CHAPTER 5 Nova Sterling Point Of View“Hold on, ladies,” Vaughn appears from the shadows like smoke, his polished Oxford shoes sink into the blood-stained snow.“I have a proposal.“ He smiles, twisting his blade with ease. "Sterling, darling, can you be reasonable? Give me the pendant, and I'll disappear all your problems." I spit at his feet. The saliva lands on his left shoe, and a dark spot blooms on the polished leather. Vaughn's smile didn't fade, but his grip tightened around the blade, and his knuckle turned pale in rage.A shadow appears and strikes Sloane down. “Let Nova go.”Sloane’s world tilted in a blur of movement. A cry of pain rattle within her bones. She’s become weightless, staggering backwards like a boneless doll. Her body slams into the snow as she falls.Callan stands over her with his face rippling in anger. He fixed his eyes on me, telling me to run without spewing words.Then he throws me over his shoulder. His hoodie smells of pine and gunpowder and is roug
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