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 sti

had come for me and I was too scared to

finally forced myself to turn around, my heart racing in

but there was no one in sight. I was scared for

a million miles per hour. It was just morning and I

bedside, I pressed it against my ps,

needed to talk to

lips,

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

down the long hallway to Silas's study. It seemed to take forever but finally, I got

was slightly ajar, and I could hear voices

closer than we thought," Silas's voice was low, the kind of tone

was he

was definitely not

replied. It sounded like Darius, one of

door, unsure if I should interrupt. My fingers brushed the edge of the note in my hand, and I forced myself to

wrapped them around the knob

I pushed

narrowed immediately, his

his tone

was ready to

I blurted out, holding up the

over to me, snatching the note from my hand without hesitation. His eyes scanned

word that meant a

was

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

me singly roses while we were dating. This

breathing heavy. "Darius, double the guards. I want every

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one gets inor out

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room?" I asked, my voice barely above

burning

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

And

a rose on the

I didn't

my shoulders, raising

my chin. Though it was an obvious li. Silas' eyes darted to my trembling hand and back to my

to me, Katrina. I can

going to do about it?

for a fraction of a second, but it was gone just as quickly. "I'll deal with it. You stay out of it," Silas finished, his tone

to stay out of

stay out of it," I shot back, spinning 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

he might actually listen to me. But when he turned around,

Katrina?" he asked, his voice

to reply, then hesitated. Did I trust him? Silas had saved me