Coming Home For Christmas

“Are you being serious right now, Abigail?" "As a heart attack, babe" Avery happy and proud Abby says with a smile plastered on her beautiful face “Someone wants to turn my book into a movie, like a legit movie with real actors and a set and a movie premiere?” "Yes" Abby chuckles and for a second, I thought my heart had briefly stopped beating because of how much shock I was in “I can't believe this” “Well believe it, baby because they wanna meet with us next

Avoice says from behind me scaring the living crap out of me “Oh my god" I gasped as I tuned to look at the intruder "Marcus?" “I heard whoever killed the poor girl cut her throat from ear to ear right down to the bone and carved some weird sign on her chest” "Marcus, children” I growled as I pointed to the twins who were staring at my cousin in amusement

“How the hell did you get in here?" “Magic” He says with a smile

"Who are you? Houdini?" Task him and he smirks “Guess who's back? back again..." "Marcus" I groan in annoyance Jesus Christ, he's like a male version of Carmella “Ok fine, Logan let me in" “And you're here because..."

I drifted off as Marcus came and sat next to me on the couch “Because I heard through the grapevine that you're looking for a hacker to help you with the whole Katerina situation” “You're a hacker?" Lask sceptically and he nods his head “Mmm-hmn, I got interested in it thanks to Tommy" “Does your brother know about this?" Task Marcus and his face drops

“Yeah but he doesn't think I'm good enough, so I'm hoping you can help me convince him that I'm good enough so that he'll offer me a job to work for him" "You wanna work for the mafia?" "Yeah, I mean, I don't wanna do what Klayton and Joey do but I wanna contribute a little, I also wanna make a little bit of money to buy Livy a ring" He says shocking me “Wait, what? you're planning on proposing to Olivia?" "Yeah"

He says with a big, bright smile on his face "But you're only twenty-two" Isay and he scoffs “So? you were nineteen when you fell pregnant with the triplets and you married Logan when you were twenty-five and we all know if Klayton wasn't a jackass to Cassie then he would've tied her ass down at sixteen” That's true

“Besides, wasn't it you who said at your wedding that when you meet the one, age doesn't matter as long as it feels right” Marcus asks and I narrow my eyes at him “That was Bunny and she was talking about a bottle of Tanqueray, Marcus" “Oh yeah..shit" He says and we both laugh “Anyway, she's still got a point, Olivia is the one for me and I wanna marry her but I need the money to give her everything she deserves, I don't wanna rely on the bank of mommy and daddy for the rest of our lives and I certainly don't want her to wear a ring on her finger that my

parents paid for" Aww, he's so cute “So, how good are you at hacking?” “Well, I'm not as good as Tommy was but I'm still good” “Ok, well then work your magic and help me prove Kat's innocence” Isa with a smile feeling relieved that I've got someone to help me but then I notice my little cousin's face drop

Marcus asks me and I could tell from the tone of his voice that asking this question both hurt and saddened him "If she's not innocent then we'll just have to accept it, won't we?" I say and Marcus nods his head “Ok, well, let's hope I find some good evidence to prove she's innocent, personally, I don't think Katerina would go against us, she's not that stupid and I know for a fact that she hasn't got a deathwish” No, she hasn't “Anyway, can you do me a favour?"

"Sure, what is it?"

Monday to discuss it and maybe sign a contract if you're interested” “Interested in what?" Logan asks as he comes down the stairs

“When you do get some evidence make sure you give it to me first” Itell him and he narrows his eyes at me “Don't worry Marcus, you'll get full credit and I'll make sure Klayton knows you did a good job as well” “You're one in a million, cugina® Marcus says excitedly as he grabs hold of my face and kisses my cheek He then bid me goodbye and cheerfully ran out of my house which had my twins giggling “Mama silly”

“That's right, baby, he's very silly" I chuckled to my baby as I picked him up and kissed his cheek Katerina's POV I feel numb, I feel completely emotionless Ever since I was brought to wherever I am by my brother and Antonio, Chapter 38 - Houdini. wy I've screamed, I've cried and I've physically abused every wall and piece of furniture and destroyed anything that can't be tied down

I've done such a good job of destroying this once lovely room, that Trevor and Antonio had to handcuff me to the bed while their maids cleaned it up and made it so that there's only the bed in the room The two morons have even removed the razors from the bathroom because in their words we don't want you to kil yourself before we've had our fun” as if I ever would kill myself I've got a beautiful wife, a fabulous family and an amazing job, all of which are the only things keeping me going even if they do believe I'm our family's traitor “Katty, Katty baby" Urghtl, kill me, kill me now “There you are, beautiful" “Well, it's not like I can go anywhere asshole unless you think

I've turned into freaking Harry Houdini since we last saw each other” I growled as I pulled on the handcuff which has got one of my hands cuffed to the headboard “Stop doing that, Kat, you're gonna hurt yourself" Antonio tried to grab my hand but I pushed him away from me with my free hand “Stay the hell away from me, Antonio and don't act like you care about me because we both know you don't" Isaid while resting my head against the headboard

“Of course I care about you, Katty" “Well, if you care about me then loosen the cuffs and set me free so that I can go back home to my family" Chapter 38 - Houdini. Ww "You know I can't do that, sweetheart" “So much for caring about me” I mutter under my breath I then let out a sigh as Antonio grabbed hold of my hand and gripped it tightly to the point that it caused me pain even when I wasn't trying to pull it away from him

“Look Kat, I do care about you, I really do, you're like my little sister, for f*#s sake" What the fk? “I'm like your little sister?..thank god you don't have an actual little sister, Antonio, you know considering all of the trauma and bullshit you and my actual brother have put me through” “What trauma, kid?" He asks seriously “Well, since you've gone all 5 Seconds Of Summer on me, let me remind you of everything you've put me through including the abuse, the rapes, the manipulation...”

“Not this again, Katerina” “Yes, this again” Isaid through gritted teeth “Do you think I betrayed my brother for shits and giggles, Tony? no, I betrayed him because he betrayed me first by putting you above me, by abusing me and allowing you to abuse me as well, that's why I betrayed Trevor Antonio because I'd had enough of you two and I was tired of you guys being abusive to me, oh and then there was the whole kidnapping Cassidy and her son like the f*****g deranged psychos you are. AAHHH!" Chapter 38 - Houdini. Ww? I'screamed in pain when Antonio punched me across my face

I clutched my painful cheek as I looked up at an irate Antonio “You always knew how to perfectly push my buttons, Katty" “What can I say it's my speciality?” Ismile smugly at him and he glares at me before storming out of the room and locking the door When he was gone, I rested my head against the headboard and let out a slight whimper as I looked down at my left hand “Please don't give up on me, Nessa...please” Isaid barely above a whisper as a lone tear fell down my cheek

“Look, I don't care what you have to do or how you have to do it just get it done ASAP, the more doubts that are cast in Klayton's mind about Kat the better for me, do you hear me?..yeah, bye" Iended the call with my mole just as a fuming Antonio walked into my office looking like a bomb ready to explode I narrowed my eyes at Antonio who was pacing up and down as he muttered incoherently under his breath “Is everything ok, Antonio?" “No, your sister is a f****g b***h, you'd think considering the position

she's in, she'd be a little bit more submissive and scared but no, she's being her usual mouthy self" “Well, obviously hanging around that cousin of ours has made her cocky” Isaid while sighing in frustration as I scratch the back of my neck “Did you punish her?" “I punched her in the face" Chapter 38 - Houdini. Zw "Good, hopefully, that will knock her down a peg or two" I said whilst looking down at the papers on my desk “Yeah, hopefully..what are you doing anyway? you've been in |

“Some big-shot movie producer in Hollywood wants to turn your beloved wife's hard work into a movie" Abby told Logan whilst sounding like a mom who was proud of her daughter “For real? congratulations, baby, I'm proud of you" Logan came over to us and embraced me as he kissed my lips

here for hours” Antonio asks as he comes and stands next to me “I'm planning my next victim" “Why? what do you think you're gonna gain from raping and slaughtering innocent women who have nothing to do with what we're doing here?" “Well, that's where you're wrong, love, they've got everything to do with this" Tsay with a smile “Care to share?”

He asks me and I let out a breath “Klayton is a Don with a conscience, at least for innocents anyway and if he finds out that innocent lives are being lost and their souls are being destroyed because of him then he's gonna want to do everything to stop it and prevent another life from being taken" “And you plan on bargaining a future victim's life with Klayton to get his mafia and Lacey, right?" “Exactly” I say with a smirk “But what if he doesn't agree? what if he'd rather risk innocent people's lives to protect both his and his family’s lives?" “Then we'll keep going and maybe even target members of his own family until he falls to his knees and agrees to give me

what I want" The difference between Klayton and me is that I don't have a Chapter 38 - Houdini. YS conscience and I don't feel sympathy for anyone, not even Antonio Killing these women doesn't invoke any sympathy, guilt or regret in me, if anything it invokes happiness and joy and it gives me a thrill which can only be beaten by s*x “Can I ask you a question, Trev?" "Sure, what's up?"

“What's changed?” He asks me and [ narrow my eyes at him “What do you mean?” “Why have you suddenly gone from being obsessed with Cassidy Antonelli and wanting her to be your wife and s* slave to being obsessed with Lacey Black? what does she have that Cassie doesn't have?" He asks me and I smile brightly as I think back to the first time met Lacey “Lacey's a unique woman, Tony, she's a beautiful woman with a certain innocence about her...her aura screams of innocence and naivety but despite all of this as well as the good girl vibe

that I get from her, she's a very sexy individual with a delicious and fuckable voluptuous body which makes her the perfect submssive for me" “And the fact she's one of Klayton's most prized possessions makes her even juicier, right?" “Exactly, everyone knows a steak is always tastier when it belongs to someone else” I say with a smirk Cassie and Lacey are alike in many ways but Cassie's not as innocent or as naive as she used to be, there's also the fact that 1 can't manipulate

Cassidy like I used to but I can with Lacey and I can't wait to twist and bend Chapter 38 - Houdini. Ww and mould her into the woman 1 want her to be, I just have to be patient, that's all Sooner or later, Lacey Black WILL be mine and theres nothing her cousin or her husband can do about it

“Well, the deal hasn't been done yet, I still have to agree to it and sign the contract” “Which you will because this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity which Chapter 38 - Houdini. WS will earn you a lot of money” “Thank god because Logan, the kids and I are practically dying on the vine here, we could really use the money"

Ijoke and the pair laugh as Abby gives me a mock stern expression “Anyway, I've gotta go, I need to make some calls to the studios about this project and I also need to go and see Klayton as well" “Oh no, what's my cousin done now?" Task jokingly while rolling my eyes “He hasn't done anything, he just needs to discuss something with me, that's all” "Good, the last thing we need right now is for Klayton to get into trouble"

“Yeah, I heard about Kat, I can't believe she's the mole” Abby says sounding shocked

“She's not Abs, she's been set up and I plan on proving it and hopefully finding the real mole” “And how do you plan on doing that?" “I don't know but Il find a way” Isay and Abby smiles at me “Of course you will, honey” Abby says while gently stroking my arm before bidding us both goodbye and leaving “I've gotta go too, babe, I'm needed at the office” "Ok" Logan smiles at me and kisses me

“I'll be home for dinner” Chapter 38 - Houdini ww “You'd better” Logan kisses me one last time before leaving I'then head back into the living area where my youngest babies are fast asleep in their travel cot and my other two rascals Joseph and Sophia are playing with their toys in their playpen “Hi, my babies”

1 greeted them and I was greeted back with some slobbery smiles Gosh, they're so cute “Tragic news coming out of New York today, a young woman was found brutally raped and murdered in the Bronx last night, the victim who has been identified as twenty-nine-year-old Olivia Johnson was found naked in an alleyway with signs of being tortured before her passing, the police are treating this as an isolated incident” Oh no, poor girl "Horrible, isn't it?"