ANMELDENFIORELLA’S POV Ghost’s eyes didn’t leave mine. I struggled against the restraints, my body weaker than before for some reason. “Rhys…” Matteo frowned before realization flashed across his face. The doctor and nurses ran out of the room, or at least tried to before someone in the shadows shot th
FIORELLA’S POV I tried to keep my eyes open until Matteo returned, but somewhere along the line, exhaustion and stress dragged me to sleep. I jerked awake at the sound of the door opening. It was almost dark outside. Two guards walked in first and stepped aside for Sera. She carried a tray, smil
FIORELLA’S POV I groaned as light reached my eyes. Every part of my body ached. I tried to turn on my side to ease the discomfort, but I was stuck in place and couldn’t move. That was when I remembered the maid, and the fact that she had knocked me unconscious with a spray. My eyes flew open.
RHYS’S POV The smell of blood filled the room, followed by the gut-wrenching sound of a man’s scream. Good. I found his screams useful. It meant the pain was working. I pressed his other hand flat against the table and drove a blunt and rusty saw blade through four fingers. “Tell me what I
FIORELLA’S POV I turned off my phone after my call with Matteo and went to bed with a heavy heart. Morning came quicker than I would have liked. Gabby came into my room first as I hadn’t seen her after my visit to the brothel. “Damon was here yesterday.” She sat beside me on the couch. “I made
FIORELLA’S POV [TRIGGER WARNINGS: Trigger Warnings: This chapter contains references to sexual assault, self-harm, suicidal ideation, emotional abuse, coercion, blackmail, and trauma.] I didn’t even notice the sun had almost gone down. I must have been lying in bed for hours after cutting myself







