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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do something. Movell I urged

I was too

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

but there was no one in

against my chest, feeling my heart beat at a million miles

inhaler by my bedside, I pressed it

to

lips,

the cold oor, I hadn't bothered to put on

I made my way down the long hallway to Silas's study.

door was slightly ajar, and I could

low, the kind of

he

in but that was definitely

person replied. It sounded like Darius, one of Silas's right-hand men.

I should interrupt. My fingers brushed the edge of the note in my hand, and I forced myself to take a deep breath. Silas needed to know about

I wrapped them around the knob and I could barely steady

pushed the door

look at me. Silas's eyes narrowed immediately, his jaw tightening like

he said, his tone clipped. "This

was ready

holding up

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

that meant

know it was him?" Darius asked, stepping

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

gave me singly roses while we

"Darius,

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inor out without my

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his shoulders tense, "How did he get into my room?" I asked, my voice barely above whisper. "I thought this place was supposed

his eyes burning

someone like Ethan is involved," he said coldly. "He's sending a

And

when someone walked into my room and dropped a rose on the table. Who else knew what else

didn't say that

my shoulders, raising my eyes to

I lied, lifting my chin. Though it was an obvious

me, Katrina. I can see it

down. "What are you going to do about it? You said you'd handle it, but he's already inside

just as quickly. "I'll deal with it. You stay out of

to stay out of it when he

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 it

doorknob, and for a moment, I thought he might actually listen

me, Katrina?"

then hesitated. Did I trust him? Silas had saved me before, but he'd also

when he was behind me im his bedroom then the