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She’s extreht?”

I scowl “No, nothing like that I just need you…” I hate that I’ it “I need you by my side”

“Oh” A few seconds go by “Okay, I’ll be there soon”

I hang up My heart hurts

My body starts to shake again

I squeeze ine a world where this was nor life, living it together, eating bread and pasta with our parents, getting grossed out by their groping

Instead

I have six days

I look down at my phone screen where the countdown has taken place

I’m out of time

But Izzy?

She has her whole life ahead of her My only goal is to be the guy that loves her enough not to fuck it up

Or her in the process

Chapter Ten

“The Saints are the Sinners that keep on trying —Robert Louis Stevenson

Izzy

I’ when I think about Maksim’s mouth and e did We’d done a lot more in the past, but the fact that he wanted ain? I don’t know, s too much?

Maybe he really did just need to spar with the guys and get soression out of his system

Dinner was going to be ready in a few and rather than wear so from her house since mine all smelled like smoke, with strict instructions that I wanted to look hot

Serena more than delivered—almost too well

Kartini was lying onup all the clothes then started going through theh ponytail, her lips were painted purple, her ht, at least; she had her own style that was perfect for her

Dye ive me purple lipstick, and people would probably think I was a cheap hooker

“I think…” Her long black fingernails trailed across the designer clothes she brought; half of the part of the mafia

Shopping

We had more money than we knehat to do with

“I’h waisted trousers, and the Versace blouse, it will show soreat boobs, boobs that need to be shown—” She looked over her shoulder “He likes your boobs, right?”