Total pages in book: 181
Estimated words: 181613 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 908(@200wpm)___ 726(@250wpm)___ 605(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 181613 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 908(@200wpm)___ 726(@250wpm)___ 605(@300wpm)
“Is this where you’re going to kill me?”
He makes a tsk sound. “And ruin my sister’s grave with your disgusting blood? I don’t think so. She deserves better.”
“That’s true,” I mutter.
“Shut the fuck up,” he growls, pointing the gun right at my forehead. “Turn around.”
I do what he asks, breathing out a sigh.
Whether I listen or not, my time is going to end sooner or later.
I just never thought it’d happen this quickly.
And that I wouldn’t even be able to tell her goodbye.
“Hands on your back.” He wraps a bunch of ropes around my wrists and knots them together tightly, then throws a bag over my head.
He pushes the gun into my back. “Now move.”
“What do you think you’re gonna do? Throw me over your bike?”
“You think I came unprepared?” he hisses, shoving me. “Keep walking.”
“Where?”
“Parking lot.”
“So you can put a bullet in me?”
He snorts. “You think I’m going to let you off the hook that easily?” A car beeps, and a door is thrown open. He must’ve stolen this. “Get in.”
“You can still stop this,” I say.
He merely laughs and knocks me on the back of the head, and I fall from the dizziness and instant nausea.
“You killed my sister,” he says through gritted teeth. “And I’m going to make it fucking hurt so much, you’ll be begging me to kill you.”
CHAPTER 62
Aspen
“We have to go. Now.”
“Why the rush?” Mom asks as she suddenly peeks into the hallway too.
“Um … we’ve made other plans tonight, and I don’t want to miss it,” I lie.
I don’t want her involved in this if I can avoid it.
“Your food was delicious, ma’am,” Grey says while he puts on his coat.
“Good to hear. I’d love to see you again.”
“Of course.” Grey smiles with his usual charm.
“See you soon, Aspen?” Mom asks.
“Sure,” I reply.
“I’m gonna go clean up the mess.” She waves and walks off, while I swiftly put on my coat.
But before I can open the front door, Xavier suddenly blocks my way.
“Oh, c’mon, Xav, I don’t have time for this. Move, please.”
“Where are you really going?” he asks.
I narrow my eyes. “You think I’d tell you?”
He folds his arms. “Yes. I’m your brother.”
“Sometimes you really get on my nerves, you know that?”
He frowns. “Don’t care. Tell me. Now.”
“Nothing!”
“It’s not nothing if it’s dragging you away from a family dinner you know means the world to Mom. That’s dangerous. You don’t play dangerous games unless it’s serious,” he says.
Goddammit. Of course he can see right through me.
“Didn’t you hear her?” Grey grabs his shirt. “Move. Now.”
“Get your hands off me, Grey.” He narrows his eyes. “Before I cut them off.”
Oh, fuck no, no more fights.
“Let. Us. Out.”
“Why? I thought you were going to be an actual fucking chivalrous boyfriend to her,” he says. “You’re already letting her fuck with Apollo, and now this.”
Grey leans up close and hisses, “If you care about your sister, you will let us leave. Now.”
“Give me one good reason.”
“Guys, what’s going on in there?” Dad shouts from the dining room, and I can’t help but feel the urgency.
“Please, Xav,” I mutter.
“Listen here, you asshole, you may be her brother, but I will fuck you up if you don’t step aside and let me save her fucking heart before it’s crushed into oblivion by Silas.”
Oh God.
Xavier’s brows furrow. “What did Silas do?”
“Nothing,” I quip, quickly grabbing Grey and hauling him off.
Xav sidesteps, allowing me to pass, and I rush out the door with Grey.
“Aspen! Tell me!” he yells after me.
I run to the car, and we open the doors, jumping inside.
But as Grey starts the engine, the car door is jerked open again, and Xavier growls at me, “Goddammit, Aspen, you know twins don’t keep secrets from each other. You trust me. I trust you.” He hops inside, sits down on the back seat, and slams the door shut. “And if you won’t tell me what’s going on, I’m going with you so I can see for myself.”
Grey looks at me while I glance at Xavier through the rearview mirror, wondering if we can do all this on our own … or if we could use his help.
“You gotta promise me you won’t tell a fucking soul,” I say.
“What do I gain by telling anyone if it hurts you?”
I swallow. “Silas is going to torture Levi.”
He grimaces. “Since when is that news?”
“Apollo just called to tell us Levi is missing. Silas probably already took him,” Grey replies.
“Good riddance then,” Xav says, folding his arms. “Mavis deserved better.”
“I’m not letting Silas kill Levi,” I respond.
“Why not?”
Of course, he’d ask me that.
But could I ever say the truth out loud?
“Because it’s going to unleash a fucking war between the Torreses and your family,” Grey says.
Xavier’s eyes widen.
Grey suddenly locks the doors, sealing us all inside, right as Xav was about to grasp the handle.