him about where his came from seems a little too nosy. Hopefully, someday, he’ll tell me when we become closer than we are now.
He just kept saying that the company is mine and that wherever Dad is, he’s proud of me. I’m not ashamed to say that I burst into tears after that and if I wasn’t so distraught at that moment, I would’ve laughed my ass off at his expression when I started crying. Man, my brother has no clue when it comes to girls and their tears, apparently.
I’m not one hundred percent sure about what he said about Dad being proud if he was here, since I keep messing everything up. If I’m not the one making myself look bad, then someone else is, and the cycle begins again.
I can’t walk down the street without someone whispering about me and that really fucking sucks. I mean, who the hell knew so many people were invested in my life? We really need to find these society wives some hobbies because they’re the ones usually whispering whenever I’m out in public.
The one good thing about this week though is that no one has been hounding me. I mean, the FBI and the SEC are finally off our backs now because of the evidence I provided but the news stories still caused some damage.
Damage to the company’s reputation since we’ve never been involved in a scandal. Dad made sure he had that shit handled when he was running things and that’s another thing that makes me feel useless and inferior in my position.
We also lost millions due to our stock dropping, but that’s not too bad in the grand scheme of things since we’re worth billions. It does put into perspective just how damaging these stories and false accusations can be. Then again, I should already know this since I’ve been on the front page of it since coming back here.
I wish I could prove that it was Mason’s father who orchestrated this stunt or maybe it was even my mother but so far nothing. It feels like everyone and everything is working against me when it comes to getting answers.
They know how to keep their tracks clean and the private investigators I’ve hired have been useless. I also hired Antonio’s team since the company he owns provides security as well as private investigators. His team has also found nothing so far.
Alister was also clever to catch me off guard whenever he cornered me which means I couldn’t record all the shit he was spewing. He always cornered me when no one else was around.
Gah! If there ever was a person who I hated beyond measure, it was him. Like I would legit kill his ass myself if I thought I could get away with it. The man is too evil to be living and breathing this fine oxygen we have on this planet.
My mind is constantly on him and everything else. Right now, I’m still stumped. I have no idea who else to turn to when it comes to looking for answers. I still have no idea who is stalking me, and Antonio’s team has looked into it but apparently, my stalker is very smart and there’s no trail or trace.
The messages that I received were traced back to burner phones that were already disposed of and there’s no way to tell who purchased them. So my life is still basically fucked.
Did I mention that I’m still sort of shaken up from the whole kidnapping thing? What happened as we all know was totally unrelated to my stalker and those Russian fuckers are pigs to say the least!
