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I staked out her aparth she wasn’t there, I wanted to be a little closer to her A few nights later, I saw Dahlia out on the street Her hands tucked into her pockets as she stoh I didn’t kno she balanced on the about her screa what other people wanted
“Dahlia, I need to talk to you,” I said She jumped and wobbled on her feet I reached out to steady her and she ripped her arms away from me
“Don’t touch round My lip was split open, again War Someone screamed, but my vision was so blurry I couldn’t even tell who My bell was co I kneas in the air, picked up by my coat
“Put him down,” someone shouted My vision cleared and I was face to face with the e Dahlia tugged on his ar her whole body into it he didn’t budge one bit He wasn’t even wearing a coat in the freezing, nearly ht air My blood dripped down into his hands
“Ivan, put hilanced over his shoulder at her She had tears in her eyes and only then did he loosen his grip I slid out of his grasp and stuhted myself and the heated conversation with Ivan drifted toback atme know just what he proain I heldto Dahlia
“I just wanted to talk,” I called after hied off
“Fuck Co for ot back to their apartone Whatever warone
Dahlia came back with a first aid kit She snapped on a pair of black rubber gloves and cleaned my cut with alcohol I winced and sucked in a sharp breath as she aggressively cleanedmore pleasure in this act than she should when she cracked a smile at my discomfort I took a deep breath It was now or never I didn’t think she wanted iant friend in trouble, so noas my chance to speak, with a captive audience
“Do you knohere she is?” I asked, clasping ether in front of me
“Do you mean Rachel? The woman who you screwed over to destroy the life of a rily jabbing atit I deserved it I deserved it and so much more
“Yes, that’s who I need to know, Dahlia I need to knohere she is That she’s okay”
She whipped out soether
“I don’t knohere Rachel is” The way she said it was funny
“Is she safe? How can I get in touch with her?”
“I can’t tell you She sent o to let auze in her hand “You destroyed her, Killian”