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“Fuckin’ shit,” I hissed when I woke up I wasn’t sure what hurt more, my head or es wrapped around it and was thankful they at least had the common sense not to let me bleed on the floor

“You awake, sweetheart?” The madwoman asked softly, and when I opened my eyes, I realized I was not onon the vintage chaise by theShe was dressed in a short navy dress, her shs tucked underneath her as she happily ate her vanilla ice-crearinned, the so back to sleep, you’re much safer there”

“You knew your brothers would save you, which is why you inhaled the water,” I groaned, sitting up, “But for a brief moment you were scared, weren’t you?”

“I’m a Callahan, I don’t—”

“Bullshit,” I cut her off “For a brief ot scared”

Her green eyes narrowed on me as she sucked on her spoon, which left me both turned on and annoyed “Was that briefchained to a bed post?”

“Chained?” I questioned, glancing around Sure enough, like a bloody prisoner, these people had me chained to the bed I reached for it and then looked back at her “What 90’s prison did you all steal this from?”

“That’s your reply? You think you’re in a position to be witty?”

I nodded, leaning back on the bed “If you all were going to killas you have treated oing to die”

“Don’t rush to assume…both of my brothers are fond of torture,” she reminded me

“So am I, and even if you want to keep your prisoner alive, you don’t take care of hiain” I winked at her Her jaw cracked the side, and she put her ice-crea from the chaise, her bare feet on the wooden floor, she walked over to ht in front ain You’ve been here for a less than a week and in that time, you’ve been shot, punched, mobbed, and threatened…and still you don’t seem in the least bit worried about your life Either you’re insane or whatever your fae is ht”

I leaned forward and whispered, “Both”

She was calm now, calmer than I’d ever seen her, and I wasn’t sure if it was because she planned on stabbingto think

“Who are you?” she pressed “More importantly, what mafia family are you linked too?”

“Are you asking or your brother?”