LOGIN“He has the gene present for people with Alzheimer’s but we can’t say for certainty that anything on it will develop yet.” The doctor explained, keeping his voice low. I was grateful that Margot wasn’t here. That it was just him and I. “It’s an indicator, not a definitive diagnosis. We’ll need to monitor him closely over the coming months and run a few follow-up cognitive assessments to establish a clear baseline.”A hollow ache had started in my chest. It kept growing larger, digging deeper with every breath I took. I rubbed my neck. “But he has memory lapses already.”“Yes. Strange, isn’t it?” He pulled out some x-rayscans and held them up to the light box, tracing a finger along the gray, shadowed contours of the images. “Technically, at his age and at this early stage, his brain should show some deterioration in the memory lapses around the hippocampus, but as you can see, everything looks relatively normal.”The doctor pointed to two small, neatly defined curves near the center o
I did not regret many things in my life. Regretting them means that I would have made a different choice, gone through a different path than the one I had right now. But I would have done it again. And again. Without a single thought. “You knew they were together?” Garett’s wide eyes and grin should have set me off. And perhaps, in another world, they would have. But I didn’t care. “And you said nothing?”I stood from my seat. “If that is all—”“Hey, hey.” He blocked my entrance out the door, his green eyes wild and frantic as he chuckled again, shrugging. “You didn’t think of telling the rest of the council? Or making us know your dear friend was fucking your—”My hand shot out, wrapping around his neck as I pinned him to the wall. “Finish the fucking sentence and I’d snap you like a twig. And drop that knife of yours down, you know it won’t do any damage. You’re not stupid.”Garett’s eyes bulged, but the grin on his lips only grew larger as he rasped. “You know, I’ve always thou
“I was surprised to see you had Blake’s phone.” Margot stared at me the way she always had except this time, she managed to keep a rein over her resentment. “And that you called me to see me.” The smell of the hospital was still strong enough to make me feel sick, but somehow, nothing could compare to the despair I was already feeling. The way my heart stopped a beat every time I heard the sound of feet behind me. “I didn’t have anyone else to ask.” About Decker. I didn’t have to say it but I knew she already understood. I knew by now that the first and last time she reached out to me was because she wanted to use me. I knew that. But I also knew she was an extension of Vincent’s will— and Vincent wanted Decker as my bodyguard. I didn’t fully understand why he cared or wanted me but I knew if I called her and demanded for certain things like helping me take Decker to the hospital and keeping any of my friends— including Blake away from this floor, he would make her appear and
“It doesn’t seem like you’re having fun, hatchling.” Blake murmured softly, his head resting on my shoulder. He’d drank— because Sasha had dared him to. It turned out that he hadn’t drank beer before so his tolerance was shit. “That’s sad. I wanted you to have fun.”“He’s such a clinger. Not unlike my idiot.” Sasha sat opposite us with Slink resting on her lap. He was fully gone, that one, snoring even. “But I don’t trust him.”Blake chuckled. “You don’t have to trust me. She does.”Sasha didn’t look at him. “Nah. She’s not that stupid.” Then she looked at Buggy and Scarlett. The two of them had decided to stick together since everyone else was paired. It was an odd sight. Big, chubby Buggy and small , petite Scarlett screaming their lungs out at the lyrics on screen, swaying but holding onto each other to stop themselves from toppling. Wolf would have found it funny too. Today, Blake had gotten two more Ducati motorcycles— one for Slink and Sasha as we raced through the traffic he
“Wait, what?” Garett suddenly leaned in, his eyes gleaming in a way that made me feel too aware. “He had his claws in Remy?”I stared at him as my heart raced. Decker… decker had saved me. Twice. He was… he was my only family. I couldn’t—But he abandoned me. He left me alone here. He said we’d talk but we haven’t. And I’m so scared. And confused. Garett was the one talking to me. He was the only one that listened. That didn’t ask too many questions or look at me strangely. “Yeah,” I whispered, the word scraping past the raw, tight knot in my throat. “He’s using her. She likes him b-but that’s not her fault. He’s the adult. He’s the one who should leave her alone but he never does.”Garett’s lips curved into a slow smile. He moved away, tapping the table. “That’s such… lovely new information. Who would have thought? It makes sense now. Their… fight.” He leaned closer all of a sudden. “What else do you need to know?”I moved away. The room seemed to tilt. The walls pressed in, suffo
“Hey, hey. Slow down.” But I couldn’t. All I could see was… Decker’s face as the gunshot echoed throughout the house. The way he fell. And didn’t move as blood pooled throughout the house. I could still feel the way my body shook as the bullet shook my whole body. The way I couldn’t breathe because I knew— I knew I had to leave. If anyone saw me there, if Samantha returned… what if Cole found out? What was I going to do?Remy. Remy can’t find out. “Here.” Garett slid a glass of water to me. Unlike everyone else, he wasn’t staring at me strangely. Not like the other men that surrounded him. He treated me normally. He treated me well. “Drink.”I could feel their gazes as I picked up the glass and drank. The water refused to go down almost as if my throat had completely closed off, but I forced myself to swallow anyway, the icy liquid burning like fire on the way down.“See? That wasn’t so bad, was it?” Garett murmured, taking the glass back before my trembling fingers could drop it
I made a face staring at the rest of the crew who were, for some fucking reason, sitting all in front of me like I did something. Did someone see? They did, didn’t they? Fucking hell. Doesn’t matter. I’m not letting Decker go. Not after that kiss. No way in hell. “So…” I drawled, trying to flas
“Never seen anyone look this pretty to unclog a toilet before. You seen it before, Slink?” Buggy asked. Slink, the two timing bastard, leaned backwards into the cars. “Been in a rundown club with piss being sprayed in the air. Never a pretty woman going at it with shit.” I stopped my momentary
I looked much more like my father than I did my mom which wasn’t too disappointing especially since he was still a stud at fifty. Gray hair that made him like a silver fox in his prime. And those dark eyes that spelled trouble. Made sense why mom fell for him. Also made sense why I fell for Dec
They missed me so much, it was almost unbelievable. “Jesus Christ, did you get surgery , when did your ass get so big?!” Buggy said, his gold teeth gleaming at me. “You look so fucking hot, Remy!” An old rookie and friend, Slink chipped in. “Hope you’re staying forever, this time! Almost got







