Se connecterThis 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
"I'm sorry," He says suddenly gripping my shoulder, almost...tenderly? The rage I'd seen just moments ago clouding his features is now gone, replaced by remorse and for some reason that scares me more than the rage. "I shouldn't have yelled at you." He sighs trailing his fingers along the bruise on
Ava This can't be happening. This cannot be happening. My entire life. Everything was a lie. Every. Single. Thing. "Why would you keep this from me until now?" My mother slept with Ricán O'Sullivan, who just so happens to be her first husband and my brother's father. Which meant that Aaron
His words should scare me, especially since they are paired with that look in his eyes, but instead, the words 'Fuck you' lie on the tip of my tongue, unable to leave my lips between my struggle for air. He leans in, so close that I can feel his breath on my nose and notice the light sheen of swe
Ava I blinked slowly as my mind started to come to it. Ugh, what happened? The last thing I remember was... Benjamin. The images from earlier slam into me with full force. Me leaving the gallery. Benjamin handing me a bottle of water. We were talking and then... a gasp ripped from my lungs. "G







