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Chapter 71
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2026-04-28 01:00:14"SILAS!" I scream, my throat raw. The name tears out of me, jagged and desperate. I turn back to Atticus as he coughs, blood splattering across my arms, chest, and face. Tears blur my vision and all I can see is red. "Atticus. You have to keep your eyes open. Please."
He coughs again, wet and rattling, then forces out words that shouldn't be his last, but they sound like they could be. "Don't cry... doll face. I've... made you... cry enough."
"Shhh. Don't
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SilasThe surgical room is dim, the curtains pulled tight to block out the harsh light of the day. One single lamp in the corner burns, casting a low, amber glow across the space. The smell is still here a metallic tang of blood laced with a sterile bite. No matter how many times I breathe it in, it makes my stomach coil tight.I've been getting work done the only way I can. Scrolling through my phone, answering messages, approving orders, sending warnings. My thumbs move automatically, but my mind never strays far from the bed between us.Beatrice sits across from me, her legs tucked under her in the chair, shoulders slightly hunched. She hasn't moved in days. Hasn't looked away fromAtticusunless she absolutely has to. I can't remember the last time she spoke more than a few words at a time. Her hair is tangled, her clothes creased from sleeping in them, but she doesn't seem to care.She's refused to leave. The only way she'l
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"So... we're being hunted or something?" I whisper.He nods. "TakingAtticusto the hospital would put a target on our backs. Hospitals file incident reports for stab wounds. That draws police attention. We can't have that, not when we're this exposed."Tears blur my vision, streaking down my cheeks until they mingle with the blood on my skin. "Will he... he's going to make it, right?" My voice cracks; the panic in it is undeniable.Silascups my face with his large hands. His thumbs brush gently against my cheeks. "I trust the doctor working on him with our lives. He's the best of the best. He'll do everything he possibly can to saveAtticus."I nod, swallowing the lump in my throat. I force myself to breathe, trying to turn my panic into patience. Silently, I pray.Hours drag by in heavy silence. The only sounds are our shallow breaths and the faint hum of machinery from inside the room. Every minute stretches like an eternity
Their Beautiful Madness Chapter 71
"SILAS!" I scream, my throat raw. The name tears out of me, jagged and desperate. I turn back toAtticusas he coughs, blood splattering across my arms, chest, and face. Tears blur my vision and all I can see is red. "Atticus. You have to keep your eyes open.Please."He coughs again, wet and rattling, then forces out words that shouldn't be his last, but they sound like they could be. "Don't cry... doll face. I've... made you... cry enough.""Shhh. Don't talk. It's going to be okay. You're going to be okay." I don't know if I'm lying to him or myself. My hands shake violently as I keep pressure, as if I can hold his life in place. I whip my head toward the stairs again, my chest burning, my lungs clawing for air. I scream again, louder, uglier, a sound that rips my vocal cords apart."SILAS!!"I rock back and forth,Atticus'shead cradled in my lap like I can keep him tethered to me. My free hand cards through his hair,
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BeatriceA sudden loud bang echoes through the silence, jerking me out of sleep. My eyes fly open to darkness, the room cloaked in shadows. My mind is sluggish, scrambling to place the sound.My gaze drifts toSilas. His broad back faces me, the rise and fall of his shoulders slow and steady. He's still asleep. How did he not hear that? It was so fucking loud. The silence that follows is thick and unbroken. It was probably nothing. I shift, letting my body curve towardSilas, pressing into the heat radiating from his skin. His breathing is slow and even. I focus on it and try to make my own breath match his.In. Out. In. Out.Just as my eyelids begin to fall shut again, there's a heavy, loud pounding at the front door. I jump, my body stiffening, every nerve snapping awake. What the fuck? The knocks are deep and solid at first, like whoever's out there is trying to break the door down. Then they fade into dull, uneven t
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He's straddling me, his weight pinning me to the ground, my arm half-trapped. He looks down at me with a grin. "We always collect our debts," he says, voice dripping with venom. "And tonight..." His grin widens, teeth catching the low light. "I'll take yours in blood."While he talks, I let him think he's won. My right hand inches toward my gun. My fingertips find the grip, curling around it. He raises the blade again, ready to drive it home. I move. Every muscle, every scrap of strength I have left, goes into bringing that gun between us.I pull the trigger.The shot is deafening at this range. His body jerks, the knife falling from his hand before he slumps forward onto me, dead weight pressing down. The impact forces a grunt from my chest. Blood. His and mine mixes in the grass beneath us. I shove his corpse off me, the body rolling limp onto the grass. My chest heaves, every breath a jagged slice through my ribs. I cough, the sound ugly and raw, and spit a m
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The length of a hose lies coiled beside the flowerbed, slick from the mist. My fingers close around it, cold rubber bending easily in my grip. I loop it once, twice, letting it hang loose until I'm close enough to smell the tobacco on his breath. In one fluid motion, I whip it over his head and jerk him back hard. The hose bites into his throat, his cigarette tumbling from his lips. His body convulses, heels digging into the ground as his hands claw at the constricting band.I drag him backward until his weight hits the grass with a dull thud. His windpipe strains beneath the tension, his panicked gasps rasping wetly. I lift my boot and bring it down on his throat. The sound of his vertebrae snapping is like brittle twigs. The fight drains from his limbs, the life gone before his brain can process the end. The cigarette lies on the ground beside him, its ember dying with a faint hiss against the damp blades. I drop the hose, the rubber slipping from my fingers, and step over
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Cassius's face relaxes into a slow smirk. He doesn't say anything, just tilts his chin, gives me a quick once-over, and strolls off like he didn't just make my stomach twist into knots. I watch him go, unsure whether he believed me or if he thinks something else entirely.After tossing Silas's shee
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There's a moment of silence before she smiles, soft and sincere. "I don't doubt you'll be able to achieve your goals."For some reason, hearing her say that means more than it should. It's not flattery. It's belief. From someone who's had to fight for everything she has, and still chooses to see th
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Where the hell is the peanut butter?I open the pantry and scan the shelves. Nothing. I move to the cupboards, opening one by one with increasing frustration. Where do rich people keep the damn peanut butter?The kitchen light flickers to life and I gasp, whirling around. Silas stands in the doorway
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