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Hael’s P.O.VThe jet had just taken off and already I knew this was a mistake. I shouldn’t have left Violet back at home, not with everything going on and definitely not after I fucked things up between us. That day hung over my head, a storm cloud ready to burst that even Cole began to notice. If he told me one more time to beg for her forgiveness, I was going to throw him off the jet. Realizing I was wrong was one thing, but actually apologizing for it…Never in my life was I the one to apologize. The words weren’t in my vocabulary, but I knew that if I didn’t do something to atone for my mistake, I’d lose her forever If I haven’t already…Fuck, I should’ve found a way for her to come with us. My leg continued bouncing no matter how many times I tried forcing it to still. Cole noticed instantly, a knowing look on his face as he settled into his seat.“How much trouble could she really get into in one weekend?” He had asked. I returned his look with a much dryer one.
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Hael’s P.O.V. “Cole, give her your shirt.” I ordered him. He tossed it at her face. She caught it just in time, flipping him off before shrugging it over her shoulders. It reached around mid-thigh and was the perfect length for what I had in mind. I darkened my features, drinking in the rage and hopelessness I’d been feeling these past few days, since I heard her and Violet’s conversation in the hall’s at Darling. Mykelle’s treatment of Violet had been my fault. I didn’t tell her to make her life hell, but I’d also done nothing to stop her. Hearing her say she wasn’t wanted, that it was a feeling she was used to, tore me to shreds. Even now, I could feel the soul deep agony and hear the mate-bond crying out, echoing Violet’s pain. Mykelle’s expression shuttered as she took in the obvious change. It pleased me more than words could express that she stepped back when I approached, glancing at Cole as though he’d dare help her. “You don’t get to know what this is about. You’re goin
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Hael’s P.O.V. This small act of kindness changed nothing. I still couldn’t stand Mykelle, whether it be her voice or the way she clung to power like she couldn’t breathe without it. I didn’t want there to be more to her, because if there truly was something human lurking beneath the surface, then it just might make me hate her less. The inside of the place was as luxurious as one would think a long-term mental facility would be. Polished tile floors and spotless walls paved the way through a series of hallways that all looked the same. There were doors everywhere, each one with darkened windows. We made it to a set of elevators without seeing a single person. “The employees are on the other floors. This floor is where they process new patients. Second floor is where group activities are held and for short-term patients. Third floor is long-term patients, but there’s a room that’s bigger than the rest. I heard two of the orderly’s talking about it, and they say the person in there
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Hael’s P.O.V. Rushing to ease her panic, I grabbed her trembling hands. “Yes, it’s me. You’re right.” In the very back of my head, I processed her words. The little boy she took. That meant it wasn’t her. Someone else kidnapped me. “Who is she, Evelyn? Did she hurt Violet too?” I asked without thinking. Evelyn let out a strangled croak. “Violet. Oh, my poor Violet. My sweet Violet. She didn’t deserve this. She didn’t deserve to die.” Die? She thought Violet was dead? I had no doubt that if someone were to blame, it was the same fucker who put her here—my father. “Violet isn’t dead, Evelyn. She’s alive.” Evelyn shook her head, going faster and faster until I wondered if I should restrain her. “No, no, no, no, no. She’s dead! Gone! I was there, I saw it. I saw it all! He got her….” I grabbed her by the shoulders, holding her firmly enough that she couldn’t escape. Each word that left my mouth was spoken carefully. “I just saw her, Evelyn. She is alive and well. I’m going to kee
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Violet’s P.O.VWhat the hell did I just do? I must’ve been having an out of body moment, because as I looked down, I could see myself descending into a full blown spiral.Lorenzo Santino and his mother, head of the fucking Mafia, were dead.Olive, who was comatose in the front seat, was clearly going through the same inner struggle as I was. Then again, I never did ask whether or not Olive had ever killed before. Up until now, it wasn’t exactly a question that crossed my mind.Like some kind of femme fatale, I set their bodies and the entire bar on fire. Oh, this was so not good. Goddess, if Elijah knew the kind of person I was turning into, he’d likely have a stroke.There was a war brewing in my body, tearing my soul in two. The girl I once was, the one who only knew danger through the novels she read, was fighting the person I had always been, the one I caught glimpses of in my forgotten memories.I didn’t want to be a murderer, but I couldn’t go back to the girl who was terrified
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Violet’s P.O.V.It was Olive, and she was pissed. Rarely ever did she raise her voice, or toss aside her cool and aloof persona. The octave she was hitting told me exactly who was on the receiving end of her wrath. “I didn’t know, Olive. Fuck! Do you think I’d knowingly put either of you in danger?”There was a sharp smack that had me stopping in my tracks, my feet sinking into the dark carpet I stood on. Erik wouldn’t have hit his sister, no matter what stupid mistakes he’d made. If it was Olive that resorted to violence, then I was truly worried for their relationship.“She has someone after her, Erik!” She hissed venomously. “Someone who wants to kill her. If you had come to us with this instead of going behind my back, we could’ve told you that the person who wants Violet dead knows the Santino family.”I didn’t dare let myself think about the fact that my mother’s stalker hadn’t wanted her dead. No, he wanted to keep her. In a way, that was worse.Erik was silent for several se
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Violet’s P.O.V.“Are you alright, Violet? You seem a bit distracted.” Elijah’s voice pulled me back to the present, but in a way, it was worse than the storm clouds that now made up my thoughts.After Olive’s badass confrontation with her mother, Monday rolled around with a quickness that left me reeling. She was still worried about what we’d done to Cortana and Lorenzo, but so was I. Hael and Cole had gone back to the scene of the crime, wiped the footage of all nearby cameras, and destroyed Olive’s car so that it couldn’t be traced back to us.There was one problem—one Hael reluctantly told me, but only because I’d threatened never to speak to him again if he didn’t.In the wreckage, there were three bodies found.That of Cortana Santino and her son, and the last, a body guard who’s head had been used as a wedge to prop open the back door.Killer, as I dubbed him, was not among the dead.That meant he was not only very much alive, but he was the only person who knew some semblance o
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Hael’s P.O.V.All night, I fought sleep.It would creep up on me, tugging at my eyelids. Without moving, not wanting to wake up the pale-haired angel clinging to me, I’d chase it away.I didn’t want to miss out on this—on any of it.When Violet told me to get into bed with her, I thought she’d finally lost her mind. Insanity wouldn’t have changed things between us, not one bit. Even if she were as unhinged as Ariana, I’d still want her.It was the fact that she wanted me close—wanted me touching her—that rendered me speechless.Playing with her, edging her towards a mind-shattering orgasm, was much different than this. In a way, this felt more intimate. It was something my mind screamed at me to run away from, while the mate-bond and my wolf beckoned me in closer.For hours I listened to her soft snores, watching the way her eyes moved beneath her lids, peppered with lavender veins that ended at her long lashes. Every pass my fingers made down her spine was met with a breathy, content
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