The Mafia Bride (Katrina and Silas)

Chapter 107

Katrina's POV

The next morning, I woke up with a start. I wasn't certain when had fallen asleep, or even how I got to my bed

Because my mind had replayed Ethan's grin and the threat he'd hade over and over.

I still couldn't believe that the person I had freaked out for killing carelessly was still very much alive and was threatening us.

How do I get over that?

I rubbed my arms, feeling a chill even though the room wasn't cold. Silas's warning was something else I couldn't forget/ Stay alive. I'll handle it.

It didn't comfort me. Not in the slightest. He was a Completely different person when facing his work.

I wasn't naïve enough to think I'd be safe just because Silas said so. He was a man, there's only so much he could do.

Ethan was alive, and he hated me enough to come back. Having your ex stab you at your wedding wasn't exactly a happy

memory

That thought alone kept my heart racing. And knowing who he was, he was coming for revenge.

After dressing, I tried to distract myself by pacing the room. I told myself not to overthink, but it was impossible. Every -ereak in the house, every faint noise outside my door made me jump. What If Ethan would come for me and Silas wouldn't be able to save me?

My thoughts were moving at a fast pace and nothing I did was enough to calm me down.

And that was when I saw it.

A single rose lying on the table by the window. My blood froze as I stared at it, my knees going weak. That hadn't been there

table. last night. And there was no way Silas had kept a rose on my

My heart raced as I thought of the possibilities of it getting there. There wasn't much and I wasn't going to let myself think of the worse.

Slowly, I walked toward it, my hands trembling. The petals were bright red, fresh, but the stem was dark and thorny. I reached for it and noticed a small note tucked underneath. Katrina.

That was all it said. Just my name. But the handwriting-it was his. Ethan's. I would recognize that anywhere within a thousand writings.

I stumbled back, my chest tightening. My breath came in short gasps, and panic clawed at my throat. How had it gotten here?

I hadn't felt this much fear in a long time and right now I was frozen.

My first thought was to run to Silas. He'd know what to do, right? But then I remembered the way he'd brushed me off last night. He didn't want me involved.

My door creaked slowly and I blanched. There was someone in the room with me.

I tried to move my fingers, but my whole body was stilled in shock. I couldn't do anything.

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I urged myself, but I

had come for me and I was too scared to do

moments of silence, I finally forced myself to turn around, my heart racing in my

slightly but there was no

miles

bedside, I pressed it against my ps,

to

lips,

out of my room, my bare feet slapped against the cold oor, I

way down the long hallway to Silas's study.

was slightly ajar, and I could

than we thought," Silas's voice was low, the kind of tone he used when he was barely

was he

but that was definitely not Phillip

have men watching the estate," the other person replied. It sounded like Darius,

brushed the edge of the note in my

wrapped them around the knob

pushed

me. Silas's eyes narrowed immediately,

he said, his tone clipped. "This

was ready to dismiss me

up

note from my hand without hesitation. His

that meant a

do you know it was him?" Darius asked, stepping

voice shaking. "It's his handwriting. And there was a rose.

singly roses while we were dating.

"Darius, double the guards.

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Silas. His back was turned to me, his shoulders tense, "How did he get into my room?" I asked, my voice barely above whisper. "I thought this place was supposed to be safe." I mean, I felt that way even when

his eyes burning with an intensity that made me

like Ethan is involved," he said coldly. "He's sending a message, trying to scare

And

dropped a rose on the table.

didn't

shoulders, raising my eyes to meet

Though it was an obvious li. Silas' eyes darted to my

stepped closer, towering over me. "Don't lie to me, Katrina. I can see it

to do about it? You said

gone just as quickly. "I'll deal with it. You stay out of it," Silas finished,

how? How was I supposed to stay out of

to face him. "This is my life, too. Ethan isn't just your enemy-he's mine. He wants me dead, Silas. You can't expect me to sit here and pretend everything's fine." Because

moment, I thought he might actually listen to me. But when he turned

trust me, Katrina?" he asked,

opened my mouth to reply, then hesitated. Did I trust him? Silas had