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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Katrina, do something. Movell I urged myself, but I

me and I was too scared to

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

door was opened slightly but there was no one in sight. I was scared for

feeling my heart beat at a million miles per

for the inhaler by my bedside, I pressed

needed to talk to

lips,

rushed out of my room, my bare feet slapped against the cold oor, I hadn't bothered to put on slippers and I didn't care

the long hallway to Silas's study. It

and I could hear

low, the kind of tone

was he talking

was definitely

sounded like Darius, one of Silas's right-hand men. "If he gets too close, we'll

of the note in my hand, and I forced myself to take

fingers trembled as I wrapped them around

I pushed the

Silas's eyes narrowed immediately, his

his tone clipped. "This isn't the

he was ready to dismiss

holding up

to me, snatching the note from my hand

that meant

know it was him?"

handwriting. And there was a rose. He left

me singly roses while we were dating. This has to be

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

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one gets inor out without my

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

burning with an intensity

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

And

I was asleep when someone walked into my room and dropped a rose on the table.

I didn't say that

I squared my shoulders, raising

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

to me, Katrina. I can see it

but I refused to back down. "What are you going to do about it? You said you'd handle

was gone just as quickly. "I'll deal with it. You stay

to stay out of it when

to face him. "This is my life, too. Ethan isn't just your enemy-he's mine. He wants me dead,

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

Katrina?" he

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

had asked that question when he was behind me im his bedroom then