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He thought about nu himself to the emptiness inside of him with a drink, and he said reluctantly, “Fine” Aht, anyway, as long as it was consumed with moderation

Acheron took the her drink Ao to the ladies She h distance between her and Acheron, tipping the press about their location and pro them a money shot if they came within half an hour

It should be enough to pretend that she had gotten herself drunk, Amelia considered, and with it she could make her move

And so everything fell into plan, with Ale beer was enough to intoxicate her

“That’s enough, Amelia” Acheron’s voice was tired but firm as he took the bottle out of her hand and placed it out of reach He saw her body start to slump, and he swore under a breath even as he swiftly reached for her

Arip took Acheron by surprise He looked up, and her mouth immediately covered his

What the fuck?

He pushed Amelia away, and the moment he saw the look in her eyes —

“You planned this Didn’t you?” Fuck Fuck FUCK All of a sudden, he re whatever she could to keep him with her, and he realized with a jerk that Pippi had been right Even worse, he realized how successfully she had played hi his fears to force hi up with Pippi

Aer and disappointment on Acheron’s handsome face “I love you” But when the words once were powerful, she was horrified to see that now they did nothing “Acheron—” It was finally beginning to dawn on her, just how ood “Acheron…” And this time, her voice broke “I just did it because I love you I had to do it—”

“Even if itto you?” he asked hollowly

God, he had been such a fucking fool

Pippi had told him…

Pippi had fucking told him…

“I will never forget how you saved my life, Amy”

She had always drea her that, but now it only made her start to cry Because now she knew – now she knew that hi her like how everyone else called her – it meant she had truly lost him

“But these days, it only seems that you saved me just to kill me over and over”

They looked at each other, both of the —

A she was stupid, when he had been the only one to love and respect her

A Acheron to join her in hell when all that tied for the chance to take her to heaven with him —

“I don’t want to hate you, but that’s how things are going to end up if we don’t part ways now” Acheron closed his eyes, and the oodback in, and they were all of her

Because once, she had been his reason for living