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,

widened. "I'll call you when I'm ready to order. I'm

wasn't able to finish my

said coldly, yanking the chair

be amazed when I saw Azrael's face again. If I didn't know what he did, I

I told him with a smirk. "You look

but

his cheek. "And

grew wider as if

feel a certain way? Like butterflies

words made me want to puke. Fucking

I answered, raising an eyebrow. "I loved him because of who he was." Azrael's body tensed and his fists clenched. He glared at me, his jaw tightening as if

Ash's face, but his presence

tell them apart, but now, it's as easy as

in love with him," he said pointedly once the waiter had left. "Ash is just my puppet. He's nothing but my servant, following my

eyes, raising an eyebrow in mock surprise. My

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

grin grew wider, thinking I welcomed his touch. "Don't you want

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

really think I'll fall for his tricks like what

like a king, has the power to rule," I explained. "And you're

bitch," he muttered and clenched

me to shut up?"

add to his

do anything to get what they want, even if it meant

wanted 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

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