Chapter 148

I don’t move. I don’t think I breathe.

My body and mind detach in some way because I’m too much

in shock to process what Liam’s saying.

“I kil led dad,” he tells me, plain as day.

“No. Nooo.”

“He was going to bargain with that ba stard you married for

your sake and his. Instead of standing strong and fighting. I

had it all figured out. I had a loan lined up to float us until the

military contract was completed. The company was fine! If he’d just waited…. If he’d just trusted me…”

“Liam,” I swallow past the lump in my throat.

There’s roaring in the distance. The thunder of many men and

beasts.

“I’ll keep my promise, Leah. And make it quick.”

It’s the only warning I receive.

Liam lunges, maw wide and teeth sharpening. I fire off rounds. There are fifteen in this mag, and the kick je rks up my

with each shot.

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my throat, close to

from the pocket of his suit jacket and wipes his face. My blood is splattered on his chin. A splash of it

because I don’t want my last images

be of

Aaron.

heart and

even as the panic boils up and my body grows

sets in.

to my

are at my throat, instinctively trying to stop the bleeding. But my hands are wet, and slipping beneath the

blood.

sad. And scared.

shock and

to each breath. The hard marble beneath my legs. The scent of woodsmoke from the fireplace. My brother’s glowing eyes as he watches

Aaron. My head on his chest.

out, I imagine

of summer nights and la zy

every time he fought

to miss him. So much.

a vicious roar. Then another.

my neck and my

James!?

the fireplace against my throat, cauterizing the wound. It burns so badly and the stench of burning skin and hair has me

like

hand over it. A

flicker. When I open them again. I

Oh.

There he is.

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