Murphy's POVIt was way past midnight but I couldn't sleep, I just couldn't sleep. I was standing at the balcony of my building overlooking the bright city below me with nothing but a robe draped around my body and a wine glass in my hand.You think you want power, you think you want to have a taste of it. You think you want the money and the fame and the highest spot on the chain of command, but wait until you get them before you realize how tiresome they are.Wait until you have that level of power before you make you realize how many people you need to bury to be able to keep that power, and how many people you need to bury before you ascend even higher. For me, it had cost me a lot more than it ever did anyone. Hell, I had to plough through my own family to be where I was, but that's another story, a story I didn't like talking about. For now, I had one more person I had to bury, Myles Voss!I was sick and tired of the Ice King, at least that's what they called him by day and onl
Myles's POVI completely ignored the flashes from the cameras and the constant pestering of the press as I led Serena out of the courtroom and into my waiting car. I held her hand as we walked, and this alone was making the press go crazy; I could feel it.Thankfully, Serena didn't struggle or put up a fight. She allowed me to lead her to the car and open the door for her as she went in quietly. I turned and slid into the seat next to her and ordered my driver to drive to one of the most beautiful restaurants in the city.“What are you doing?!” Serena immediately looked up.“We're going to have lunch,” I replied.“I don't want to have lunch with you! Thanks, but no thanks!” “I'm hungry and I need to talk with you, so we'll talk there. Suit yourself if you don't want to eat.”She fell silent for a while before speaking up again.“What do you even want to talk about?!” She was almost screaming. “You completely threw me out! You gave me false hopes, made me believe you were going to sol
Serena's POVGasps. Actual gasps could be heard all through the courtroom following Myles's words, and believe me, I was even more shocked.Judge Poe pushed back from the bench with a small frown on his face.“I.. I’m sorry, Mr. Voss. You can’t just stroll in mid-trial and make declarations. This is highly improper...”“I’m aware of court protocol, Your Honor,” Myles cut in, already pulling out a folded document from the inside of his coat. He held it like a magician with the final card in his deck. “My Notice of Appearance was submitted this morning, timestamped by the clerk at 9:03 a.m. Section 115.20 of the New York State Criminal Procedure Law allows for a change in counsel at any point during the trial, provided the substitution does not cause undue delay. I intend to proceed immediately after recess. No delays and no obstruction.”He raised an eyebrow, almost daring the judge to push him.Judge Poe narrowed his eyes. “You’re invoking that clause mid-hearing?”“I am. And since my
Serena's POVIn the days that followed, a lot of ideas came to my head, a lot of possible outcomes for my life and different paths I could just decide to take, but each path didn't turn out well for me.I could run away, far away, but I knew that eventually the law would catch up to me, and it would even be worse. My mom was still at the hospital, but at this point, I figured I'd be doing her a favor if I ran off.The letter I received from my lawyer that morning was still clutched firmly in my grip, and my lawyer's words kept playing over and over again in my head.“I'm writing to let you know that I can no longer represent you in your case due to unpaid legal fees. I understand you're going through a difficult time, but as a private attorney, I can't continue without compensation.You have two options now: Request a court-appointed lawyer — the court will assign one to you if you can't afford private counsel. Or represent yourself in court.If you choose the first, make sure to info
Myles's POV“Geez.. sweet mother of God!”“What the hell?!”“What the fuck is that?!” The exclamations went up all over the room when I threw the briefcase open before the heads of the Hellfangs MC.“This, gentlemen, is what remains of Trevor,” I told them. They couldn't believe their ears. They couldn't believe that they'd heard the right thing, and I could tell by the surprised looks on their faces.“Jesus Christ!” Dean exclaimed. “It really is, Trevor! Look at that tattoo under his left eye!”“Has anyone been in contact with Trevor in the last 48 hours?” Bruno asked. “Why don't you ask the poor bastard?” Kennedy snapped. “He's right in front of you.”“What's left of him anyway?” Dean added.“Enough of that.” I snapped and shut down the briefcase. “We have a fallen comrade and we'll do all we can to give him a proper send off, but in the meantime, we've got an enemy to watch.”“Murphy..” Bruno growled.“Yes. The very one.” I nodded. “Seems we have a lot on our hands now, even mor
Serena's POVI hastily slipped out of the bathtub and wrapped a bathrobe around my body, and headed towards the door. I hastily picked up the note and opened the door, but there was no one in the hallway.“Umm.. Becca?” I called loudly but got no response. “Becca? Are you there?”I still have no reply.I wish I had a weapon now. I wish I had at least had something to defend myself, but there was nothing, so I slowly began to walk towards the living room carefully and quietly, too.Becca was in the house, but why was she not answering? Had something happened to her? God, I prayed and hoped that she was okay.I reached the living room, but there was still no one in sight. I was about to turn towards another passageway when someone suddenly stepped out from there, running into me.I screamed, she screamed, and we both screamed again.“Becca!” I exclaimed.“Serena!” Becca had her hand to her chest and was breathing really fast, trying to steady her breathing. “You scared me! What are you