CHAPTER 5
And the nightmare happening all over again. How on earth was Diana ever able to move on if Zayn refused to let her be? Nobody on this planet scared her like Zayn did. One look... One look and she wanted to run and hide. She had every reason under the sun to fear him.
Diana would now suffer for not agreeing to marry the killer. Zayn was just too much. He never thought he did anything wrong. In his head it made sense for them to be married... He didn't think of what he was putting her through, never did.
She swallowed hard and wiped her stupid tears. In front of Katie too... Zayn gave zero fucks about anybody but himself.
"I don't get it?" Katie the scrubber voiced. "Why is she crying Zayn?"
"Why are you crying Diana?" Zayn asked her now. She closed her eyes for a second to compose herself. Little good that did. "Why are you upset for?"
"Stop..." She dared and looked into the murderer's blue eyes. "I'm sorry."
"Sorry? For what?" He asked smiling.
"I'm confused." Katie was not letting up.
"As am I?" Zayn was playing the game. "Explain again why you are crying?"
"Please stop." She was begging him to stop this now. She didn't want to put on a show in front of Katie. She was always being humiliated because of Zayn putting her on the spot.
"You another one who likes to play games then?" Katie said pissing her off. Diana nodded her head and dared to stand up. She forced herself to look at Zayn now.
"Not doing this here. You want to discuss the reasons I refused your proposal we can do that alone." Diana didn't stop, she turned on her heels and headed inside to her room.
She drew in a deep breath trying to calm herself down. She needed to get herself together. Knowing Zayn, he was going to come and get his answers.
She was going to pay tonight, Diana knew how this game was played. She hurt Zayn emotionally, he hurt her physically. Bart wasn't around and she had no way of getting out of this one.
Diana waited for Zayn... She had a shower and waited... He didn't make and appearance... Okay, what was worse than Zayn on the attack? The anticipation of Zayn coming to attack.
Diana made her way into the bed and tried to shut the world out. She needed to keep calm... She needed to deal with Zayn and she would do that... Right now, she needed to sleep in order to be able to function properly tomorrow.
Zayn and Rachel were outside the following morning. Diana walked out and put on the bravest face she could. Zayn's blue eyes looked her up and down.
"Did you hear?" Rachel asked Diana. "Bart and Jamie... Oh my god... Like this is a fucking recipe for disaster if ever." Diana felt the same but she wasn't going to give her opinion. Anything she said right now could push Zayn over the edge.
"I think they'll be okay." She said quietly.
"Bart must be losing his head." Rachel knew her brothers well. Nobody knew the boys like Rachel did.
"He loves her." Diana tried to keep the conversation light.
"He does not commit. This is going to be bad. I actually feel sorry for Jamie."
"She's a fighter... She'll be okay." Diana nodded her head. "She did it for her father."
"She sacrificed for her father... She gave up her life to marry Bart so her father could have his wish. That is saying something. I mean... Your own son doesn't even come into account for you. You shut the idea down before you even gave it a thought." Did Zayn really just say that? Diana was not up to this right now.

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RomanceRectify Book 4 in the Cunningham Bloodlines Series by E.L. Beth Diana Mallor swore she'd never go back. Years ago, she ran from Zayn Cunningham-the ruthless assassin who shattered her innocence and nearly destroyed her soul. But some monsters don't...