LOGINThis book is officially over. I can't believe I finished it. There were times I wanted to give up. Times I did at some point, but for some reason, I always found the energy to push through. I want to thank everyone who gave this book a chance. Without you, this book wouldn't be as successful as it
“Nikolai, I- ouch” She takes a step towards me and then stops, her face twisting into a grimace. I'm at her side in an instant, my hands around her shoulder, steadying her, “What's wrong?” I ask, my gaze scanning her carefully. My eyes land on the thin ragged line on her knee. The edges are raw, a
To be honest I wouldn't blame her if she did. She’d just seen me torture information out of a man. A man who deserves every bit of pain I dished out to him and more but still. Ava wasn’t used to this. She wasn’t used to seeing other people suffer. I was. I thought I could shield her from the darknes
Nikolai There's a solid second that follows after I see her, where the two of us just stare at each other, neither one of us willing to break contact first. Fuck. She wasn't supposed to be here. How the hell did she even find this place? "Ava, wait," Her eyes widened, a flicker of panic cross
I don’t. My pulse dips, and my heart rate spikes. The passageway is dark and the light seeping in from the library barely serves as an adequate lighting source. I whip out my phone and turn on the flashlight, barely containing the scream that threatens to erupt from my throat, when I see a roach s
The drawing is far from perfect, but it's perfect enough to make Kira smile, and that's enough for me. “Do you think Papa will like it?” I smile softly, brushing a strand of her dark hair away from her face. "I think your papa will love it.” Kira's smile brightens even more. The door to the
Ava My mother had a saying. The world is an unpredictable place. It was a generic saying. One I knew that she was not the first to say but one she repeated often enough for me to align the saying with her name. However, it isn't until this very moment that I understand why she said it so often.
Cara’s jaw tightens, the anger in her shoulders clashing with the worry on her face. “That sounds like a damn setup.” “I know,” I sigh, rubbing the back of my neck. “Then you’re not actually thinking of going, right?” She crosses her arms, eyes narrowing. My silence must give me away because her
Ava When my phone chimes in my pocket, alerting me of a notification three days later, my entire body goes numb as I stare at the words on my screen that seem to drown out the careless chatter all around the hallway. It’s a text. But it’s not just any text, no, it’s the kind of text you don’t exp
“He’s going to find out eventually,” she says and I let out an inaudible sigh. “I know but …” “But what Ava. Please, for once just listen to me. I’m telling you that this is a bad idea and if you valued my opinion as your best friend, you wouldn’t go ahead with whatever this is.” I swallow hard,







