Chapter 204
-Ava’s POV-
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“Damien, what is the meaning of this?” My mother’s voice finally broke the heavy silence that had followed Uncle Damien’s entrance. I was still trying to piece together what was happening
Why was my father–who was supposed to be overseas assisting with a medical procedure–here, tied up and bloodied?
Why was Uncle Damien here?
And why was he looking at me like that?
“I can practically see the wheels turning in your head, Little Dove,” Damien said smoothly. “And because you’ve turned out to be somewhat tolerable, I’ll do you a favor and answer the questions you’re asking yourself.”
I blinked at him. He sounded different–strange, even. Like this was the first time I was truly hearing him speak.
A muffled sound from my father filled the air, yanking my attention back to him. His hands and legs were bound, his face bloodied.
“Damien-”
“If I were you, Evelyn, I’d get off that high horse and watch what you say. One wrong word, and Luther will suffer the consequences.” His tone turned ice–cold, his gaze sharp and unforgiving.
“Uncle Damien?” I whispered.
His eyes flicked to me, softening just a fraction before a slow, unsettling smile spread across his face.
“Right. The only one I can actually stand.” He gestured toward two chairs I hadn’t noticed before. “Let’s start with the basics. Both of you–sit.”
My mother and I exchanged a glance. I could sense her tension, the unspoken thoughts racing through her mind. Then, for the first time, her voice touched mine through our psychic link. don’t know what’s going on, but for your father’s sake–sit down.‘
It didn’t sound like a command. It was a plea. Despite the calm facade she wore, she had no idea what was happening–or how to handle it.
I turned my gaze back to my father. He had stopped struggling and was simply looking at my mother. Were they speaking through their link? Whatever passed between them, she nodded slightly before stepping forward and sitting down. I followed her lead,
Uncle Damien watched us, his usual jovial smile in place. But now, I saw it for what it was–an edge had always been there. The same expression, yet it felt entirely different in this moment
“Great. Now that we’re all settled–well, except me, because I’ll be doing most of the talking. I know that’s strange for you Pierces–you talk, and everyone else listens.” His gaze slid to me again, and, once more, it softened.
“It’s truly unfortunate that you have to be involved in this.”
He sounded so… distant.
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found my voice. “What-”
expression hardened. “I said I’ll
his tone made me clamp my
to spend some quality time with my best friend.” His voice dripped with mockery. “That’s what we
he talking about?
cut through the air, firm and unyielding. “Why don’t you stop with the theatrics and get to the point? Why
you
immediately, my father let out a sharp cry of pain, his body convulsing.
permission, every question asked without my consent, and I increase the pain
took a step
growling in defense. Then, for the first time, I really smelled him.
scent so familiar–one I had noticed before
just like that, it clicked.
day in Liam’s office. That scent I had picked up but
It was him.
Uncle Damien.
lips twitched. “I’ve always admired
My breath caught.
killed those Alphas.
what my
in, his
stole the other twin.”
is?”
form, it would have been the weight that crashed down on my chest in that
my father and I.
head slightly looking at my father, “We hadn’t gotten to that part yet, had we? I suppose I was too preoccupied with my grievances–the ones I never got over. The truth I discovered decades
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His voice hardened.
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And Luther, being the perfect man he is, the one who never makes a wrong
He scoffed.
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who ended up leading the pack. My brother; Dylan’s father. But what I didn’t know, what I found out later, was that Luther had been the reason-” his voice
breath, his
His eyes gleamed. “I took something precious from him. I took
mother’s voice broke, raw with emotion.
asking–she
Damien–no, Damien because this man wasn’t my Uncle–only smiled.
had once comforted me, the one I had secretly wished was my father, the man who had always told me that
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