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“What if that was always the plan? She is Nicholai’s‘daughter’.”
“You didn’t see the way she looked at Nero.”
“She’s Elite. They’re trained to seduce, Rafe. Manipulate and kill.”
“Then why kill for Nero in exchange for you?”
I grit my teeth.“Nicholai could have orchestrated the entire thing. You don’t know what he’s like.” I do. He’s sheer madness.
His eyes soften, and I see the pity in his eyes. I don’t want his pity though. I want him to feel the same anger I feel.“And Nero? You think he was in on it? That I was?”
I pinch the bridge of my nose.“I don’t know anything anymore, but my sister is a traitor, Rafe.”
He steps closer to me, backing me against the vanity unit.“Fine. You don’t trust Una right now. And you have reason not to trust Nero, but do you really doubt me?”
My eyes meet the endless dark depths of his.“Maybe I should.”
“But you don’t.”
“But you’re the only person I trust. My sister is dead to me. You’re all I have.”
He slides a hand around my neck and pulls me close, pressing his lips into my hair.“Give it time, avecita.” He moves away and turns around, walking out of the room.
Time? No amount of time can ever make this okay. She was my last hope in a hopeless place, and she betrayed me. And it’s this pain, this blinding level of rage and hatred that made me hide for so long. Because it hurts: soul deep, to the bone, hurt.
The only blood relative I have left, and she turned on me.
