The Mafia Bride (Katrina and Silas)

Chapter 89

Katrina's POV

I screamed until my voice cracked, banging on the door with what little

My eyes were filled with tears as they smoke filtered in, making it hard this rate I was going to get turned to crisp.

"Ahh!" I screamed when a lit up wood falls, leaping out of the way to pr

The flames grew larger, and the thick smoke made it hard to see anyth short, sharp gasps.

I needed my inhaler. But it was on the nightstand, and the flames had

I didn't know what to do anymore. I felt really helpless.

I fell to my knees, clutching my chest, my lungs burning as I struggled left to breath.

This was it. I was going to die here, choking on smoke and heat, and 1

No one would cry at my funeral and I doubt there's actually be anyo

Just as the darkness began to take over, I heard the sound of the doo

Did Silas come to save me? For a moment I felt relieved, if there was few more years

The heavy wood broke, and fresh air rushed into the room. Throug caring about the flames at all.

Silas? But no, that didn't seem like him. I practically didn't care abo

He closed the distance between us, pulling me closer to his body. I

"Phillip?" I rasped, barely able to speak.

He didn't respond, just wrapped a cloth around my face and scoop down. But at this moment, that didn't seem like a reasonable thing

And so I clutched his jacket tighter, letting him pull me out of the

The moment we were in the hallway, the cool air hit me like a sla chest still felt like it was caving in.

"Breathe, Katrina," Phillip said, trying to calm me down. But how my neck instinctively.

I needed to breathe but it was hard to. It felt as if I was suffocatir

Phillip cursed under his breath and set me down on the floor, se object from his pocket-a small inhaler.

"Use this!" he ordered, shoving it into my hand.

With trembling fingers, I pressed it to my lips and inhaled as d

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the

with tears as they smoke filtered in, making hard for me see. The room was starting to heat

leaping out of the

grew larger, and the thick smoke made it hard to see anything. My

was on the nightstand, and the flames had already swallowed that side

didn't know what to do anymore.

burning as I struggled to breathe. The smoke curled around me,

was going to die here, choking on smoke and heat, and

my funeral and I doubt there's

began to take over, I heard the sound of the door being

a moment I felt relieved, if there was someone here then it meant I

broke, and fresh air rushed into the room. Through the haze, I saw a figure stepping into the fire,

practically didn't care about who

the distance between us, pulling me closer to his body. The familiar

I rasped, barely able to

me into his arms. I wanted to fight, to ask down. But at this moment, that

to be let

me like a slap and I took in greedy breaths. But it wasn't enough.

could I? My

it was hard to. It felt as if I was suffocating, tears

the floor, searching for something frantically. I saw him pull out an object from his pocket-a small inhaler. "Use this!" he

trembling fingers, I pressed it to my lips and inhaled as deeply as I could. The medicine hit my lungs like a lifeline,

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moment, I felt relief-But the world was already

thank him or say anything else, everything went

ache in my chest, people talking in hushed voices around

in a different room,

felt dry, and my body ached all over. I tried to sit up

awake," someone asked and

Maria standing by the door with her arms crossed and a smug expression on

Little stunt?

are you talking about?" My voice came out hoarse, barely audible. I had

closer, her lips pulled

that would get you pity from Silas or Phillip? Pathetic." She shook

I barely got out alive. If Phillip hadn't saved me

all these, but the glint in her eyes

eyes darted around

him that I was alright as I watched him

his eyes lingering on

hurts a lot. I wanted to whine, to complain about just how much it hurts, but I wasn't certain what would happen if I did. "Come on, Silas. Don't tell me you're buying her nonsense," Marie hissed, pointing a well

from me to Maria,

about, Maria?" he asked, his voice dropping by