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.”

steering wheel. “Flynn’s

Uncle Maddox. I’ve

knew all about her mother’s

really trust

what else did he say?” Maddox asked as

someone from the Perez

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

up. “Uncle, why don’t you think

Rivenwood?” Maddox scoffed. “Maybe he wants both of us to come over just

world that defy description. Only the ordinary can be

The ramblings of

faintly, choosing to

off at her home before

Vivienne sank into the bathtub, lost in thought

from the Perez family, but who was he most eager

Perez family in her mind. Then her eyes

Willa.

F-Poisons’ apprentice, and Willa was his only daughter. Flynn would want to see the one

her face, grabbed a towel to dry her hair,

search for Vesper going?” She

We can’t even get a bead on him,” Draven complained. “Our guys are getting

felt this frustrated

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

aware that someone like Vesper would not be easy

end, and then Draven said, “Vivienne, about Willa Perez,

Vivienne

described someone as

they vanish every time I get close. At first, I thought it was the Perez family cleaning up, but

stood up, swiftly dressing amid the steam, and opened the bathroom door.

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

but two assignments, Draven

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

however, did not blame him. After all, the two people she had tasked the Nine Mystics Society to investigate were unlike any

mission was not solely dependent on her or Draven’s capabilities but