Four or Dead by G O A

Four or Dead

Chapter 149

I step out of the shower and wrap a towel around my body. The past five days have been a blur of sex, cuddling, and more sex. Alekos and Reyes refused to let me get out of bed, insisting they have to repair the bond-I am still not sure what to think of this as I think I am lacking information. While Stefan has agreed I am their hellstar, he is reluctant to touch me. His coldness hurt a lot because I genuinely liked him. He was the most level-headed of the group until I threw Emily's ring in the toilet. Since then, he has become bitter and distant. Rightfully so. I should not have touched his stuff, let alone thrown out the ring in anger. But as the hours pass, Stefan's coldness bothers me less and less

His heart belongs to Emily, and if she were to be still alive...1 would not

be here right now

The pain in my chest is no more, a numbness settling instead, filling in the hollow in my soul. It feels strange, but I can finally think rationally

Something I have been unable to do since the day I saw Alekos for the

first time in years

I use my palm to clear a part of the mirror and look at my reflection

The woman that stares back at me is someone I don't recognize. Sad brown eyes, dark circles around them, and instead of a smile, there is a

grimace of pain on her face-on my face

When I decided to run away from Carlos and seek Alekos' help, I had a plan. Instead of sticking to it, I let three assholes step all over me

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A strange smile appears across the face of the reflection

of my life and follow

a shirt Stefan left hanging on the towel rack. I know what I want to do, what I

Lords who have wrecked my life that women are strong. I am Angelica Hernandez, a Duke's

form, a reminder of the night I spent in the room of terrors. My knees still hurt, and I wonder if I sprained my ligaments when Alekos pushed me. Even a light touch has me hissing in pain. Reyes has been kind enough to apply

bruises on my ass

has been cleaned, and replacements

the counter, their backs to

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in the morning involving wasps. The guys are so absorbed in their conversation that they don't notice me stopping in the doorframe

display. The tattoos from their right upper arms look so real I half expected the king cobras to snake down onto the

is in the middle of the kitchen, set for three people. I silently walk to it and sit in one of

he puts another on top of the small mountain. Next to it is

in the complex?

Carlos' silence after Stefan sent him the video of them humiliating me. Alekos' house is well guarded, and so far, no one has attempted to attack it. Same for the headquarters of the Alanes Tech Company. From yesterday's conversation-when they thought I was sleeping-the Dukes are quiet. It unsettles them. Me

is Carlos

while he drinks from a mug before placing it on the

on the laptop, and a wall of text pops up. Stefan rubs his

about something else?

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from the mug

Angel, inside that cheeky ass of hers, I need to get back to the house and see how Giselle is doing. She is still in the basement, waiting for her punishment." He glances at Alekos as he says, "I will take her

lies are what got me in trouble in the first place, but I still feel sorry for her, especially since hearing that they held back on me. I wonder what Reyes will do to her and if I can do something to get her out of the situation she got herself in. At the same time, I don't want anything to do with her anymore, not after everything that has happened. At least for

can't miss." Alekos puts maple syrup over the pancakes. "As for Giselle, as much as I want to honor my father's wish and keep her away from the Blood Lodge, she must learn that lying has consequences. Do what you have to