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.”

Maddox slammed the steering wheel. “Flynn’s a slippery

I’ve had

claimed he knew all about

trust him that

did he say?” Maddox asked as he

wants to meet someone from the Perez family. Didn’t specify

Dad and Yuri. What the fuck does he want next—to see

think he wants to see

could he know that Diana and I are in Rivenwood?” Maddox scoffed. “Maybe he wants both of us to come over just to mess with

are things in this world that defy description. Only the ordinary

his head. “Who knows? The ramblings of a

smiled faintly, choosing

at

into the bathtub, lost

family, but who was

family in

Willa.

apprentice, and Willa was his only daughter. Flynn would want to see the

dry her hair, and then

search for Vesper going?” She

that Vesper is a ghost. We can’t even get a bead on

felt this frustrated since he joined

and after so many days, they could not obtain the tiniest information about him, not even his residence address. Draven

nose. This was quite expected. She was well aware that someone like Vesper would not be easy to track. “Stop chasing shadows then. What about the other one I asked

was a pause on the other end, and then Draven said, “Vivienne, about Willa

Vivienne asked, curiosity

rarely described

I thought it was the Perez family cleaning up, but it’s not them. They lost Willa’s trail long

and opened the bathroom door. “Who’s helping

whispered, his voice thick with concern. “There’s a mysterious force backing

one but two assignments, Draven found it

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

Nine Mystics Society to investigate

dependent on her or Draven’s capabilities but rather on how much the person they