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CHAPTER SIXTY-FIVE
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The Devil Who Claimed Me (M x M) CHAPTER 156
JULIAN “I don't know what I'm going to do,” I whisper. “Don't decide anything because you feel like you owe him something.” I look at him sharply. “I don't owe him anything.” “Good.” “And I don't owe you anything, either.” His face falls. “Of course. I know that.” I study him for a moment. There was a time when I would have given anything to hear Theo admit that. To hear him acknowledge that our friendship doesn’t give him ownership over my choices, that caring about someone doesn’t mean they have to put up with being hurt. Now that he’s finally said it, I can’t tell whether it’s too late. “I came here because I was worried about you,” I tell him. “Because no matter what happened between us, I couldn't just ignore that phone call. But that doesn't mean everything is fixed.” “I know.” “And it doesn't mean I'm coming home.” He nods, tears slipping silently down his temples. “I know, Julian.” I reach for the tissue box on the bedside table and hand him one. He takes it wit
The Devil Who Claimed Me (M x M) CHAPTER 155
JULIAN My first thought when I finally get to enter Theo’s room is that Theo doesn’t look like Theo. He looks different as he lies on the bed, all sorts of tubing and monitors connected to him. I’ve never thought of Theo as a particularly intimidating person, but he’s always seemed so certain of himself. Even when he’s wrong, even when he’s being stubborn, he carries himself as if the world will eventually bend to his will. Now, with his face pale and exhaustion written across his features, he looks nothing like his usual self. I stop beside the bed. “Theo.” His eyes open slowly. For a moment, he merely stares at me, as if he can’t believe I’m standing right in front of him. His face crumples slightly before he looks away. Over the past few days, I’ve imagined what I’ll say if I see him again. I’ve rehearsed it in my head several times. I’d tell him he was a liar. I’d tell him he ruined everything. I’d tell him I was tired of being the doormat in our relationship and forgivi
The Devil Who Claimed Me (M x M) CHAPTER 154
JULIANThe reception area is crowded when I arrive at the hospital. People sit in plastic chairs with worried expressions and tired eyes. A child cries somewhere down the corridor. A nurse hurries past with a clipboard tucked against her chest.I find Rick near the emergency department.He’s pacing in front of a row of chairs, his hands buried in his hair. He looks up when he hears my footsteps.“Julian. You’re here.”I stop in front of him. “How is he?”“He’s alive. That’s all I’ve been told so far. I’m waiting for someone to tell me more.”“Have you called his parents?”Rick hesitates and starts fiddling with his fingers. “Um…I’m not sure Theo would want me to. You know how he is.”I press my lips together, trying to steady my breathing. “Do you know why…he did it?”He gives me a strange look. “He’s been having a hard time lately.”I look away. Of course he has. And that’s partly my fault.We’ve been fighting. I left the apartment. I told him I didn’t know if I could forgive him, or
The Devil Who Claimed Me (M x M) CHAPTER 153
JULIANI can’t stop seeing the blood.It’s everywhere whenever I close my eyes. On Nikolai’s knuckles. On Caleb’s mouth. Streaked across Nikolai’s cheekbones and mingling with the fury in his eyes as he lunged at his own brother.This was even worse than when he’d attacked David.I almost couldn’t recognize him anymore. It wasn’t because of the violence, or that I thought the blood had transformed him into some unrecognizable monster.I saw something in him that I didn’t want to see.Nikolai looked at Caleb like he wanted to tear him apart. His own brother. He looked at Derek and River like they were obstacles standing between him and the satisfaction of finishing what he started.Now, sitting on the edge of the bed in the guest room, I press the heels of my hands against my eyes and try to breathe.I don’t know how long I’ve been sitting here. Could be minutes or hours. Time has become somewhat meaningless since Caleb’s chilling revelation.Nikolai killed her.He killed his own mothe
The Devil Who Claimed Me (M x M) CHAPTER 152
NIKOLAI Derek goes still. River stops moving. For a moment, nobody speaks. Then Derek closes his eyes and exhales through his nose. “Damn.” I scoff. “That’s all you’ve got to say?” “What do you expect me to say?” “I expect you to understand that he had no right.” Derek's eyes sharpen. “None of that justifies almost killing your brother.” Caleb makes a sound from the other side of the room. “Thank you for realizing that I’m the victim.” “Shut it, Caleb,” Derek says without looking at him. To me, he says, “You knew this day would come. You knew that if you let Julian get close enough, eventually he'd need to know.” “Not from Caleb.” “Then from whom? You? Would you have told him?” I say nothing. Derek's expression hardens. “That's what I thought.” I try to move past him and he blocks my path. “Get out of my way.” “No. You're not going anywhere until you calm the fuck down.” “I swear to God—” “And I swear to God, Nikolai, if you throw another punch, I'll knock you uncon
The Devil Who Claimed Me (M x M) CHAPTER 151
NIKOLAI I see red and I lunge at Caleb. He twists aside, and we crash into the dresser together. Pain shoots through my shoulder, but I barely register it before Caleb drives his fist into my ribs. I stagger backward. He uses the opening to shove me away. “I was trying to help you!” he shouts. I slam into him again. “Shut your fucking mouth.” We hit the floor in a tangle of limbs and fury. I land a punch against his cheek. He catches me across the mouth. I taste blood, and the metallic tang only makes me angrier. He tries to shove me off. I grab his shirt and punch him again. “You don’t get to make decisions about my life!” “Someone needs to. You’re clearly insane.” I drive my fist into his stomach. He grunts, doubling over, and I take the opportunity to slam him against the floor. “Say that again,” I growl. “Go on. I fucking dare you.” Caleb spits blood onto the rug. “You're proving my point, you maniac.” I hit him. He hits me back. And suddenly it fe
The Devil Who Claimed Me (M x M) CHAPTER THREE
NIKOLAIThe saws whir to life, drowning out the sound of anything else.The thick metallic smell of blood hangs in the air, almost overwhelming the rest of my senses.I focus on the process, not the body beneath my hands. I concentrate my attention on making clean lines, on making accurate, control
The Devil Who Claimed Me (M x M) CHAPTER TWO
NIKOLAII wrinkle my nose as I drag the body across the basement floor and onto the middle of the large nylon.Sweat rolls down my face, dripping onto the floor and my muscles strain from the effort.“I could use a little help here, Caleb,” I mutter to my annoying brother as he stands there and wat
The Devil Who Claimed Me (M x M) CHAPTER FIVE
JULIANHe walks across the room like he owns it. Like everything around him bends to his will.People move out of his way wordlessly as he passes, as if under a spell, creating a space for him to walk freely.His eyes flick over my face as he approaches, slow and assessing, like he’s cataloguing so
The Devil Who Claimed Me (M x M) CHAPTER FOUR
JULIANI hate going to parties. Always have, ever since I was a kid.Maybe it’s the noise, or it’s the being around people, or maybe it’s the forced social interaction.Whatever it is, I do my best to avoid parties.But one thing I can’t do is say no to Theo.Which is how I find myself in Rose Cla
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