Chapter 4

(LIANA'S POV)

“No. I can't agree to that, Liana. I made myself clear. She is now my responsibility. I want her here. I’ll ask her to come, so you two can finally talk things through and be friends.”

Zane held my shoulders. He wanted to hug me but I pulled away. So he patted my head instead, before quickly walking out of the room.

Selena walked in almost immediately, a mischievous smile on her face. “I see you are already making space for me to put my stuff when I move in.”

I sighed. “Yeah. I hope you have a good time.”

Selena snorted. “By now you should know why your husband is acting so differently towards you. I'm sure he has already thanked you. We waited so long for your child to be born for our sake. My little boy is doing so well now. You should be happy you did something so important for once in your life.”

I nodded, casually leaning against the wall. “Good for you. I'm glad you are happy after benefiting from my pain.”

I noticed how her arms dropped to her sides with disappointment. “Come on, don't kill the vibe. You should be all over the place right now… screaming and rolling yourself on the floor. I convinced your husband to get you pregnant so we can harvest your child's organs for mine!”

I barely nodded. “Yeah, I know. You must feel good to have him under your control. I hope you are happy you got what you wanted.”

Selena flung her purse to the floor with a loud hiss. Then suddenly, she pinned me to the wall.

“You lowlife! You are just trying to act tough, aren't you? I will show you what tough is.” She grinned evilly.

“Get off me!” I flared, trying to push her off me.

Selena barely moved. We struggled for a moment. She suddenly staggered towards the window and her hand gripped my wrist like I had shoved her.

“Liana, wait—” She screamed as she fell out the window.

Zane and his mother ran out of the house just a few seconds later. Selena lay on the concrete, blood running from her head, her leg bent the wrong way and she wasn’t moving at all.

Zane looked up at me. Fire in his eyes. “You witch! How could you?!”

I remained fixed at my spot, staring down at Selena lying in her own pool of blood. Jacob ran out too, crying at the top of his lungs.

He fell to her side. “Mommy, wake up!”

Zane pointed at me like I was a culprit running away. “You'd better get on your knees and pray hard. If Selena dies, I'll make sure you follow… to hell.”

Then he lifted her into his arms and took her to his car with Jacob running and wailing behind him.

His mother hissed at me. “You are finally starting to show your true colors, you devil's spawn!”

Soon the house was empty with just me standing there, my back still pressed against the cold wall. They were all so quick to believe that I pushed her. None of them even asked what really happened.

Exhausted by everything, I dozed off where I was. Suddenly, I felt strong hands grab both my arms, and something covered my nose, forcing me to pass out.

By the time I woke up, I was lying on a cold metal table. My hands and feet were chained, and Zane was standing in front of me.

“Z-Zane, oh my God! Was I kidnapped again? You're here to save me, right?”

“In your dreams. I would rather let them kill you before you do the same to the love of my life!” He reacted quickly.

Then he pulled off his belt and lashed it on my arm. The pain was so sharp that it tore my skin and blood started running down my arm.

“I've been turning a blind eye to all your wickedness, but not anymore. You disgust me, Liana. You're like a curse in my life, I wish I had never met you. The surgery is already arranged, you'll be giving your liver to Selena because you almost killed her.”

I shook my head vigorously. “She fell on her own. It's not my fault. I’m not giving her anything!”

Zane's eyes darkened. He slammed his fists on the table. “Don’t you dare lie! I saw you push her. The doctors said her liver was destroyed from the fall. Lucky for her, you are a perfect match. You don't have a choice, Liana. Either you give it willingly or we take it from you anyway. You owe her. You owe me!”

I shot back. “I owe you nothing!”

Instantly, he grabbed my chin hard, forcing me to look into his eyes. “If you think I’ll let you walk away after what you did, you’re wrong. This is the least you can do after almost taking her life.”

“You are hurting…me.” I cried out in pain, feeling his fingers dig into my skin.

“She can't get injured before the surgery, Mr. Maddox.” The doctor informed loudly.

Zane reluctantly let go. “You will give my Selena your liver. And that's final.”

Then he turned to the doctor. “Prepare her. And take what you need from her.”

“That would be dangerous for her, Sir. We can get a liver from any donor list. We recently just removed her womb, Liana could die if we try to take anything else from her.” The doctor informed him.

Zane slapped him hard across the face. “I don't fucking care. Better she dies than my Selena. Do it!” He spat coldly.

As he walked away, the doctor came over to sedate me even as I screamed and tried to free myself from the chains.

My body instantly grew heavy, and my eyelids became too weak to stay open. I knew they were putting me to sleep for the surgery so they could take my liver.

After everything I had already lost, now even my life was slipping away. My vision blurred, and slowly, my eyes closed as the darkness swallowed me whole.

***

I blinked awake as a harsh light beamed directly into my eyes. The glare burned me harshly, forcing me to squint. When my vision cleared, I realized I was in a surgical gown and Zane was watching me closely.

My head ached terribly. I tried to move up but the chains kept me glued to the metal table.

“Finished with the drama?” Zane asked me.

I sighed heavily. “Leave me alone, Zane. I feel so sick.”

Suddenly, he yanked my chained wrist hard against the table, making me cry out.

“Zane, just stop… please. I can't take it anymore.” I whimpered.

My whole body felt weak like I was going to pass out. I couldn't handle any more of this. But Zane didn't seem to care.

His hand aggressively gripped my neck. “You devil! Hurting Selena wasn't enough, now even my son?!”