A Stick Called the Truth

Kelly's POV

"Does my father know that his daughter wanted to

me?"

Luke shook his head. He was peeling the orange and giving it to me. I'm sitting on the bed while he's sitting on the chair beside my bed. I ate lunch while he's telling me everything he discovered. "He doesn't know anything."

My forehead creased. "Are you sure?"

"If you can't trust your own father, you have to trust me."

"Why would I trust you again?"

"Because you don't have anyone to trust other than me?"

I gritted my teeth as I stared at his serious face. I snatched the piece of orange and put it in my mouth. I chewed it with anger and he just sighs.

"Can you still wait a few more months?"

I looked at him angrily. "Damn it, Luke! Do you still have plans on setting me. free? I've been waiting for three months now!"

"Your sister wants to kill you. Mercilessly."

'Then we'll kill each other!"

"Can you kill?"

rendered speechless. I couldn't kill because

to understand." "Luke, I'm trying to understand the situation even when it's so hard. I'm trying to understand why I should be kept here instead with my family. I'm trying, okay? But I'm not some camel who can adapt to a deserted environment. I can't understand! You are so confident that y "Didn't you hear what I said earlier? Your enemy is your own sister and the group of criminals who abducted you when you're a child. Your father's other r father is the key to your child and your father's old enemy. You get me? Your father is

your father so they're attacking you. And your sister won't

eyes.

a powerful man. Even more powerful. than

laughed sarcastically. "You think I'm

you. One of the reasons why

as I shook my head. "How

his most trusted man,

my head as I realized what he's been doing. Oh, God! He'll kill you if he finds

time ever since I met him, I saw his smile. He smiled at me genuinely as his eyes, for the first time too, mirrored the emotions he's

He looked at my face as I looked up at him. His face is back to serious

while to buy

gasped and held my breath when he suddenly leaned down and slowly

""Be right back."

I swallowed hard and squeezed my eyes closed. He's siding with me. I don't know if that's good news or bad. He'll get killed.

Caled

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to adjust even when I know I couldn't. My father

already my due date. Luke never leaves my side. He's with me all se days and months that I'm struggling on my own.

just my name and not his legendary 'miss' but

""The doctor's here."

looked at him. "Are you sure my father

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