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I frowned when he pulled the door open, giving me a cool stare.
“Maybe you should get some sleep. You look tired.”
I opened my mouth to argue when he left the room, the door clicking shut behind him.
What the fuck?!
I sank back onto the bed, hot tears pricking at my eyes. What happened? Why did Reign go so cold? I cursed myself for telling him about Mr West but thought I could trust him. My anger stayed with me as I shut my eyes, trying to rest.
Mr West was going to pay for this.
Somehow.
REIGN
“What is your fucking deal?” I hissed down the phone, pacing the wet lawn of my garden.
AJ yawned in response, only infuriating me further.
“You do realise it's two a.m.?”
“I couldn’t give a fuck what time it is. Why did you make Elizabeth watch you get sucked off? Better yet, why did you tell her I’m like you?”
Silence.
“I swear to God, you better answer me or—”
“You need to get some anger management, Reign. Maybe let go of some of that fucking hatred deep within you. Let someone explore your past and find what keeps you awake at night.”
I closed my eyes, pinching the bridge of my nose as he continued.
“Lizzie loved it.”
“How fucking dare you assume that? You know she didn’t, and you thrived on her discomfort and fear, you sick fuck!” I roared, gripping the phone. “I’m working on getting her to leave your shitty job, and when I do, you’ll never see her again.”
AJ laughed, igniting the flames in my stomach even further.
“Have you got amnesia, Reign?”
My stomach twisted at his words, the memories I’d blocked out threatening to unravel in my mind.
“Because I haven’t,” AJ continued softly. “Didn't I learn from you?”
“Don’t you put that shit on me?” I rasped, staring at the upper level of the house.
Sweet, beautiful Elizabeth.
“Oh, but I do. I put it all on you, Reign. You’re lucky you’ve got enough money to pay people to remain silent.”
“I’m different now,” I hissed down the phone. “Whereas you never changed, did you? You still treat women like shit.”
“I’ll be fucking Lizzie over my desk within a week, mark my words. So if you want her, make her yours, Reign. Before I do.”
AJ hung up, and I resisted the urge to crush my phone or throw it against the perfect brick wall before me.
The past was the past; I’d paid my dues to make up for the pain I caused.
I’d tried, anyway.
