Damien's POVThe air in the car was heavy, quiet and filled with suspicionRobert sat beside me, chewing at the inside of his cheek like he was holding back everything he wanted to say. Maybe he was but I didn't care.My fingers curled around the armrest of the wheelchair I still occupied, publicly, at least. An illusion I wasn’t ready to give up just yet. I want them keep underestimating me. Let them keep thinking that I am weak and broken.Robert beside me, pretending innocence like he hadn’t been in that damn house the night it rained bullets and bodies?. He claims to be innocent and I really want to believe him, I swear I want to, cause he is still my blood in the end, but the pieces he was displaying weren't just adding up.My guts tells me he has something to do with the attack and my guts is almost never wrong.“I already told you,” Robert said again, voice low. “I had nothing to do with the attack, Damien. I don’t even know how they got past security.”I looked at him, long an
Ryan pushed the door open with one hand, his boots tapping lightly against the floor as he stepped in, only to come to an abrupt stop.The room was empty.His eyes scanned the bed, rumpled but unoccupied. His gaze darted to the bathroom door, slightly ajar. Silence. No light.“Tracey?” he called, voice low but taut.There was no answer.He moved quickly down the hall, sharp footsteps growing faster with every step until he reached the door at the end, the one she had no business opening.He entered.There she stood.In the dimly lit room, Tracey stood frozen near the hospital bed, her arns folded tightly across her chest as if to hold herself steady. Her eyes were fixed on the old man lying beneath the blanket, his frail hand reaching out as he murmured something soft and delirious.The moment Ryan stepped in, his breath hitched. His face lost all color.“You’re not supposed to be in here,” he said, stunned.Tracey turned to face him slowly, her expression unreadable. There was no fea
TRACEY’S P.O.V“Your son’s girlfriend?” I frowned at him, completely thrown off. . “Excuse me?”He didn’t look alarmed or even seem surprised. He let out a weak tired kind of smile like he was watching something play out exactly the way he expected.“Did I get that wrong?” he asked, tilting his head slightly. “Aren't you his girlfriend?”“I… what?“I shook my head “Sorry, Who are we talking about here?” I raised a brow, arms folding across my chest, as I stared at the man scared if I break eye contact I might lose the little truth I was searching for. “Who’s your son, if I may ask?”He chuckled softly, like he found the question amusing. “You don’t have to pretend with me, sweetheart. I may be old, but I’m not blind. You’ve got that look. The kind of look women get when they love a man who doesn’t give them easy answers.”Okay. This man was crazy. Cause why the hell was he speaking in parables I didn't seem to understand.I stared at him, heart starting to beat a little harder. “I’m n
TRACEY'S P.O.VI couldn’t sleep.No matter how many times I tossed or turned on that damn bed, nothing worked. The walls were too quiet and everywhere felt too stiff for me.Even the breeze against the window felt like someone there was watching and that kept my eyes wide open.It wasn’t because I was scared, I’d lived through worse. But there was something off about tonight, like I was on the edge of something and I couldn’t quite see what.So, I got up.I had No plan. No shoes. Just the oversized shirt I had taken from the safehouse earlier and my own restless legs pacing down the hallway like they had a destination of their own. My hands were stuffed deep into the pockets, and I rubbed my palm nervously against themselves.I found myself walking toward the side of the house Ryan disappeared into earlier. I hadn’t seen him since dinner, and I guess I figured this was probably where he had his room.I told myself that maybe distraction could help right now and that included having
TRACEY'S P.O.V "Are you freaking in love with the boss?" Those words rebooted in my head while I sat down, looking pale and out of the world. I didn’t realize I had been staring really hard at Skylo until he clicked his finger in the air against my face, and I snapped out of my dazed thoughts. I quickly shake my head and scoffed. “What?“ I narrowed my eyes, acting offended and dismissing his words. Skylo simply folded his hands, standing in front of me like he had all the right to dip me into some heated interrogation I didn't beg for. “Don’t what me, Tracey. I asked a question and I won’t repeat it again.” He clenched his jaw, brows slightly furrowed like he had already drawn out the answer in his mind and just wanted confirmation. I scoffed again, rolling my eyes at him. I was trying so hard to hide my emotions, but the rapid pace of my heartbeat betrayed me. I knew he noticed. Of course, he would. He wasn't Damien's most trusted man for no reason. He always did notice eve
Tracey’s P.O.VI was pacing the damn room again.My feet dragged over the cold floor of this damn safe house. It felt like I was fucking tracing a curse with the rythmic movement.Back and forth. Back and forth. The room wasn’t even big, but I’d been walking it like it was a whole fucking football field.My hands curled into a fists clenched. I wasn’t even angry anymore, at least not as angry as I was minutes ago when Damien had locked me in.I still wasn't over the fact that he had freaking locked me inWho the hell does that? We had just survived a goddamn shoot-out where people had bleed to death and this fucker of a man had the audacity to stuff me into this room again and alone.He didn't even consider thinking if I was still scared or traumatized from what had happened earlier.Earlier, When Damien had said he'd be leaving the safehouse, I had begged Damien to let me go along with him, but what did he do?He had bluntly rejected and told me to stay in here and when I decided to