Chapter 2 Looking at his pale face , my heart ached . " Phoenix , you need to leave . I can handle this myself . " [ ] He'd been sickly since childhood , rarely leaving home , let alone fighting off two thugs . ] Sure enough , Phoenix was quickly overwhelmed and kicked to the ground . [ ] Senna frowned . " Who the hell is this random guy ? Deal with him too . " [ ] Watching Phoenix struggle to get up and shield me even while bleeding on the ground , I couldn't help but shout : [ ] " Senna , that's Caspian's uncle ! You hurt him , and the Hartwell family will destroy you ! " ] A flicker of hesitation crossed Senna's face before she shrugged dismissively . " I've never heard of Caspian having an uncle . Even if he does , look at this weakling - probably some family disappointment . " [] " You really think the Hartwells would come after me , the real Cross heiress , over this nobody ? Get real . Besides , once you're both dead , I'll be the one telling the story . " Phoenix was beaten half to death , and I was tied up tight , completely helpless . [ ] I glared at Senna . " I don't know why you think I stole your identity , but I am absolutely a Cross . I could forgive everything you've done before , but if Phoenix gets hurt , I swear I'll make you beg for death ! " ] Senna suddenly looked at me with pity and burst into laughter . " God , Seraphina , you really won't give up till you're in your grave , will you ? Makes sense - after twenty years of luxury , why would you admit you were switched at birth ? " [ ] " But denying it won't change anything . I already got a DNA test . I'm definitely the Cross heiress ! " ] I stared at her in shock . [ ] DNA test ? How was that even possible ? My parents died years ago . The Cross family was just me and my brother - how could Senna possibly be related to us ? But there was no time to ask questions . The thugs dragged Phoenix and me to the river's edge . [] This river was hundreds of feet deep . Anyone who fell in was dead . ] ] 1 kept looking around desperately , hoping my brother would show up , searching for any chance to escape . [ ] Senna caught on to my thoughts and giggled sweetly . " Still trying to run ? You're so disobedient . Go break her legs before you throw her in . " [ ] One thug picked up a metal pipe and walked toward me . Phoenix , blood streaming down his face , used his last bit of strength to tackle the other thug . " Seraphina , run ! I'll hold them off ! " [ ] " I'm gonna beat you to death , you wannabe hero ! " The punk completely lost it , raising the pipe high above Phoenix's head . [ ] Just then , a car screeched to a stop in front of us . ] " Anyone who doesn't want to die better freeze right now ! " ( 0 ) Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!