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“Yes, sir,” I mumble, my speech slurred.
Grigory is behind the steering wheel, starting the engine and driving us away from the hellhole where I lost my brother and found a consuming love.
I have no idea where we are when Papa snaps, “Stop the car.”
Grigory pulls over, and once again, my vision goes spotty from losing too much blood.
“Alek!” Everleigh shouts, ripping me back to reality. She grabs hold of my arm, but it’s only for a second before she’s ripped away from me.
“No!” Using the last of my strength, I shove the door open and stagger out of the SUV. “Stop!” My eyes focus on Papa as he shoves Everleigh into a field. “Papa!” I shout, but my voice is too weak to carry to him.
My body fails me, and as I drop to my knees, three shots echo into the night.
NoNoNoNoNo!
My entire world implodes as I watch the bullets hit Everleigh. Like a string that’s been pulled too tight, my sanity snaps.
The last thing I see is her falling to the ground.
Chapter 16
Alek
Coming to, I’m confused as fuck.
My body feels like it’s been torn apart, and I struggle to pry my eyes open.
For a blissful moment, I don’t remember what happened as I glance around the sterile room, seeing Misha sitting on an armchair.
My best friend glances at me, and instantly a smile spreads over his face. He rushes to the doorway, and leaning out into the hallway, he shouts, “Alek’s awake!”
My parents and Tiana come barreling into the hospital room.
Mama looks like she’s aged ten years, a shock of white streaks in her dark brown hair. Her face has new lines, and her eyes are dull with heartache.
Tiana starts to cry and comes to grab my hand.
Then my eyes land on my father’s stern face.
Vincent.
Everleigh.
The moment of bliss splinters, and every shard flays my soul to shreds.
My brother’s head falls forward, and blood trickles from the gunshot wound to his temple.
NONONONONO!
My body fails me, and as I drop to my knees, three shots echo into the night.
My entire world implodes as I watch the bullets hit Everleigh.
The pain in my body fades until all that’s left is the harrowing reality that Vincent and Everleigh are dead.
Uncontrollable rage explodes through me, and the wounds I’ve suffered do nothing to stop me as I rip the IV from my arm and struggle out of bed.
I hear voices shrieking and shouting.
