LOGINDamonās POVThree months earlierāSo, you got a new tattoo?āThe voice of the therapist pulled me out of my thoughts, and I pulled my gaze away from the window facing the garden, looking down at the still-fresh tattoo on my arm.āYeah..ā I murmured, tracing a finger across the face on the tattoo, lingering around the eyes that stared back at me.āWhen?ā The female therapist asked, and I shrugged, not taking my eyes off the tattoo.āJust a few weeks back, I guess.āāReally? Can I see?āāSure,ā I mumbled, heaving a sigh.She rose to her feet and moved around her desk, coming over to where I sat and leaning forward behind me.āWow,ā she exclaimed quietly, a little amazement in her voice. āThatās a unique face. A pretty one, at that.āāYeah, I know right?ā I replied, the corners of my lips tilting up in a small smile. āItās a face I keep seeing in my dreams, Andrea.āAndrea, my therapist, stood back then and observed me closely, almost lik
Irisās POVA year laterI stood at the floor-to-ceiling window on the balcony of the condo, admiring the beautiful night view, my mind a melancholic mess.It had been that way since that night after Damon had fallen off that cliff.And we hadnāt seen him since.There was nowhere we hadnāt looked.But Damon was nowhere to be found.Iād cried and cried for months, but to my greatest despair, that was all I could do.Sometimes I wished Luca hadnāt showed up with Gary when he did, because then Iād have been killed too, and I wouldnāt have to deal with this pain.At least Iād be dead and buried, probably alongside him.It was as Iād seen him falling off that cliff that I knew I was in love with Damon Vyon, my heart falling right out with him.And I never got a chance to tell him how I feltā¦āWhat are you thinking about?āI whirled around to see Luca standing at the balcony door, watching me with a sober expression on his face.He too, had not remained the same ever since Damon disappeared
Irisās POVThe gun fell out of my trembling hand, clattering to the floor.Did he just ask me to shoot Damon?No, no. I couldnāt.Sighing and pushing his fingers through his hair, Zach bent down and picked up the gun, approaching me menacingly. āDonāt piss me off, pretty girl,ā he snapped, his tone laced with derision, as he pressed the gun into my hand again. āShoot him, I said.āāNo!ā I screamed now, intentionally throwing the gun far from me, and as it tumbled over the cliff, Zach let out a deep growl and whirling around, he struck me heavily across the cheek.āFucking bastard!ā Damon yelled, struggling viciously to break free of his chains, and tears blurring my vision, I stared down at him, knowing very well that this would end badly.How could we possibly get out of this?What miracle could happen?āHey you,ā Zach snapped his fingers at one of his men, āget me another gun.ā They quickly came forward, presenting him with a new gun, and he took it, observing it closely.āNow,ā he
Damonās POVI stared up at the chief cowardāZach, was it?āmy vision blurring.Ah. So it was him? The one Iād replaced?This story he recounted.. triggered the memory of a day Iād kept buried and locked up, unconsciously, the pain coming right back and whipping me emotionally.That little boy from back then. I stared at the scar on his chest, remembering how Iād felt seeing him bleed out on the floor that day.āYou seem to be getting your fucking memories back, donāt you?ā Zach spat, his eyes growing darker than they were already.Of course, that day had been a fucking bloody day. So how could I forget?*****Fifteen years agoāW-what are you doing here?ā The man who called himself my father stuttered, staring at me with a fear Iād never seen in his eyes before.We stood facing each other on the rooftop of his new law firm, a stick of cigar in his hand, dark circles underneath his eyes.Had he even been sleeping? Well, how could he sleep, after he sold me off to that maniac of a mafia
Damonās POVHe glared at me for a long time, saying nothing, his eyes taking on a distant look. Then rising to his feet, he cleared his throat.āItās your money, quite alright,ā he started, shoving his fingers in his pocket, alongside the flash drive, ābut this money is nothing compared to what you stole from me, Damon.āWhat the heck was he talking about? What exactly would I steal from a stranger like him? Someone I knew nothing about?He stopped pacing for a while, staring down at me. āYou might have forgotten,ā he scoffed, āseeing how fucking clueless you look right now.āāLook,ā I started, frustration climbing into my tone, against my will, āI donāt know what the fuck youāre talking about, or how you got your hands on that. But if itās the money you want, you can keep it.ā āJust let her go,ā I added, nodding in Irisās direction. āShe has nothing to do with any of this.āHe looked back at her for a moment, then threw his head back in a maniacal laughter, shaking his head.āWho sai
Damonās POVThe slap of the wind on my face was what woke me up this time. Slowly, I peeled my eyes open, every part of my body aching, my head throbbing painfully.Where was I now?Fuckā¦Iris..There was no time, and here I was..lying around, letting that weird woman keep putting me down.Looking around, I slowly realized where I was. On a cliff? How come? How did I get here? That weird woman couldnāt have carried me here all alone, right?This was a cliff..had to be. That was one explanation for this much breeze and open space.Grunting, I tried to move around, and I was a bit disappointed to find that I was still bound by wrists and ankles. What was I expecting?I tried to turn around then, and someoneās foot pressed into my back, pushing me back to the ground.āWell, well,ā an unfamiliar voice rang out from behind me, cold and rusty, and excited, ālook who we have here.āI tried to turn around, to see who had joined us, but the person that had their stinky foot on my back pressed i
Zachās POVāAnna did all of that?āI stood with my back to Dante, staring out the floor-to-ceiling window, the corners of my lips turned up in a satisfactory smile.āYes, boss,ā Dante replied. āWe were just on our way to send a message across to Damon Vyon when she called with the information.āThr
Damonās POVāAlright, officer,ā I replied, glaring up at her, and not missing the slight annoyance that flashed across her eyes. āWhat can I do for you? If you donāt mind getting to the point, I have somewhere to be.āāOh,ā she crooned, leaning down and placing her arms on my window. āIs that why y
Irisās POVāWhere the fuck have you been?āI was jammed in the backseat of the moving car, between a woman who smelled heavily of putrid blood, and the man who had slapped me earlier, my hands and feet still bound very tightly, the ropes cutting into my flesh.I had no idea where we were headed.āW
Irisās POVIād thought this vile-looking man could be bluffing when heād insinuated that he had Damon, but from the way his eyes sparkled right now, I feared it wasnāt just an insinuation. Heād meant it.And what was that he said? He wanted me to kill Damon? Why would I do that? Why would he want t







