Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

Hell

Chapter

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I was alone, restrained, and completely outnumbered. All I could do was watch as they tore into the mound of dirt I'd buried.

It didn't take long for them to uncover the sealed pit holding the urn.

These guys weren't fazed at all-after all, they already knew Hayden was alive. To them, the urn was just a container, nothing more.

"Mr. Drago, we've got it," one of them said, holding the urn up to Cole like it was some kind of trophy.

Cole didn't grab it right away. Instead, he gave me this smug look. "Keira, when you got this thing, did it never cross your mind to, I don't know, open it?" "Not everyone's a twisted creep like you," I shot back.

He rolled the blade of grass between his teeth, grinning. "It's called curiosity. Seeing is believing, you know."

"Well, when your dad kicks the bucket, make sure you give it a good look," I said, letting the sarcasm drip. "Not that you'll get the chance."

you've never looked

just him messing around. He was dead serious, cautious even. He clearly thought the urn could be hiding some kind

think this was? Tomb

admit it already,"

the words. "How about you protect me? Just a

felt pure disgust. Seriously, was there any limit to how shameless he

least he'd seemed human back then. Now? He was just

become, she'd never be

grabbing my chin in a vice-like grip. "If it weren't for you, my mom wouldn't have died in that cursed monastery," he hissed, his voice like venom. "I haven't even begun to settle that

her name around?"

pieced

hadn't I couldn't deny it Mrs. Drago's death was tied to me. If she hadn't helped me, pushed her into that dangerous

make it either, and others were hurt. Guilt gnawed at

fire started, Cole?" I said, narrowing my eyes. "It wasn't random-it was your

tightening until I thought my jaw might crack. "I'd never light

I'd suspected the truth ever since his meltdown at the hospital, tearing the

anyway.

dead. Setting that fire was the fastest way to kill me and get the item Hayden left me. Then, once I was out of the way, you could deal with him and live your perfect little