Semua Bab Revenge From Ashes, Ruin for the Billionaire: Bab 11 - Bab 20

(Zach)Sienna seems to have deteriorated and I don’t waste another second.She is shaking against me, her face buried in my chest, her body trembling. She’s barely standing upright.I sit her on a dining chair.I grab the syringe off the floor and carefully wrap the needle end and bag it. We need to know what we’re dealing with.That angry red patch on her thigh looks bigger. I can’t believe Ava would do this.Sienna has shown her nothing but support.I bundle Sienna into the backseat of the car beside me and shout at the driver to floor it.“Straight to St. John’s,” I snap.Sienna’s head lolls against the seat, tears sliding silently down her cheeks. “Zach… what if it’s dangerous? What if it infects me? What if—”“You’re going to be fine.” My voice certain. “We’ll get you tested. We’ll make sure.”Her hand finds mine, trembling, clinging. “I didn’t mean for any of this to happen. I just… I tried to stop her.”“I know. I’m sorry, Sienna. I’m sorry I’ve been so oblivious to what’s been

(Zach)My eyes still burn from Paige’s spray, but that’s nothing compared to the burn in my gut.I’m back at the hospital, a nurse is bathing my eyes.The only picture in my head is Caleb carrying Ava out.My wife in his arms. My daughter in his arms.Like they were his. Like I was already erased.A doctor finally comes out. “Mr. Lorne? Ms. Sinclair’s stable. A trace of heroin was present in her blood, not enough to harm her. I’ve sent the blood for further testing.”“Okay. Heroin. Jesus.”“Additional testing will take a few days. The wound isn’t deep, but it appeared to have been scratched across the surface more causing the bleeding and redness. She’ll recover better at home.”Superficial. Thank god for that. But Ava? Ava was really out of it.Was she trying to end it all? I don’t understand why she would do that if Caleb was coming to get her.They bring Sienna out. She looks pale, her walk slow.Her bandage is small, neat. She takes my arm. “Are you okay? What happened?”“Pepper s

(Ava)I surface through waves of nothingness, a dull throb in my veins.The echo of voices I can’t quite catch. My body feels heavy but I move my arm. I blink.I jerk, panic tearing through me. Where am I? Where is Lila?Am I back in my bedroom suite destined to go through it all again?The ceiling above me is plain, no sterile white light, no chandeliers, no Lorne wealth stamped into the walls. Just simple. Clean.I jerk upright too fast and dizziness and nausea hits me. Panic rises in my throat, raw and sharp.Where is she?“Lila!” My voice croaks out her name.I lay back down because being upright is not working for me right now.The door opens and a woman in scrubs appears. She isn’t anyone I know.“You’re awake,” she says. No smile, no comfort. Just factual.She moves around and pumps my bed to sit me up a little. “Just take it easy. You’ll feel like motion sickness at first. But you’re okay.”I push myself to sit up again.My arms shake. The woman steadies me with a firm hand.T

(Ava)I’m on the floor with Lila, stacking soft blocks into a crooked tower that keeps falling.She laughs every time it topples, shoves a block into my hand, demands more.Her laugh settles me. It’s the only thing that does.Footsteps. Caleb walks in with the woman behind him.He looks the same as the last time… closed off, hooded eyes, set jaw.I stand fast, pulling Lila to my side.“What the fuck Caleb? Why am I locked in here?”“We’ll talk in the kitchen,” he says calmly.“I’m not going anywhere with you.”“If you want answers, you will. Lila can play in here.”“How do I know she’ll be okay?”He stares at me. “I promise she’ll be okay. Look, you don’t want to have this conversation in front of her, trust me.”What? Why?But I do want answers and if they were going to do anything to Lila, they’ve had plenty of chances.“Okay. Let’s go.” I mean do I really have a choice?I wonder if I’ll ever have a life with my own choices again.He leads us into the kitchen. I hear the bedroom doo

(Ava)The first wave hits while I’m on the floor with Lila.One minute I’m laughing with her, stacking blocks higher than she can reach. The next my stomach heaves and sweat breaks cold over my skin.The blocks blur. The floor tilts. My hands shake so badly the tower collapses before she even touches it.Lila claps, squealing, “Boom!” like it’s part of the game.I press my hands hard into the rug as I go onto my hands and knees. “Mama’s okay,” I whisper, though my voice is unsteady.The second wave comes faster, harder. My heart gallops. My skin burns and freezes at the same time. The air feels too thin.This isn’t flu. This isn’t nerves.Caleb was right.The bile climbs up my throat and I rush to the bathroom and vomit. I limp back out the Lila and sink down beside her.I want to deny it, but I can’t. I’m coming down off something.My vision darkens.For a split second, I’m not on the rug. I’m back in the mansion.Smoke blackens the ceiling. Zach’s laughter echoes.Sienna’s voice cut