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The truth crawled all over ony, the realization that there was no one else I belonged with but this man

“I know you started this against your will, that you’ve been planning ways to destroy ers “But we both know you no longer want that Nor do I The only way out of this, of us, is death”

My heart was thundering inwith the detective But he couldn’t know that I’d be dead if he knew that, wouldn’t I? Cristian wouldn’t beto take down an organization that he’d been running for years

Especially now that I kne much it meant to him Understood the history Especially now that I felt like I belonged in this family

“I know I told you there was no escape,” he continued “That I wouldn’t let you run That if you did, I’d find you But I’ you that chance now The only one you’ll have If this isn’t what you want, if this life doesn’t call to you, doesn’t sate you, show you what you’ve been starving for your entire life, then leave” His thumb brushed over my bottom lip “If you really don’t think I’m the man for you, leave”

He stepped back, and my body leaned toward him on impulse

Cristian’s eyes ran overme to memory

“I’ll be waiting for you, Sienna”

And on that, he turned and walked away

The bastard

Cristian

Felix and I were in ars with Vincentius and Lorenzo

I was still wary about Lorenzo and where his loyalties truly laid, but so instinctual toldinto the ht he could be

Or maybe he was a wonderful actor It remained to be seen

It was now just me and Felix

“You knohy I let that happen, correct?” I asked hi my cufflinks