Chapter 82
“Shut up!” she screamed, voice cracking. “You think you know
everything! You’re just a manipulative little bitch!”
“I don’t have to know everything,” I said, “I just have to know
him.”
She screamed again and slapped me, hard enough to make my
head whip sideways.
Pain burst through my skull, but I forced myself not to cry out. I
was shaking inside, but I couldn’t afford to look weak.
“You think you’re smart?” she hissed. “You think that smug little
mouth of yours will save you?”
I didn’t reply.
Chole gritted her teeth. “He told me–he said I was his peace.
That he needed me. We’ve been together so many times behind
your back. He touched me the same way he touched you. More
passionately, even.”
“I believe you,” I said flatly.
She blinked.
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“I believe he touched you,” I clarified. “But I also believe he
would’ve moved on completely if you hadn’t staged that press
stunt. That hospital act. What was next, Chole? A wedding dress
and a priest?”
Her face flushed. “You don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“No,” I said, “but I do know that this–tying me up, threatening to
mutilate me–that’s not love. That’s obsession. And obsession
never ends well.”
Chole’s hands shook. Her eyes flickered toward the door.
isn’t
the advantage. “He’s with the
Do you really think Alexander–Alpha
if I go missing? You know his power. He won’t
source.
then,” she snapped,
earlier fire. “I’ll disappear.”
what?” I asked
You think Alexander or the police
where to find
deal with it!”
voice from behind the
male.
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Chole froze.
end her already” the man said from
too long. She’s a liability. Do
me. Her hands trembled, and for a
thought I saw fear
Not for me.
For herself.
trickled down my
My wrists
silent inside me, but I felt her stir faintly, as
struggling against the wolfsbane.
Olivia’s POV
dripped with triumph as she
the dim light. “I’ve written
like
of ruining Ethan and my marriage.”
into a malicious grin.
by the tape sapping my strength.
the bruises lining my torso.
the side–my vision blurred. “Why?”
are you
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Chole froze.
already,” the man said
long. She’s a liability. Do
me. Her hands
I saw fear
Not for me.
For herself.
trickled down my jaw, soaking
I didn’t move. My wrists
was silent inside me, but I felt her stir faintly, as if
struggling against the wolfsbane.
Olivia’s POV
triumph as
the dim light. “I’ve written your suicide
look like
ruining Ethan and my marriage.” Her lips
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