Chapter 5 - Stepping Out Onto the Dark and Slippery Deck
Saltwater spray whipped across our faces as we stepped out onto the wide, unprotected upper deck.
The yacht pitched violently to the starboard side, throwing Graham off balance for a brief second.
He caught himself against the steel railing, his eyes darting frantically toward the churning black water below.
“Careful, Elena; one misstep out here and nobody would ever find you,” he said with a chilling chuckle.
I looked down at my feet and noticed something missing right beside my left shoe.
My matching right pump had been deliberately tossed overboard earlier to create the illusion of a struggle.
They had planned every single detail of my disappearance down to the smallest circumstantial item.
“Why did you bring me here, Graham?” I asked, pulling my arm away from his grasp with sudden strength.
His smile vanished instantly, replaced by a cold, predatory glare that revealed the monster beneath.
“Because your father’s empire needs a new majority shareholder, and you’re standing in the way,” he snarled.
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He lunged forward with both hands raised, ready to push me over the railing into the freezing sea.
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