The Winter Knows No Frost Novel

Chapter 5 Chapter 5 +25 Bonus The car drove through the night, stopping at a secluded dock by dawn. I stared at the cargo ship's silhouette against the horizon and exhaled deeply. Wallace handed me a black suitcase with new identity papers and cash. "This ship will take you to Singapore, and then you'll fly to Switzerland," he said. "Your mother left a trust fund there, and her loyal staff manage her businesses. They'll meet you. She told me to keep this safe, in case the Winters ever failed you." I traced the suitcase's cold metal lock, my eyes stinging.

My mother had never mentioned this, but she'd planned my escape long ago. Before I boarded the ship, Wallace grabbed my wrist, worry in his eyes. "Switzerland is cold, Miss. Your leg..." I squeezed his rough hand, its calluses grounding me. "Don't worry, Wallace. I'm no longer the girl who wept over a fall." As the horn cut through the morning fog, I glanced at his hunched figure on the dock and stepped onto the gangway. Out at sea, my phone lost signal. On the deck, I watched the coastline shrink, like ashes of a burned past.

At the bottom of the suitcase lay a faded photo of my mother holding me as a baby in the Swiss Alps. On the back, her elegant handwriting read, "My daughter is like morning frost, pure and steadfast, yet like the warm sun, destined to shine." In my past life, I thought her death was fate's decree. Now her diary revealed the truth: Richard tampered with her medication to seize her fortune. Her sorrowful passing was a meticulously planned murder. Meanwhile, chaos engulfed the Winters Mansion. Olive sobbed in Richard's arms. "It's all my fault.

Neal and Liam saved me, but Eira..." Richard patted her back, his eyes dark with menace. The police had just left, concluding, "Eira Winters is missing, likely taken by the kidnappers." He gripped his cane, his knuckles turning white. I was a nuisance alive, but if I were dead, my mother's connections and hidden assets would slip away. Neal stood nearby, brow furrowed, haunted by my calm gaze as I sat on the warehouse floor. There was no fear, no plea for help, and not even a glance in his direction. That look pierced him like a needle, stirring an inexplicable panic. Liam spoke up.

"I found this in the alley behind the warehouse." He opened his hand, revealing a small silver bookmark etched with half a frost flower. It was my cherished keepsake. 1/2 Chapter 5 +25 Bonus Olive's sobs paused, then grew louder. "That is Eira's favorite bookmark. Something has happened to her." Neal stared at it, his gaze heavy. He recalled my past life, how I always carried it, calling it my mother's memento. Kidnappers took me, only leaving this behind. His heart churned as he felt that something was amiss. On the cargo ship, I changed into a black trench coat.

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