THE ASSASSIN IN HIS BED のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 31 - チャプター 36

Raven's POVI sat there in that damn room, the same one Dominic had dragged me to last time after the attack. The walls felt like they were closing in, all sleek and cold, with that faint smell of leather and whatever expensive cologne these guys drowned themselves in. An hour. A full freaking hour I'd been stuck here, staring at the door waiting for that bastard to show his face. I tried to leave—three times, actually. Each time, Sergei just shook his head and muttered something about orders from the boss. "Stay put until he gets here," he'd say, like I was some kid in timeout.My blood was boiling. I didn't want to wait for Dominic. Hell, showing up today had taken everything I had. If it wasn't for the mission—the one thing keeping me grounded, the need to end him for what he did—I would've grabbed my stuff, Josh's too, and bolted. But running now was pointless. I was on his radar, and worse, so was Josh. How the hell had I let that slip? Telling the devil himself about my brothe

When I finally got out, my skin pruned but relaxed in a good way. I wrapped myself in a towel and padded back to the room. My panties were laid out on my bed with a pad already stuck in. Next to them, my comfiest sleeping shorts and a baggy tee, folded neatly. Starlet was sitting cross-legged on her own bed, pretending to be very interested in her phone. She peeked over. "Feel any better?" I stood there, dripping on the rug, trying to calm my racing heart. A weird, warm feeling bloomed in my chest, right next to the usual ball of anxiety and anger. It was… nice. Someone had done something nice. For me. "What's this?" I asked, hiding the warmth in my voice. She smiled sheepishly. "I... uh, went through your suitcase. It's still unpacked, right? Figured you'd need comfy stuff. And the pad—thought it might help. I didn't mean to snoop, just wanted to make it easy." No one has ever done something like this for me. But I didn't say anything, I just nodded and dressed quickly. T

"You have to believe me, Pakhan. Come on. You’ve known me over ten years. Ten fucking years of loyalty. I’ve bled for you, taken bullets, buried bodies—whatever you asked. She’s been here... what? Three weeks? A month tops? You really think I’d lie to your face after everything?"He sounded desperate and his voice cracked at the edges. I almost felt sorry for him.Almost.Dominic didn’t answer right away. Instead he turned those dark eyes on me. "What do you have to say for yourself, Raven?"I took a shaky step closer to him. Not too close—I didn’t want to look like I was trying to seduce my way out of this—but close enough that he could see the tears still shining on my cheeks. I made my voice small and cracked, the way people sound when they’re about to break."I’ve never lied to you," I said quietly. "Not once. Everything I’ve told you so far? It checked out, right? The brother, the college, the way I showed up here… all of it was real. I get it if you pick him. You’ve known him fo