The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

F-Poison narrowed her eyes, her voice dropping to a serious growl. “What do you mean? Did this guy named Vesper save Vivienne, or because of him, you couldn’t drop the poison?”

F-Poison’s rare display of emotion took Diana aback. “Yeah, it was Vesper who saved Vivienne.”

She relayed the details of Vivienne’s rescue by Vesper, which she had meant to share before, but F-Poison had seemed disinterested.

However, upon hearing the story, F-Poison’s gaze turned gravely serious. “Are you sure that this Vesper guy stepped in after Vivienne drank the juice?”

“Yeah, what’s the big deal?” Diana asked, perplexed.

F-Poison usually had little change in expression, whether it was committing arson or enjoying a fondue as if nothing mattered to her. But this time, Diana could see the weight in her thoughts.

After a moment, F-Poison let out a sardonic laugh, her eyes lifting to meet Diana’s. “Go see Flynn again.”

Diana’s surprise was clear. “But we agreed on only one visit. How can I keep coming up with excuses to see him?”

“No matter the excuse, you must see him, Diana. If you want to stay in the Perez family, it’s essential,” F-Poison said, standing up, a dangerous aura enveloping her.

Swallowing hard, Diana pressed, “Can’t you tell me why?”

A sly smile played on F-Poison’s lips. “Sasha might be coming back.”

Diana shot up. “What are you talking about? That’s impossible! Didn’t you say she was dead?”

The solemnity had vanished from F-Poison’s face, replaced with mockery. “Dead doesn’t mean she can’t come back. Sasha’s a clever one. You should be glad she remembers nothing.”

“What do I do? One Vivienne is trouble enough, now with Sasha possibly returning? No, she cannot come back!”

Pacing in front of F-Poison, Diana was in a panic. “Right, I must see Flynn. He’s F-Poison’s apprentice, so he must know the details of Sasha’s disappearance and how to deal with her.”

her purse and

a quiet chuckle escaping

to see Flynn would raise suspicions within the Perez family, especially

though they were uninvolved with CK, they had connections to GTO, and Yorick had once fought alongside Jasper

could ask about Flynn in Yorick’s name, it would not seem

Diana dialed Dracon’s

so late?” Dracon’s voice held a

still awake? Waiting for my call, perhaps?”

for Diana, and her words only added to his

been waiting for your call for twenty years,” he

a favor I need to ask

are mine,” Dracon replied

Diana explained her

need to see

fallen asleep, things might’ve been different. He says he knows where Sasha is,

older brothers

“You shouldn’t blame yourself.

Diana said, her

family the

and Jasper consented to

family affairs. Why the sudden

with one older brother and two younger siblings who were pillars of their nation, especially the eldest, whom Yuri greatly admired. Dracon was the only one who seemed to

her get too close to Dracon. She didn’t want to marry him back then, but now they’re still somehow entangled. Plus, I don’t like

case of playing hard

handful of trail mix from the bowl, and lobbed it at Maddox. “Hard to get, huh? Well, don’t you know it all? So why hasn’t Willa fallen for your tricks?”Books Chapters Are Daily Updated Join & Stay Updated for All