Chapter 148

I don’t move. I don’t think I breathe.

My body and mind detach in some way because I’m too much

in shock to process what Liam’s saying.

“I kil led dad,” he tells me, plain as day.

“No. Nooo.”

“He was going to bargain with that ba stard you married for

your sake and his. Instead of standing strong and fighting. I

had it all figured out. I had a loan lined up to float us until the

military contract was completed. The company was fine! If he’d just waited…. If he’d just trusted me…”

“Liam,” I swallow past the lump in my throat.

There’s roaring in the distance. The thunder of many men and

beasts.

“I’ll keep my promise, Leah. And make it quick.”

It’s the only warning I receive.

Liam lunges, maw wide and teeth sharpening. I fire off rounds. There are fifteen in this mag, and the kick je rks up my

arm with each shot.

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into me. His teeth catch my throat, close

pulls the handkerchief from the pocket of his suit jacket and wipes his face. My blood is splattered on his chin. A splash of it stains his pristine shirt and suit jacket.

my eyes because I don’t want my last images

to be of

Aaron.

and in my

even as the panic boils up and

chill sets

sink to my knees.

are at my throat, instinctively trying to stop the bleeding. But my hands are wet, and slipping

blood.

sad. And scared.

shock and

into crystalline detail as the world slows to each breath. The hard marble beneath my legs. The scent of woodsmoke from the fireplace. My brother’s glowing eyes as he watches me suffer. I close my eyes again.

on

out, I imagine it’s the pulse of

think of summer nights and la

every time he fought for

miss him. So

vicious roar. Then

neck and my eyes fly

James!?

a poker from the fireplace against my throat, cauterizing the wound. It burns so badly and the

like hel l.

still burning when he slaps his hand over it. A breath hisses

flicker. When I

Oh.

There he is.

detail like my phone or James, or calling his security team, but my thoughts wonder and trickle like water in a steam.

he’d be

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