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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come for me and I was too

I finally forced myself to

no one

feeling my heart beat at a million miles

the inhaler by my bedside, I pressed it against my ps, taking

to talk

lips,

the cold oor, I

the long hallway to

slightly ajar, and I could hear

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

was he

peeped in but that was definitely not

sounded like Darius, one of Silas's right-hand men. "If he

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

them around the knob

I pushed the door

men turned to look at me. Silas's eyes narrowed

said, his tone

looked like he was ready to

I blurted out, holding up the note. "He was in

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

that meant a

it was

his handwriting. And there was a rose. He left it on my

roses while we were dating. This

the note in his fist, his breathing heavy. "Darius, double the guards. I want every corner

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into my room?" I asked, my voice barely above whisper. "I thought this place was supposed to be safe." I mean,

burning

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

And

a rose on the table. Who else knew what else he

I didn't say that

shoulders, raising my

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

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

to do about it? You

stay out of

I supposed to stay out of it when

just 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

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

Katrina?" he asked, his

mouth to reply, then hesitated. Did I trust him? Silas had saved me before, but he'd also put me in danger countless

had asked that question when he was behind me im his bedroom then the answer would have been