The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Flynn took a deep breath. Sure enough, the agony coursing through him was beginning to subside.

He sat up straight, his gaze steady on Vivienne. “You came all this way to see me. What else do you want to know?”

Vivienne tossed her lollipop into the trash can without a second thought. “I’m more interested in what you have to say.”

“I have nothing to say to you.” Flynn leaned against the headboard, his eyes closing, signaling he was done talking.

Vivienne, unfazed, shifted to a more comfortable position. “Is the infamous F-Poison your mentor? Is he dead?”

A flicker passed through Flynn’s eyes, but he remained silent.

“You’re not still waiting for F-Poison to come to rescue you, are you? That’s naive, Uncle Flynn!”

Standing up, Vivienne seemed ready to leave.

That got a reaction. Flynn called out to her, “You’re here to get the scoop on your mom’s abduction, right? Sasha’s.”

Vivienne froze, a piercing look shooting from her eyes like daggers sinking deep into Flynn’s skin.

Suddenly, Flynn felt as if flames were raging inside him, threatening to consume him entirely.

“Vivienne, I’m the only one in this world who knows what happened to your mom after she was taken. If you want the truth, you must cure me of this poison!”

Vivienne’s gaze softened, and Flynn felt immediate relief.

Struggling to his feet, Flynn approached the balcony. “Bring someone from the Perez family to see me.”

Vivienne’s frown deepened, but she left without a word.

Flynn chuckled, his eyes glinting with meaning. “There are things in this world that defy description. Only the ordinary can be understood.”

Vivienne gave Flynn a long, hard look before walking out of the stifling cell and exhaling heavily outside.

Maddox opened the car door for her. “How did it go?” He asked.

Vivienne shook her head. “He didn’t spill anything.”

slammed the steering wheel.

Uncle Maddox. I’ve had enough for

claimed he knew all

F-Poison really trust him that

did he say?”

someone from the

expression darkened. “He’s seen Dad and Yuri. What the fuck

don’t you think he wants

locked up. How could he know that Diana and I are in Rivenwood?” Maddox scoffed. “Maybe

world that defy description. Only the ordinary

The ramblings of a madman, yet

choosing

at her home before

Vivienne sank into the bathtub, lost in thought

to see someone from the Perez family, but

names of the Perez family

Willa.

would want to see the one who

towel to dry her hair, and

for Vesper going?” She

that Vesper is a ghost. We can’t even get a bead on him,” Draven complained. “Our

this frustrated since he joined the

him in less than 10 feet, and after so many days, they could not obtain the tiniest information about him, not

pinched the bridge of her nose. This was quite expected. She was well aware that someone like Vesper would not be easy to

and then Draven said, “Vivienne, about Willa Perez, something’s

Vivienne

rarely described

every time I get close. At first, I

swiftly dressing amid the steam, and opened the bathroom door. “Who’s

a mysterious force backing Willa, a force we can’t quite grasp. I’m sorry, Vivienne, it seems

just one but two assignments, Draven found it hard to

Nine Mystics Society had never encountered a task it could not tackle. Yet now, they had hit two dead

people she had tasked the Nine Mystics Society to investigate were unlike any they had encountered before. Running into

this mission was not solely dependent on her or Draven’s capabilities but rather on how much the person they were investigating was willing to let them