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Take him down
Make him pay
At one time, Blackhawk had been my salvation until he became my damnation. It was time I became my own saving grace.
My sins were dark, my spirit broken, but I was no longer weak. It was time I remembered who I’d been. It was time I returned to Oblivion.
And this time, my stilettos wouldn’t just be sinful. No, this time, they would be deadly.
* * *
Most of theride was quiet as I pondered over my choices. While I knew I needed to do it, I couldn’t deny the pit in my stomach that I was making the wrong choice. I was risking everything and hoping the people in my life loved me enough to forgive me after it was all said and done.
“You hungry?” Milo asked, and I turned, blushing. I’d kind of forgotten he was there. Not that I thought the car was driving itself, but I’d zoned out so far that I felt alone in time and space.
“No, I ate before…” I didn’t need to say anything else. He nodded, keeping his eyes on the road.
“You know, we haven’t talked much about what this is all about, just that you needed to escape for a while where no one could find you. Are you in trouble?”
“No.” I shook my head, watching the trees fly by through the car window. “I’m trying to rectify a mistake.”
“Is it going to be dangerous?” he asked, his voice sounding odd, so I faced him.
“It could be. Why?”
I watched as his hands gripped the wheel harder, his jaw flexing a little, and I couldn't figure out why he was so upset about this.
“You seem, I don’t know, more upset than I thought you’d be.”
He laughed in a way that let me know he didn’t find it funny. “Oh? Is that so?” Milo shook his head, making me even more unsure of what was going on with him. I kept watching, hoping if I stared at him long enough, he’d cave and give in to the pressure.
A few minutes went by, and he sighed, glancing over at me. He put on his blinker, the sound filling the space as he turned down another dark street.
“It’s nothing. Forget I said anything.”
I frowned, my brow creasing in concern. “I feel like I just failed a test I didn’t know I was taking.”
He chuckled again, this one sounding a little more like himself, the carefree guy I’d met in one of the darker moments of my life.
“You don’t even see how amazing you are, Fin. That’s all. I worry about you. I…careabout you. More than I should since you have a boyfriend, but the simple fact is, I do. But that’s not your problem.”
“I…” I swallowed, not sure how to respond. “Thank you, Milo. I couldn’t have done any of this without you. I’m just not in the place to really make any big decisions. I need to do this before I can even think about what my life will look like after.”
“You keep saying that, but I wonder if it’s more an excuse than a real reason.”
I shook my head, the rebuttal quick on my tongue to argue, but it died when I looked at his face, at the pain I seemed to be causing him. Regardless of the reason, I knew I had to focus on the future, which meant fixing the past.
“It’s all I can offer you,” I finally said, turning back in my seat and sliding down into it. I laid my head back against the plush leather and closed my eyes, pretending I was going to sleep. It was shitty of me and cowardly, but after the emotional toll of leaving, I was spent, and it was all I had left.
Besides, I was great at ignoring things until they blew up in my face.
Three
FINLEY
A few hours later,we pulled up to a hotel, and I sat up, stretching, going along with my fake sleep ruse. Milo chuckled at me, and I knew he hadn’t bought it but was at least indulging me in my delusion.
“Sit tight. I’ll go get the room. I know you want to stay off cameras.”
