Leanna-Chapter 196: [Goodbye] [Shattered]

[Estela’s POV]

[Goodbye]

His words jammed in my brain while I shivered. I was in a daze, processing what he said.

I shook when something inside me wanted to break free when he rubbed his length between my thighs. I opened my mouth, wanting to protest, yet no words came out. Even my tongue trembled before his domineering self.

He lowered his sadistic smiling face and licked my lips before he plunged his tongue inside my mouth. His free hand held his manhood, teasingly rubbing it against my wetness.

My tears fell when he slowly pushed his swollen tip inside me. I felt something being torn –– stretching to accommodate his size.

"Agh!"

The next thing I knew, I felt light. There was no more pressure, and the man’s body flew away from me at an incredible speed. He crushed against the ground and rolled some more before he stopped when he hit a big rock.

My heart thumped when he vomited a mouthful of blood.

In the blink of an eye, there was an otherworldly man with silver hair in front of him. And before I could blink again –– my brother landed another kick on Zhander’s stomach, and the latter curled his body in defense.

I was stupefied at the barbaric onslaught my brother was doing to him while the latter just curled his body without retaliating.

My stupor was broken when my brother gripped his neck, raising his limped body from the ground that all he could do was to grab my brother’s hand while his amethyst eyes focused on me.

"Not part of the deal."

My brother’s icy voice pierced the silence.

My eyes widened when my brother’s grip tightened that Zhander’s veins bulged from his forehead.

I felt like any moment now, his neck would snap.

NOOOOO!

Before I could even stop myself, my body flew towards my brother, kicking his arm that was holding Zhander’s neck.

Smack!

However, my kick only connected to my brother’s left palm. He halted my leg in mid-air with just his slender fingers. He didn’t even glance at me as he continued to focus his attention on Zhander, still gripping his neck.

"Brother, let him go!"

I didn’t have time to think about what I was yelling when Zhander’s face turned red. His eyes were about to close. But still, my brother didn’t loosen his grip one bit.

"LET HIM GO!"

I cried in a frenzy.

My brother shot a few more piercing glares at Zhander before he tossed the man on the ground like he was nothing but a discarded object.

Zhander coughed while holding his neck as his eyes tried to remain open, searching for mine.

"Let’s go."

I couldn’t even say anything when my brother released my leg and dragged me by the arm. He grabbed my clothes and shoved them in my hands before he pulled me behind him. All I could do was glance back to look at Zhander, lying on the ground, half-conscious, still coughing.

"B-brother, w-what about him?"

My brother remained quiet as he dragged me with him.

When we were at least fifty meters away from Zhander, he stopped and released my hand.

"Get dress."

I followed his command, and after I got dressed, he grabbed my hand and pulled me with him once more.

I didn’t argue and followed him in silence. My brain was hanging on the thought of what would happen to Zhander. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

I couldn’t help but worry for him, leaving him on this island all alone––

Enough! You should be happy you’re finally free from him.

But even so, I didn’t want him to be stranded on this island with no one but him.

Did you fall in love with him?

Did I?

I don’t know.

My brain was all jumbled right now.

I took one last look at the direction in which we came before I hopped on the helicopter.

Saying goodbye for good at the place and that man.

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[Estela’s POV]

[Shattered]

"B-brother, w-why are we here?"

I knew where we are. We are in Azure Sky in New Haven. Lily once took me to this building, where she told me I reside while I was taking my college. Since I still have amnesia, my parents filed for an indefinite leave for me.

My brother pulled me from the helipad and into the private elevator.

He didn’t answer my question. His focus was onward, not even glancing at me while his hand was holding mine in a tight grip.

Ding!

When the elevator door opened, I was transported inside my unit.

W-why is he taking me here?

"Cain . . ."

We stopped when out of nowhere, a pretty girl with pastel-colored lavender hair and mesmerizing brown eyes stumbled our view.

When she saw us, she stood from the sofa.

Leanna Lee

My brother’s wife.

Leanna’s eyes shone as her lips curved into a smile when her gaze met mine.

She then zoomed towards me in an embrace.

"Estela! I’m so glad you’re alright! How are you? How have you been?"

I was stunned by the sudden closeness while her refreshing honey lemon fragrance made me calm.

She released me, checking me up and down with a tear in her eyes.

"I’m so happy you’re alright!"

I was rendered speechless at her intensity and the happiness radiating from her that all I could do was to stare at her silly.

"Leanna . . ."

My brother went to her side and stretched out an arm around her shoulders before kissing her hair.

I recoiled when I was knocked back by an invincible force of love radiating from the two of them. I was not prepared for the sudden onslaught of affection from the two insensitive people.

I wanted to ask what she was doing here since even my brother was surprised to find her here, yet I zipped my mouth and let my brother do all the talking.

"Leanna . . . Estela is a little . . . unwell. Let her rest."

". . ."

". . ."

Leanna sighed. She stared at my brother with pleading eyes.

"Cain . . . uncle Luke called me."

At the mention of this, my brother’s eyebrows twitched.

"Zhander . . . is he . . . alright?" Leanna asked, finding the answers in my brother’s frosty eyes.

At the mention of Zhander’s name, my heart leaped, missing a beat.

Does she know?

She’s my brother’s wife, of course, she knew what was happening. I’m sure my brother couldn’t bear to lie to her with a pleading, flustered, adorable face like that.

When my brother remained unrelenting with a serious face, Leanna continued to urge.

"Cain, Zhander is Uncle Luke’s grandson, and . . . a friend of ours," Leanna pleaded with a hard gaze, not backing down against my brother.

I watched as the two battled in silence with their gazes until my brother gave up and sighed.

"Alright . . ."

I was amazed at how this girl could convince my brother to do her every bidding. My brother was like an obedient dog following her every command.

She’s formidable!

I was also amazed and baffled that I could breathe calmly again after hearing my brother’s hesitant ’alright.’ I knew Zhander would be fine.

"Come now, my love. Let Estela rest."

My brother guided Leanna towards the elevator even though she kept glancing back at me. Her expression said she didn’t want to go.

In front of the elevator, my brother kissed her forehead before he smiled at her full of warmth.

"Wait for me at home . . . I’ll be there in a minute."

Leanna stared at me some more before she quietly nodded.

"Alright . . . But I want you to tell me everything that happened."

My brother nodded, and it was only when she rode the elevator. Before the door completely closed, she took one final glanced at me, and smiled. I couldn’t help but smile as well.

"Come on."

My brother’s warmth vanished when his wife left. He was entirely back to his usual icy cold, indifferent self.

He grabbed me by the arm and pulled me in front of a white painted solid door where some kind of a high tech looking device was plastered on the wall beside the frame.

I looked at my brother, who was now pulling out some kind of a small gadget, like a little calculator. He pasted it beside the locking device and typed on its tiny buttons until a click resounded in the quiet room.

He didn’t open the door. Instead, he stared at me with a serious face.

"I’ve given you the easy way to revert by yourself. Taking it slow . . . But I guess that man is really useless."

He smiled at me, yet all I felt was the quaking of my body in fear.

"I guess it’s time for plan B. The hard way."

He grinned, and before I could even ask him what he was talking about, he opened the door and shoved me into the room.

"B-brother!"

A loud click was all I heard, followed by deafening silence.

The room was dark yet very familiar.

"Brother!"

I cried, yet only my sobs and whimpers answered me back as I pounded the solid door. The door didn’t even budge an inch or vibrated even with all my strength.

Panting and a little sore in the throat from all the crying, I glanced at my surroundings. I couldn’t make out the room with all the darkness. I tapped the walls, hoping to find some sort of a switch, or a lever, or anything that could help me out.

My fingers finally stumbled upon a protruding object, and when I pressed it, the room brightened like thousands of lights illuminated everything.

My eyes closed at the sudden blinding light. And when I adjusted to it, I took a peek, and the Pandora’s box shook before it shattered into pieces.

The next thing I knew, I was lying against the cold marble floor. Everything was all in blurry white until I lost consciousness.