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Chapter 18. Velvet and Blood
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2024-06-08 01:10:03
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EXCEPTION Chapter 36. A Nightmare in Charcoal Grey
The metallic taste of blood was heavy on my tongue, and my vision swam every time I tried to focus. My jaw throbbed where Blaine’s fist had hit me, and my ribs burned with every breath I forced into my lungs. I was an absolute mess, tied down to that cold iron chair, my skin already turning into deep purple bruises.Yet, the physical pain was not what was tearing me apart. It was the memory of our last conversation at the restaurant. I think it’s time I send you away. He had wanted me gone. He had pushed me away, built his walls higher, and basically told me I did not matter to him.But despite the ice in his eyes, despite the brutal rejection that had broken my heart hours ago... a stubborn, desperate part of me still believed he would come. I was terrified, yes, but beneath the terror was a foolish, burning hope that Courtney would never let another man destroy what belonged in his world.Blaine stepped back into the flickering light, tossing his phone to his man with a cruel smile.
EXCEPTION Chapter 35. The Devil You Know
A throbbing pain hammered against the inside of my skull, waking me up before my eyes could even open. The acrid, sweet taste of the chemical was still thick on my tongue, making my stomach churn violently. I tried to lift my hands to wipe my face, but a sharp, biting resistance pulled me back.I blinked against the harsh, flickering glare of a single bare lightbulb hanging from a concrete ceiling. Reality hit me like ice water. I was strapped tightly to a cold, metallic chair. Thick industrial ropes bit into my wrists behind my back, and my ankles were bound securely to the iron legs. The air was damp, smelling of rust and wet cement—a basement somewhere deep in the city’s underbelly.“Awake at last, my brilliant wife,” a voice echoed from the shadows.A heavy shiver shot straight down my spine. That voice. It was a ghost I had spent months running from, a nightmare I thought I had finally escaped.Blaine stepped out into the light. He looked exactly as he did in my worst memories—im
EXCEPTION Chapter 34. In the Line of Fire
The sentence hung between us like a thick cloud of stagnant smoke, suffocating and heavy. My fork slipped from my numb fingers, clinking weakly against the porcelain plate before rolling onto the white tablecloth. I couldn’t breathe. I couldn’t even blink. I just stared at the calm, terrifyingly detached man sitting across from me, his face showing absolutely no remorse for the bomb he had just dropped.“Send me away?” I repeated, my voice barely above a whisper, though it carried the weight of a desperate scream. “Just like that? You drag me into your bloody war, you let me see the bodies, you let me feel the heat of your gun, and now that things are getting complicated, you want to throw me out like trash?”Courtney didn’t look up. He reached into the inner pocket of his tailored coat, pulled out a silver cigarette case, and picked one out with agonizing slowness. His movements were calculated, designed to make me feel small. “It was never a game, Adeleine,” he said, his voice droppi
EXCEPTION Chapter 33. The Python’s Ghost
The room was dark, save for the faint glow of moonlight streaming through the gaps in the curtains. I shifted under the covers, my mind still buzzing with the bitter remnants of last night’s conversation. Every word Courtney had thrown at me was fresh, eating away at me through the long hours of the night. The finality in his voice had left a hollow ache in my chest.I blinked, adjusting my eyes to the dim light, and froze.There, sitting on the wooden chair right beside my bed, was Courtney. My eyes widened. His frame was mostly shadowed, but I could make out the heavy outline of his broad shoulders and the sheer weight he seemed to carry even in stillness. My heart skipped a beat as my brain scrambled to make sense of it.How long had he been sitting there in the dark?I sat up slowly, keeping my movements cautious, my gaze locked onto him. “Courtney?” My voice came out cracked and soft, still thick with sleep.He turned his head slightly toward me. In the weak moonlight, his face c
EXCEPTION Chapter 32. Reckless Bravery
Four hours had passed since Julian brought me back to the Redstone Building. He had been stationed right outside the door the entire time, guarding the perimeter without a word. Left alone inside, the silence began to grate on my nerves as I waited for Courtney to show up.I stood before the full-length mirror, looking at what was left of myself. My hair hung down in loose waves, contrasting with the dark pajamas and oversized shirt I had changed into. But as I stared, the reflection blurred, replaced by the chaos at the warehouse. The threats, the sharp crack of gunfire—it all echoed in my head like a constant scream.Yet, it wasn’t just the violence. It was Courtney’s strange hold over the people at that party. He carried himself like a man who owned the room, blending in so effortlessly that he almost seemed harmless to the untrained eye. Charismatic, composed. But he was only charming on the surface. Only those who dared to cross him knew the darker truth lurking beneath the suit.
EXCEPTION Chapter 31. Madison Moore
A heavy tension hung in the air, the silence suffocating. The men stood before us, their eyes locked onto ours, ready to unleash hell at any second. Yet, even with the looming threat, my gaze stayed fixed on Courtney. The look on his face was terrifyingly calm—as if nothing in this world could shake him, as if he could face down an entire army without a single flicker of hesitation.But despite his confidence, a knot of anxiety tightened in my chest about what would happen after tonight.My thoughts cut short when Courtney flicked his Zippo, holding the flame to the cigarette between his lips.Wait. It wasn’t just a cigarette.Before I could even process it, he hurled the makeshift smoke grenade directly toward the group with lethal precision. A sharp blast ripped through the gravel, followed instantly by amplified screams as the explosion tore through their ranks. The acrid smell of gunpowder flooded the air. Thick, gray smoke choked my lungs, blinding everything in sight.Courtney vi
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