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There were a fes in that plan

Main one being Jessica and Eli If I disappeared without a trace, Cristian ht hurt them He didn’t care about me He’d made that clear when he came into the room after ically changed soiven the monster a soul It didn’t work that way He wouldn’t hesitate to hurt the only people I cared about

Then there was the fact thatine had so device in it

Then there was the life that I’d worked so fucking hard for

Yeah, itto hold on I h some shit I did not crumble easily

Running was not an option here For better or for worse, this was my home For now, at least And so to run me out of it

So I was drinking, perched on the breakfast bar, staring into space I did not stare in Felix’s direction He was standing by the door, watching Much like he had been when Lorenzo was holding a gun to my face His face was a mask, as always, his hands clasped in front of his body, un like a sociopathic statue

I wasn’t sure whether he was here to make sure I was okay or to make sure I didn’t try to escape Frankly, I didn’t care He did not exist to me

I wasn’t quite sure what the plan for the day was since as out of the question, but drinking seeood way to start

Free ti I was familiar with I worked until late Had business dinners Cocktail parties Bullshit charity galas Pete made me attend Weekends didn’t exist for me That’s how I liked it How I needed it To be constantly inmoney I was not someone ent to brunch or Soul Cycle or spa weekends or whatever the fuck people did Today I had to call in sick for the first ti there

I didn’t take sick days, so I was sure the office was theorizing that I had gotten hit by a cab or was the victim of the latest serial killer The truth was really crazier than fiction

Movement in the corner of my eye jerked me out of my daze