Semua Bab Consumed By Darkness: Bab 31 - Bab 36

LeahThe city looked like a restless sea of lights from the balcony where I stood. It seemed peaceful and untouchable. Like a dream I could never reach. Aiden was right. The city looked beautiful at night.There were people down there. Free people, laughing when they wanted to. Sharing meals, arguing, and living. Everything I used to know was down there, and I was up here locked away like some bird in a cage by a mad man. I hadn't seen him in days since Freya showed up.I thought I would welcome the silence. But no. The silence was maddening. The days dragged by like a slug, unlike when he was here. Time moved differently. Faster. It was easier to hope that this nightmare was almost over.I gripped the railing. Was this the only way to get my freedom? Did I even try hard enough to escape him?I bit my lip.It stung that there was no better way out, and some twisted part of me whispered that I hadn't wanted out badly enough. That I still felt something when he touched me.But it was j

AidenIt didn't make sense that Dom was just hanging around the club all week. I had every reason to believe he was involved in this. Shady bastard. If he thought being so obvious would serve as some kind of alibi, then he didn't know me at all.One of these days, I would have him tied up in my basement.But as always, Julian was the real problem. Even when I had evidence of Dom trying to betray the family, he ignored them. He was letting him go cause he thought that would keep me in check. I chose to stay a capo. I chose not to act. If I wanted, I would kill Dom, and Julian wouldn't do shit. But I was a man who abided by the rules. My men and I swept the city for days without sleep. The new gang didn't have a name. Smart move. It made them harder to track. Everyone connected to them were dragged in. Interrogated. Those who wanted it the hard way. Got it. Those who refused to speak. Died painfully. Those who talked. Died anyway.First rule of the Kingston family: Never betray fami

Leah"Don't move," he hissed. "Don't say a fucking word. Just stand still."The man reached us, his gaze crawling over me."Boss," Aiden said, his voice tight. "Didn't expect to see you here tonight."The man I figured was the Don chuckled, his gaze flicking between Aiden's possessive grip on me and my neck."This one's new," he said."Just one of the girls from the club.""Ah."But he didn't look away."What is your name, princess?" "She is no one," Aiden cut in sharply, his nails digging into my side.The Don chuckled again."If you keep acting like that Aiden," he said. "I might start thinking she is more than just a girl from the club."A vein bulged in Aiden’s neck. His jaw clenched tight.The Don offered his hand to me. "Dance with me." "She can't dance," Aiden snapped. "She—""Of course," I said sweetly, placing my hand in the Don’s."I told you to stay quiet," he hissed, low enough for only me to hear. His grip turned punishing.I turned to him, beaming."If you will excuse