Rewriting My Heart's Fate

"Zach? What happened to him?" My eyes were blazing with anger, and my chest felt like it was about to explode.

Ethan shook his head, his voice thick with emotion. "Don't worry. He's fine.

Murphy and the others treated him decently, and so far, he hasn't had to deal with anything tough."

I breathed a sigh of relief. "If Zach's fine, then why are you following me? What are you doing here?"

Ethan gave me a sad look and mumbled, "I knew it was you the moment I saw you at the gala. I could tell you were faking being a reporter to get in. I've been worried about you. Those people aren't who they seem to be."

He shook his head with a heavy heart. "They come off all nice and generous, but no one knows how much dirty stuff they've done behind closed doors. I was afraid they might go after you, so I've been following you."

My tears began to fall. "Ethan, you..."

He gave a dry laugh. "Evelyn, I'll figure something out with Zach. I swear, I'll get him back to you safely."

held my hand

tears wouldn't stop falling, my voice choking up. "Ethan, I want Zach

sorry... Maybe we're

don't put yourself in danger again, okay?

I love you. I'll

All that was left were his parting words. "We'll find each other again in the afterlife if it's meant

collapsed to the floor, tears streaming down

over, grabbing my shoulders. "Don't cry, Evelyn. It's not over yet. Come on, let's go check on

Zachary was still in their hands. I needed to figure out how to weaken Murphy's hold so

we got inside, there

swear I don't know anything. My dad... he doesn't care about me. You know that! He

down to meet her eyes. "Quit the sob story. Do you think playing the victim's going to make me go easy on you? Here's the deal—unless Murphy lets Zach go, you're not

frantically. "I get it. I'll talk to my dad and get him to let Zachary go. But you've got to let me go first. How else am I supposed to talk

"Nice try. Once Zach's back with me, only then will you