Semua Bab The Kingpin's Witch Bride : Bab 51 - Bab 60

ADRIENI knew what happened to my mother, because I was there in real time, when it did.I was hanging around the asylum grounds, fighting a mental and moral battle between right and wrong. I hadn't seen my mother in ages, and I wondered what she looked like now. I wondered how she was faring. Not good, seeing as she was here…a facility for mad humans. The mental war had been at its peak with emotional struggles that came flooding with memories of the past, when a loud crash rang through the entire asylum, eerie like the call of a crow. Seeing her in this state, when I finally snuck in, was expected. A broken shell of who she used to be. A former powerhouse reduced to this…weak mess. Simply because she couldn't choose herself, or her sons first.What I didn't expect, however, was Luciano showing up. I didn't even think he still hung around. I must have forgotten what a doting little boy he used to be.When our fists slammed into each other, the glass around us shook, and some shatte

ADRIENI sat very still and calm in the backseat of the Audi, watching Luciano as he approached. He looked agitated and worn out. My heart almost moved for him. It was obvious he wasn't taking the current situation of our mother well, even though he pretended to. I smiled and crossed my arms as he got into the car. As I expected, he didn't notice me.“You've gotten weak.”His broad shoulders stiffened, and he slowly whirled and faced me with wild gray eyes. “What the heck are you doing in my car?”I'd gone ahead of him while he settled some bills with the desk on the ground floor, and settled into this car because I picked up his scent on the beautiful, sleek body. But I wasn't about to bore or hurt him with the details. I shrugged, grinning at him. “Riding with my twin.”His jaw clenched hard. “Get out.”My eyes locked on a red spot in his neck, and I whistled. “Is that…” I squinted for a little dramatic effect, “blood?”He touched the tiny cut and wiped the blood in his hair. “

LUCIANO This couldn't be possible.He should be dead.This man standing right here in an Inspector's uniform, should be dead. Why? He looked every bit like the man I had grown up detesting. Like the human that had brought absolute doom upon my life…our little family..In fact, I believed my dead father had somehow come back to life. Hayes Draven in flesh and bones.Hayes Draven. Not Michael Thorne.But this man standing here claimed to be the latter, and he didn't seem like the father we knew, even though he looked every bit like him. Not with his polite smile and approach. What was going on here?For a moment, I was grateful that Adrien had ridden with me, and was standing here right now, next to me. Even though annoyance had burned in my chest as he got in my car earlier and rode with me without my permission… right now, I figured I wouldn't be the only one confused as fuck about what was going on. Especially when I turned and saw the expression on his face. Thunderstruck. So I

QUINNMy heart almost stopped when I heard his voice.Then I saw Adrien flying backwards, away from me. And I knew that Luciano was furious. Fuck. What was I thinking, being here like this with Adrien alone? Curiosity kept me, certainly. Curiosity about how much hotter his fingers could burn…how much warmer his breath could feel on my face…how much cleaner he could smell.The thoughts vanished as soon as Luciano’s gaze fell on me, gray eyes freezing me over. He wasn't…pissed at me, was he? I didn't do shit. Just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. “No wandering at night,” he said in a voice that chilled me right to my bones. “Especially not around my wife. Head back to your room, will you?”I was torn between walking out and just standing here until Luciano’s obvious rage had taken a considerable decline. I wasn't sure which was the best path to take.Adrien's eyes found mine across the room as he staggered to his feet, swiping his thumb across his lip. Those warm

QUINN“Why don't you ask Veritas yourself?” Adrien’s voice was dangerously cold when he responded. “Come on. You'd know better. You're crazy about her.”Adrien…crazy about a woman? That wasn't me?Now I was very curious about her. “Enough! Don't think you can speak so freely and with stupid confidence. You're guilty of that too.”“You know I'm not, brother. You'll keep your hands off my wife, or you'll be asking for trouble.”The shuffle of feet towards the door startled me, and I pushed off it and started to race towards the stairs. “You're falling for her, aren't you?” Adrien’s voice stopped me, his dark chuckle unsettling me. “A human woman. Damn, brother. You choose to follow in Morgayne’s steps?”“You have no right to speak her name!” Luciano snarled. Morgayne? Who the hell were these women? And why did the mention of this one in particular seem to stir something strong and violent in Luciano?“You still love them, don't you?” Adrien chuckled. “Veritas and Morgayne. Both wome