Alessa Gillespie Burned の小説・ストーリー

The same room where the original fire had started years ago. The same room that should have been empty. A loud crash echoed from inside. Then another. The flames exploded through the doorway. Racing across the hallway. Fast…Far too fast. Like someone had planned it. Alessa stumbled backward. Her face was drained of color. And suddenly….She wasn't seeing tonight anymore. She was seeing that night. The night of the fire. The night that destroyed everything. The night she never talks about. Her breathing became erratic. Panic filled her eyes. She screamed covering her ears. She collapsed to the ground. She was trembling, she looked different from.that night. The strong girl that night was gone.

Tiers rolled down Alyssa's eyes as she saw a burn around her arm. "What have you done?"

By the first woman who had ever made me burn like this. For the first time, I didn’t feel guilty. I felt free. What if the fire I thought Alessa had stolen from me… had never belonged to her in the first place?

I pressed myself against the icy wall, moving forward step by step until I pushed open the small rusty door. The cold wind hit me like a brick wall. I paused in the darkness, glancing back at the room engulfed in flames, and then let out a quiet breath. That night, Luna Selina had died in that fire, but the real me would leave this place alive. Elsewhere, Caleb was sitting at the bedside, changing Alison's bandages. For some reason, his heart was pounding as if something catastrophic was about to happen. Suddenly, the door burst open. Marcus entered, his face pale.

“What… are you doing?” At the sight of my pale face, Julius curled his fingers before turning to Seth. Panic flashed in Seth’s eyes, but he still said stubbornly, “Elena, Jody just got her surgery, and she’s in a critical observation period right now. She needs this special care unit and the pacemaker.” I endured the pain as my heart spasmed. I teared up and said, “I’ve failed four matches, and my heart is already badly damaged. If I don’t have that pacemaker, I’ll die.”

69 | A L E X I S ' S P R O V O C A T I O N [ C O N T A I N I N G S E C U A L S C E N E ] *** Alexis stretched her arms as wide as she could while sighing. The cold night air wafted over her exposed skin, though it was slightly restrained by the warmth of the bonfire in front of her. Some of the river fish that were burned on the bonfire began to turn black.

Marco, the capo in charge of the investigation, rubbed his temples wearily. "According to the M.E.'s preliminary report, the victim is a young woman, approximately twenty to twenty-two years old. Time of death was over forty-eight hours ago." "The body's been completely burned beyond recognition. Even dental records might not help us. The DNA results won't be back for at least two days." Marco paused, his voice growing heavy. "And, Don, the victim was doused with gasoline and set ablaze while she was still alive. " "Furthermore… there are severe lacerations to her genital area, indicating she suffered devastating sexual assault prior to this."

I welcomed it. Morning & Co. still smelled the same. Burnt espresso. Cinnamon. Something sweet I couldn’t name but always noticed the moment I stepped inside. Lila looked up from the counter and froze. “Tanya Reed,” she announced dramatically. “Corporate royalty returns to the common folk.” “I didn’t abandon anyone,” I said, smiling despite myself. “I just moved from frying pan to fire.” She snorted. “You left me with Nick.” “That was personal growth for both of you.”

" That final struggle was nothing more than self‑inflicted humiliation. Just as I turned to leave, Eleanor suddenly staggered backward. Before I could react, she had already fallen to the floor, still holding the baby. The infant's heart‑rending cries filled the room. The next second, someone grabbed my clothes and yanked me violently backward. The force sent my entire body crashing into the glass coffee table. Shattered glass pierced my back. Warm blood immediately soaked through my clothes. "Chloe, how can you be so vicious? You won't even spare a few-month-old baby?"