Chapter Twenty-one - Agreement Reyna's POV I thought about the text all night, only giving Balor a response this morning after I discussed it with Piper. We went back and forth, and ultimately, she told me it was my decision.  I don't know why I agreed to meet him. Maybe it was curiosity or the fact that I seriously couldn't stop myself from entering a dangerous situation. But here I was sitting in an empty coffee shop waiting for him even though he was already five minutes late and probably only set this up to mess with me. I looked at the time on my phone and then the clock on the wall. It was five past six. I pulled up to my pocket media app and began scrolling through recent posts trying to busy myself as I waited for Balor to arrive, if he was even going to, that is.   I closed th

Chapter Twenty-Three - Intertwined Reyna's POV  I looked at the man in front of me, trying my best to keep my mask on, not wanting him to see through our whole plan. When I was younger, I looked up to him, believed he would always protect us. But when Vicky got killed, and he disappeared, it shattered whatever love I had for him into a billion pieces.  I pushed back the rage and hatred that was bubbling in my stomach—forcing myself to step forward and pull him into a hug. I tucked my head into the crook of his neck, something I used to do whenever I was scared as a child. I inhaled through my mouth, trying to avoid inhaling his familiar aroma of honeyed cigars and scotch.  "You were right, and I was too scared to believe you. But I'

Chapter Twenty-five - Double-crossed Reyna's POV  "So what are we looking for exactly? I thought we already had others look through all of this." Sullivan complained as we looked over the file for the third time.  I tapped my foot as I looked through every detail of the file in my hand. I finally got to the bank statements we had acquired, looking for any suspicious activity, and it was like the stars had aligned, and I was granted a break for once.  I moved to the following file, finding the same thing. Twice a month, payments were made to Bloodstone Security accounts. As I moved from one file to the next, a smile spread across my face.  "What'd you find?" Sullivan asked, her brow arched.

Chapter Twenty-Seven - TemptationBalor's POVI waited anxiously for Reyna to return from the meeting. I wasn't sure what to expect, and the fact that I couldn't actually be in there only made matters worse.I had covered all of my bases. I glamoured myself to everyone except Reyna, which took a lot of energy. I also cast a memory spell on the host so she wouldn't ever remember encountering me. These events were so exclusive that I didn't even have to worry about cameras, which was an added bonus. Phones weren't even allowed past the front entrances, saving me from having to find a way to delete all photographic evidence of Reyna being here too."Another, sir?" The dealer asked me. I nodded as he placed another card down in front of me.Fredericks went all out for these events. Apart from the ballroom and over-the-top decorations. He also had another room sectioned off and turned into a casino."House wins. Would you look to play again?

Chapter Twenty-Nine - Betrayal  Reyna's POV  It's so cold.  "Hello?" I tried to shout, but my voice only came out as a raspy whisper.  What the hell happened?  I tried to think of the events that led me to this dark, cold place, but everything was fuzzy.  The sound of chains dragging on my ground drew my attention. I tried to look at my surroundings, but everything was black. The sensation started to return to my numb hands. And I reached to touch my face, but everything felt heavy. I tried to move my hands but couldn't. My wrists were bound, and I couldn'