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All thieves.
Murderers.
They killed my parents and stole my innocence.
My lungs are on fire.
Hotter than the fire that consumed the house they think killed me.
Chapter Thirty
Ava
Breathe…
Breathe…
Breathe…Ava…
Hot air fills my lungs in a whoosh, and I try not to gasp.
Terror has my insides gripped so tight that my skin wants to flee.
What holds me in place is reality. The past and present combined and those who sacrificed their lives so I could be here.
I have to act normal.Act natural. Don’t giveaway the secret that I’m alive. If I do, I’m dead, and it will all be for nothing.
I know too much. I know what happened that day. I know the evil that was exacted that day, and that alone is enough to kill me.
“Fantastic setup you guys have here,” Dmitri booms with a hearty smile.
It’s the same smile he used when he burned me with his cigarettes while he held me down.
“Thank you. I’m glad you like it, but I can’t take credit. This is all my brother’s doing. He’s creative,” Vincent answers.
Oh God… he knows them. They know each other.
At this point, I don’t know what to think. What to do.
Vincent knows them.
My hands go limp, now I’m balling my fists.
Dmitri and Yuri laugh. The laughter comes back to my mind, and my head feels light. My body too, and I’m trying so hard to keep my breathing under control.
The two look at me. I feel exposed.
I look different. My hair was a white blonde back then, like my mother’s, and I was ten years younger. I look a lot different, especially with makeup, but there’s enough of a resemblance if you get a closer look.
“Vincent, you have a very beautiful creature on your arm,” Dmitri says, and my insides tighten up.
He puts out his hand to take mine, and I squeeze Vincent’s side, willing him to not let this man touch me.
Please don’t let him touch me… not any of them.
I pray in those seconds that if there’s any connection between Vincent and I, he won’t allow these men to touch me again.
My heart starts beating wildly in my chest when Vincent shuffles, turning me out of Dmitri’s reach.
