Nichole Richards is currently living her best life.
She's single and mingling, has an amazing group of friends, and business is booming for her bakery business. Things only take a turn for the worst after she discovers that someone from her past ha...
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15 | THE HUNTER
After the breakup, Nichole never thought she'd reunite with anyone from Kade's family.
And yet, here she sits in the corner of a small café, nervously sipping on a cup of hot chocolate while waiting for Caty to show up. It shocked Nichole that the woman had agreed to meet with her today, given how vague Nichole had been in their DM's on Facebook.
Nichole didn't tell Caty much about why she needed to meet with her face to face, just that it was an 'urgent situation' which involved her brother. Caty will never know it, but she's actually Nichole's last hope. If Caty can't reel her brother in, and with it being useless to go to the police for help, there aren't any options left for Nichole to choose from.
Well, Ademar has one. But Nichole can't risk getting him or Taehyun further involved in all this madness because Kade isn't joking around. He's as serious as he's ever been and if Nichole can't protect herself, the least she can do is protect her boys.
Halfway done with her drink, Caty finally arrives. She's as pretty as Nichole last remembered her to be; long wavy brown hair, light blue eyes, a warm smile. She probably could've been a model if she weren't so damn short.
"Long time, no see." Nichole stands to greet her. "Thank you for coming."
"Sure thing." Caty smiles, though Nichole can see it in her eyes that she'd rather be anywhere but here. "I'll be honest, I almost didn't reply back to your message after it got to the part about my brother. Just like you, the family and I wrote him off years ago."
"Understandable," Nichole says. "He played us all for fools."
"And I've yet to forgive him for that," Caty says before jumping straight to the point. The less she has to deal with her brother, the better. "So what's the deal with him this time? Is he sending you letters from jail or something? Harassing you?"
"Yes and no." Nichole sighs, gripping her drink a little tighter. "I'm guessing you haven't heard the news yet, but your brother is no longer in jail. He got out due to good behavior, or so he said."
Caty's face goes through multiple expressions, shock being the most prominent one. "That crazy bastard was supposed to be in there for at least seven more years! How did this happen?"
"No idea, but he's back. He dropped by my bakery one night to basically taunt me and brag about being released early. Not long after that is when he threatened me for money, demanding I hand over 25k or else..." Nichole pauses, not wanting to go into too much detail regarding the sex tape. "Anyway, he's a problem. Again. I won't be surprised if he comes to you or your parents next demanding money. He has nothing to his name, so he's desperate and willing to do anything to get his hands on some cash."
"One of the most dangerous types of men is one who has nothing to lose," Caty mumbles, shaking her head in disbelief. "This is insane. My parents aren't going to be happy about this at all."
