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CHAPTER 46. OUT OF MY LIFE

RYDER

“So here's how it's gonna be, Ciara. I ask the questions and you try your hardest to be honest. Do you understand?!“

Her defiant stare was the last of her pride, but I knew she got the message. They took the duct tape off.

“Now tell me, how did you know I was staking out Hara's apartment?“

“I followed you every night, and you know what? You're a bastard and I hope you rot in hell for every pain I went through. You treated me like some worthless creature and then you ran off to that freak!“

“Her name's Hara. Be sure to remember that, or I'm slitting that tongue of yours,“

“I don't give a damn about her name! My heart's hurting. I can't afford any iota of niceness right now,“

“Don't come playing the victim with me, Ciara. It doesn't suit you. And for the record, whatever pain you had to endure was caused by you. I never gave you a reason to think I had feelings for you. Hell, I never shot any shots at you. All I've ever done from the onset is reject you