Dabized

“I'm sorry, Kiara," he began, his voice heavy with regret. "We regret to inform you that we can no longer administer these drugs to you.”

I was dying. I was going to die. 

Kiara Williams was dying from Stomach Cancer. With only a few months to live, she could only stay at the hospital. 

Alone. Her annoying husband did not come and visit her, only her best friend, Jessica remained by her side. She could no longer pay the bills and was sent home. 

Arriving at her house she caught Jessica and her husband together in bed. In a fight, her husband pushed Kiara down the stairs. 

Kiara died. 

Or did she? She was reborn ten years back, but rather than being destroyed, she begged a strange man for a one night stand unless she may die again.

Love In Disguise: Rebirth of the Heiress

Lucian adjusted his silver pocket watch, its faint ticking the only sound in the silence of the room.

His gaze flitted between Jason and me, finally settling on Jason with a pointed look.

"There are tasks to be done," Lucian began, his tone clipped. "Tasks essential to unlocking the full potential of your mark and, ultimately, to fix the chaos between the living and the dead."

Jason scoffed, crossing his arms. "Yeah, I got that. You think I forgot about the last time? You know, the time you sent me on your little scavenger hunt and I got stabbed?"

My head whipped toward Jason. "Whoa, that's what you did that left you almost for the dead?"

Jason gave a nonchalant shrug, but I didn't miss the tightness in his jaw. "He has a habit of downplaying the risks."

Lucian smirked, completely unbothered by the accusation. "And yet, you survived. A testament to your resourcefulness, wouldn't you say?"

Chapter 81