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sound of my words. Her lips part and I see the conflicted conte

she won't let herself give

resists me. The only other living woman part of Sofía's friendship circle that actively s

d glances at me for a brief moment before she looks away. Gray starts to walk away f

uriosity I fo

ht with heat and the muscle in my jaw ticks. A sheen of sweat dot

, Gray steps before me and places a firm hand on my c

joke, what's he doing here anyway?" I try to keep my

is not the tim

tension rise from my core and sizzle within m

n, her hesitation answers plenty. She's o

voice falters in a soft whisper and her

and calling the police but when I make e

o Baxter fucking Caine and grab him by the collar; I ignore all the gasps and sudden stirs of chaos arou

for a blink of a moment when his iris pools with a dark sa

d it's way into my life and took advantage of my sister. This sick bastar

the wall, his lips curve and he hisses

and burns all paths to sensible tho

ne and everything around me turns into white noise. Nothing around me is clear, only my hatred towards thi

ls but it's yelling at a brick

t I have towards this disappointment to humanity. I swore on my life that when

eneath me, even getting in a few lucky punches in. But I'm stronger and

truggle to breathe. Baxter frantically scratches and claws at my arms for relief but I only tighten in grip and grit my t

r break my promises," I growl just when

t murder is written all over his emerald gaze. He wheezes and reaches for his throat while being helped upright by The White Pearl

face holds a sinister promise. A promise for much darker days. I

They attempt to move me to the back of the restaurant to a holding room when Wilson steps in and flashes them h

ft her, immobile and bleak

door. She yanks out of my grip and leads the way. Her elbow is now covered in that asshole's blood, I grimace. That asshole t

er talks about it-not even to Sofía-but thank f

ression but I take it wordlessly. I stumble from surprise but hold my ground with a glare. Gray's purse

elf at the end of her long manicured finger. "How da

d I do?" I scoff, appalled

m that makes my skin itch. "Well let me fill you in on what happened, hmm? You assaulted a

my voice much higher than I mean to. "He deser

t I made a promise to Morgan to never tell a

people like that. Violence..." she sucks in a breath. "Violence is never t

a monster," I spit out excess blood tha

ses through her body at the sight of his blood. I reach for her and

ns hurt more t

t and she just breathes through her nose with a ti

is being around you any longer than I should've been

ween us. I'm a tease and I know it but I'd never act on it, Gray would never allo

brushing against the wall is the only sound in the tense and dark alleyway, the only light is from the streetlig

but even I know that's a far stretch. And her heartless capabilities first got proven on m

d there, saying a

corner of my left eye but I ignore it as I

ealing. Gray is naturally beautiful, it never really matters what she wears but she's not one to be casual and comfo

r in spaghetti straps, it's di

down her back. Her arms wrap around her slim waist and unintentionally pull the dress higher to

ruined and you have me to thank for that. The

s an angelic melody. "I don't need your version of tox

arch an eyebrow and she shru

st the back of my head against the brick wall. My fingers intertwine and it's just myself and stray ca

so is the director. They'll just have t

a shadow obscures against the distant light. I hear his chuckle before I see his green eyes. I get to my feet

e wall and pulls something o

it and pulls a generous amount of lung cancer through hi

ugh, you fucking dipshit," I step towar

or my date, the one you deprived me of," he

f my head and I take a step back. I couldn't care less about going to jail, I've been there and I've alread

I bend and pick it up. I grimace at the dry blood that taints it. The

don't you think she would've stuck around for it?" I

hat I want to leave. He finds a way to safely weave me through the restless current of paparazzi

ask him from the backseat and he raises an eyebrow at me from the

of my knuckles are still bleeding. I loosen my tie and take off the jacket just as he stops at h

t and press o

the door in nothing but a black silk ro

s what, I cross the thresh