ly, and even the breez

bent down carefully to check Aiden's injuries-just some

ore he finally said in a low

briel... actua

roze fo

nner actress, blinking a few ti

ed, voice trembling slightly, her eyes glisteni

, lost control sometimes.

ning in a lock, unlocking so

bered. The soft stir of sympathy he'd just begun to feel was quickly drowned

hurt, maybe-made him hesitate. A flic

never once laid a hand on Aiden. Her only target had always been Verity. If

to one question

his eyes, Lilah sneered inwardly, b

verwhelmed by a wave of r

ld and clipped aga

ay from her arms, but Aiden only clung

red, eyes wide and pleading

hinking about how to

tely lifted her tear-stre

econd, then gave a st

tory glow in her eyes a

hree of them walked side

the clinic, a silhouette

ething and rushed over.

den holding Lilah's hand

eady getting c

a million times

a memory of

ll him away with a face full of fak

to moonlight as one now too?""Lilah, I was just worried..." Verity tried to keep calm, but her eyes were gli

of water? That's more in line with what your 'job' looks like,

off, her face flushing red

he tension, cold and commanding. "Tha

ed her jaw, clearly pissed, and stepped aside, though

Lilah get so cl

nsides, and she bit her lip h

has to be dea

.

and confirmed it was just a minor sc

riel both exh

terrupted as Mr. Reed

..." He hesitated, looking uneasy. "There was a ma

foo

s hear

this, but Verity really

s it, a maid stepped ou

ervously wringing her hands. "

ss Nolan over. She just tried to calm

nt stone cold, the air

ust in Lilah wa

spent three years plotting th

uinted s

ack hard-and fast. She even had s

someone you could

she'd tear it apart

h would have. Her voice was calm, almost too comp

slap her? Was she standing when I hit her, or already on the floor? And were y

azor sharp, each one hammering

d for this kind of confrontat

. I...

id's evasive expression. His brows knitted

reddened. She looked straight at him,

u really believ