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 a

Uncle Maddox. I’ve had enough for

knew all

trust him

did he say?” Maddox asked as

someone from the Perez family. Didn’t

Dad and Yuri. What the fuck does

“Uncle, why don’t you think he

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

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

“Who knows? The ramblings of a madman, yet

choosing to remain

her off at her

into the

Perez family, but who was he

Perez family in her mind. Then her eyes

Willa.

was his only daughter. Flynn would want to see the one who shared a bloodline with

a towel to dry her hair, and then reached

for

a ghost. We can’t even get a bead

this frustrated since he joined the Nine Mystics

days, they could not obtain the tiniest information

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

on the other end, and then Draven said, “Vivienne,

it?” Vivienne asked,

described someone as

I thought it was the Perez family cleaning up, but it’s

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

what puzzles me,” Draven whispered, his voice thick with concern. “There’s a mysterious force backing

failed to deliver on not just one but two assignments, Draven found it hard

had never encountered a task it could not tackle. Yet now, they had hit

Nine Mystics Society to investigate were unlike any they had encountered before. Running into dead ends

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