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Chapter 80: I pity her

Gavin Hawkins’ POV

I would like to say everything was going according to my plan. But it wasn’t.

Lyric was never meant to be part of my life, and it would take me a year to realize it.

Because if something wasn’t yours, it would hurt you until you realized it.

---

I pulled my Jeep into the driveway of Alessio’s house, gripping my keys tightly as I made my way to the door. Lyric and her aunt were safer in my house than they were anywhere in Velmont, but that didn’t mean Alessio couldn’t still harm them.

I wasn’t going to let that happen.

Running a hand through my hair, I tried to ignore the weight of the steel tucked into my jeans.

I pressed the doorbell. A sharp voice erupted from the speaker beside the gate.

"Who is it?"

"Gavin Hawkins. I'm here to see your boss, Alessio," I spoke into the intercom.

The response was immediate and laced with hostility.

"My boss says he doesn’t know a Gavin Hawkins. Leave be
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