Chapter 150: Until One Of Us Is Gone

"Can you leave for a moment? I want to be alone," I requested.

Mason nodded and walked out of the room.

Alone, I let myself be vulnerable, tears streaming down my face. I leaned back on the couch and covered my eyes with one arm.

My sobs echoed through the empty room. Just when I thought I could have a normal life and return to him, the world slammed me with the reality that we could never be together. He hates me, and I can't change that. Not when what he believes is true.

Should I explain what really happened that night?

"Right. I should," I told myself as I reached for my phone and called him. But a realization hit me, like a bucket of cold water pouring over me.

It shouldn't be Ash I called.

It was Azrael.

Unbeknownst to me, I was already dialing Azrael's number using the one he recently used to contact me, but he wasn't answering.

Instead of calling again, I texted him to meet me at dinnertime. I planned when and where we would meet.

I had no dirty tricks up my sleeve. Now that I knew it was Azrael I was up against, I realized I needed to be careful.

He's a Coleman, after all. He knows the ins and outs of the mafia, has countless connections, and I'm sure he has many cards left to play.

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Now, here I am at the restaurant. It's been ten minutes since I started waiting, but I trust my instincts. I know he'll show up.

the waiter approached, handing me

smile widened. "I'll call you when I'm ready

finish my

coldly, yanking the chair in front of

but be amazed when I saw Azrael's face again. If I didn't know what he did, I might've thought the real

with a smirk. "You look good with

but he didn't

touching his cheek. "And I

the window, and his grin grew wider as if he was utterly fascinated by

effective, Sapphire? Do I make you feel a certain way? Like

made me want

didn't love Ash just because of his appearance," I answered, raising an eyebrow. "I loved him because of who he was." Azrael's body tensed and his fists clenched. He

face, but his presence

was hard for me to tell them apart, but now, it's as easy as

waiter had left. "Ash

really?" I widened my eyes, raising an eyebrow in mock surprise. My lips parted slightly, and I caught him glancing

the kind of man you want to be with? Someone who does nothing but obey me?" Azrael added to ask, his

his grin grew wider, thinking I welcomed his

unable to contain my reaction as I pulled my hand away. "You're

think I'll fall for

has the power to rule," I explained. "And you're right-I am a queen.

up, bitch," he muttered and clenched his

want me to shut up?" I asked,

add

get what they want, even

you... yet you fucked with my cousin?" Azrael asked in disbelief. "You even had children with him. Just thinking about those fucking kids makes my blood boil." Hearing that nearly made me lose my composure. "Don't you dare lay a finger on my children, Azrael. I'm not the

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