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Violets and Ash Chapter 123
Hael’s P.O.V.“You’re sure about this?” Violet asked for the nineteenth time since we’d gotten into the car. She hadn’t stopped playing with her hands, fumbling with her shirt, her skirt, and anything within reach. “I can go by myself—”“The man that stalked your mother is now stalking you. You are not going alone.” I said through gritted teeth.Everything about her was sapping my already dwindling reserve of patience, but it wasn’t entirely her fault. My nerves were already raw. They’d become red and angry the second I arrived home to overhear her talking about visiting the house she’d once lived in.The house that had served as my prison for an entire week.I’d been on the verge of exploding after watching realization dawn in her big blue eyes, softening them as regret and sympathy shone through. It was that reason alone that I accompanied her.I could’ve easily sent Olive or Cole in my stead, but I needed to show her that I didn’t give a fuck about the past—that it didn’t affect me
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Hael’s P.O.V.Violet jumped a solid foot off the step when she heard me coming down behind her. Her trembling hand slid down the wall, all the way to the light switch which she quickly flicked on. I noticed the huff of breath that escaped her lips when the room was bathed in light, every corner of this hellscape visible.One glance at the rough brick walls had my body reacting in ways I would’ve thought impossible if I hadn’t seen Violet stuck in one of her black out’s. A cold sweat clung to my skin and seemed to appear out of nowhere. I took a slow breath, but instead of calming me, it made things worse.The scent was the same—a mixture of fresh paint, dirt, and stone. All it was missing was the sharp tang of piss and metallic undertone of blood. That and pain—so much pain.Violet’s lips were moving, letting me know that she was speaking. At first, I was too absorbed in the violent mixture that was the present and past to focus on her words. Slowly, they trickled through.“As much as
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Violet’s P.O.V.I’m not going to break.I’m not going to break. I’m not going to break. This was the mantra that carried me through most of the week.It was the glue that filled the cracks in my heart, wounds that ached with every breath—with every second that passed where this rift existed between Hael and I.The mate-bond urged me to fix things, to make them right at all costs. I couldn’t, though, and I wouldn’t.Since classes started back up Monday, Hael hadn’t so much as looked my way. I knew he was still keeping tabs on me though, because any time I worked at the Violet Lounge, Cole was amongst the crowd.Hael wasn’t staying at Sylvia’s, which meant the only time I saw him was at Darkling. The only reminder of him were the fingerprints burned into my soul from when he’d touched my body, and the necklace that rested against the hollow of my throat.I should’ve taken it off. I’d tried, but of course Hael had given me a necklace that wasn’t designed to be taken off. There was a ti
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Violet’s P.O.V.Resigned that I’d have no choice but to tell the truth, I held back a sigh and kept my head up.“Yeah, I did.”She made a sound that was a mixture of approval and interest. “What happened? Oh, and don’t bother cutting corners or sugar-coating things. I want the truth, and if you don’t give it to me, I have other ways of finding it.”The weight of her scrutinizing gaze threatened to pull the words free, and I was far too fed up to fight it’s pull.She wanted to know the truth? Fine.“Hael and I broke things off, and now Mykelle is determined to give me hell.”I had to hand it to Sylvia. The woman had a strange sort intuition that never failed to steer her in the right direction. She didn’t look the least bit surprised as she strolled over to one of her many filing cabinets and began looking through them, running her manicured fingers along each tab.“My sources tell me it was Kota O’Hare that started this particular scuffle, yet you claim it’s Mykelle that’s caused this
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Violet’s P.O.V.I was studying for an upcoming test when my bedroom door was thrown open.The gust of air that entered carried a scent that swirled around my head and smoothed over the jagged fragments of my heart. It was rich and woodsy, spicy with a masculine undertone that had my mouth watering.I’d finally stopped crying hours ago and just a whiff of Hael’s scent had my eyes watering all over again.“Get out.” I said flatly, not bothering to look up from my textbook. My hair was draped over my shoulder, creating a curtain between us that blocked my face from view.Hael didn’t listen, which was no surprise. He stomped across my bedroom, coming to a stop where I lay on the floor. A pair of scuffed combat boots stood inches from my textbook.“You’re blackmailing Mykelle.”To keep myself from reacting I imagined the pain as a tangible, living force. One that darkened all light and turned anything soft into stone. I pictured it hardening my heart, and while I knew it wouldn’t last long
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Violet’s P.O.V.Like I had the other two nights, I padded downstairs and fumbled with the lock on the front door until I was absolutely certain no one was going to break in.When I slumped back in bed around four in the morning, I burrowed under the covers and tried to will my limbs to stop trembling. This was the first time I didn’t immediately pass out after checking the locks, something I was grateful for. If I’d fallen asleep, I would’ve missed what happened next.I didn’t hear my bedroom door open, but I did catch Hael’s scent as he entered the room. His breathing was so soft that if I’d been any closer to falling asleep, I wouldn’t have noticed it.Considering the fact that I was already exhausted, it wasn’t hard to close my eyes and slow my breathing.Fingers grazed my cheek with the whisper of a caress, gliding along my lips before delving to the slope of my jaw. If it hadn’t been for Hael’s steady breathing, I would’ve never known he’d been inching closer and closer.If he wa
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Violet’s P.O.V.I lifted the edge of the wig I had on and wiggled my finger beneath the mesh-like fabric. Scratching my scalp with my nail, I just about moaned as the itch I’d been fighting finally went away.Olive watched me from the corner of her eyes, her lips pressed into a thin line as they had been the moment we pulled out of the drive.“That’s kind of creepy.” She commented, referring to the peeled edges of the wig.In her defense, it did look like my scalp was coming up.I rolled my eyes at her, trying to lighten the tension even though my stomach was in knots as well. “You try wearing this thing. It’s so itchy!”“You make a pretty brunette, though it’s a little creepy with how pale your eyes are. I think I prefer your white-blonde after all, even if you look like Casper the ghost.”Smirking at her weak attempt at humor, I twisted my head and made the short hair swish around my shoulders. Afterwards, I had to readjust. We didn’t have time to put it on correctly, so for the tim
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Violet’s P.O.V.Her hair was a waterfall of ebony that trickled down her narrow shoulders to her tapered waist. A slender jaw, high cheekbones, and deep-set eyes of the warmest brown I’d ever seen made up her face. Everything about her was flawless, from the maroon cocktail dress she wore, to the golden tan that radiated off her skin.She spared me a quick glance through her long lashes, but her attention was solely reserved for my best-friend.“Olive Chen, we finally meet. I am unsurprised Katherine managed to weasel her way out of this meeting, but the result is not terrible.” Cortana Santino had a heavy Italian accent that made each word sound like a melody as it slid past her plump and perfectly heart-shaped lips. She gestured to the other side of the couch and ushered a one worded command that left no room for argument. “Sit.”Killer slinked off to the shadows, leaning against the far wall where a mountain of a man stood. The creep’s eyes crawled over my skin like the furry legs
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