Chapter 26

Megan POV

Anthony was acting strangely after the press conference, Henry brought me home since we couldn't find Mr. Blake, nor any belongings for him, I don't know who has been driving me around these last couple of days, but I knew I wasn't crazy since Jace confirm it wasn't him.

My phone kept blowing up with notifications, Anthony and I were plastered all over social media, most congratulated us, while a few bashed me, I wanted to break the news to my parents, but thanks to social media they already knew, my mom called, and Natalie called, media journalists kept trying to get solo interviews with me, my Instagram page went from 1000 followers to 1M, I even got a blue verification badge, wow I was some sort of celebrity, now I understood what Anthony meant.

I laid in bed flat on my back, replaying the events of today in my head, I looked at my ring, I still couldn't believe I was engaged, I smiled to my self, and held my hand close to my heart.

Ting! An SMS notification popped up on my cell,.

‘You were warned, now you will die'

I rolled my eyes, and decide to end this once and for all, Natalie told me she hasn't seen Higgins since she left her brother to chase behind Anthony halfway across the country, so I don't understand why is she still threatening me.

‘Listen to me bitch you don't scare me one bit, so give it your best shot.

I turned off my back-screen light and tossed the phone beside me, I have had enough of her, if she wants to go one on one for Anthony, I'm ready and waiting. Speaking of Anthony where was he, it's already nightfall and I was hungry but too tired to cook, Chinese take out would be nice right now, but I was also sleepy.

"Meg....meg wake up", Anthony placed wet kisses on my lips.

"Mhm...go away,” I groaned.

"So are you tell me, you rather sleep than eat and spend time with your husband...to be,” Anthony joked while kissing me on the lips lightly.

I smiled in the middle of the kiss because the aroma of the food he brought still lingered on his clothes and I was enjoying it.

" I'm hungry but it isn't for take-outs", I seductively kissed my husband to be ear loops.

"I will not allow you to fuck away from my remaining energy meg, I haven't eaten since this morning, and you look pale look as if you haven't eaten at all, so can my beautiful bride to be, please come with me so I can spoil her with pizza and ice cream.”

I chuckled as Anthony pulled me out of bed and carried me bridal style to the kitchen.

"I thought we were eating downstairs...I like downstairs better,” I pouted.

"It doesn't make a difference Meg,” Anthony rolled his eyes.

"Well, it doesn't because of you..."

I know you love fuckin' me

I can tell by the way you in love with me...

My cell's ringtone interrupting our conversation, my ringtone was a song by Jhene Aiko called pussy fairy, though she is my favorite singer, I think she is underrated.

Leaving the kitchen counter to retrieve my phone from the bedroom, "Ah uh...where do you think you're going,” Anthony tugged on to my arm.

"Babe let's eats it's probably not important."

"Maybe, but what if it is?", I smirked up at him, kissing his lips. "It won't be long I promise.”

I walked out of his embrace, "Seems as if the big bad Rhone is suffering from separation anxiety already", yelled back at him while opening the bedroom door.

"Yes, I must agree, you should pay more attention to your ringtone then.”

"Oh, fuck you, Anthony!" I chuckled.

Stalling with Anthony made me miss the call but scrolling through the notifications I saw that it was Natalie.

Why was she calling? Didn't we have a conversation couple of hours ago?

"Hey, Natz, what's up? I saw your mix."

But she was sobbing uncontrollably on the other end.

"Hey what's wrong?" I nervously asked.

"Megan... it's Higgins, she's— she's dead".

Dead?

What does she mean by dead?

I replied to Higgins threat a couple of hours ago, no that's impossible. The shock made my whole body partially paralyzed, my eyes began to twitch, the phone fell from my hands, and sat on the edge of the bed shaking in fear.

"Megan, I thought you said it will be a quick cal—"

Anthony rushed towards me and began to shake my shoulders.

"MEG! Baby, what's wrong?" Anthony rushed to my side.

But I couldn't talk or move, my body was completely unresponsive.

Suddenly it got dark and cold, I passed out.

*****

"She has nothing to do with Higgins's death! I am her alibi,” I heard Anthony shout.

"Mr. Rhone, we understand your frustration, but we are just doing our jobs here, Ms. Francis stills needs to give a statement as soon as she wa..."

"What's going on?" I attempted to sit up but failed miserably. My head felt as if it was banged repeatedly against a wall.

Anthony immediately rushed to the bedside.

"Hey, take it easy, how are you feeling?", Anthony asked me staring deep into my eyes, and all I could see in his were, love and admiration.

“My head feels as if I ran into a wall.”

“Well, that isn’t so bad,” Anthony chuckled.

“It feels like a ran into it about ten times,” noticing I wasn't at Anthony's house but in a hospital? Why was I he... Oh god, Higgins. And why were policemen here, one had a friendly face, but the other watched Anthony and me with scorn?

"Higgins..." I whispered to Anthony "I know... everyone knows,” he whispered back to me, glancing over at the cops.

Entering the room was a shoulder-length dark brown hair woman with matching brown eyes, and thin lips.

"Aye, I see that you're awake and maintaining conversation, goodnight Ms. Francis, I am Doctor Tracy Ann Blake, and I will take good care of you, so will everyone please exit the room, I have to do a full-body check on my patient".

After the checkup, the cops were allowed back in the room, but I could hear a raging Anthony on the side of the door.

"Goodnight Ms. Francis, we would like to ask you some questions may we proceed?"

I sat up straight in the bed and gave a nod, giving them the go-ahead.

"Do you know a Sashane Higgins?"

The friendly cop asked, while his partner jot down what seem to be noted in a little book.

"Um…yes, we worked together for a while.”

"Sashane Higgins was found with her skin completely peeled from her face, she was barely recognizable, if it was wasn't for a necklace she was wearing and the tattoo in her lower back, this would have been another unidentified body, so Ms. Francis can you please tell us were where you 1 week and five days ago that would have, Friday 13 and...."

"Isn't that almost two weeks ago? I am sorry officer I'm not understanding, why would you need my location from two weeks ago? Wasn’t Higgins killed last night?"

Both officers looked at each other puzzlingly before looking back at me.

"When we found Higgins body, she already started to rot, judging by the corpse, the body is at least two weeks old or near that."

"You must be joking, that is impossible rather, Higgins been sending a threat to me up to one week back and couple days back, she even messages me a couple of hours ago... Unless she isn’t the one sending the threats," I whispered to myself.

Then it hit me.

‘That's impossible I told Jace to deal with Higgins'

Anthony exact words last night before we had sex.

Did Anthony hurt Higgins?

And I did receive the message from her phone just before he came home.

Oh God.

Anthony what have you done.