Page 44 of Fractured

I roll my eyes and make a face at my phone while flipping it off for good measure. Clicking into my conversation with Cole, the text preview pops up on the top of my screen, and I smile when my stalker says he saw that. I wink and blow a kiss, so he knows he was supposed to see it.

Remi: No. I need you to look someone up and tell me what shady shit is in their past.

Love Bite: I can do that. But it’ll cost you.

I stare at Cole’s new name. It’s as if my stalker could read my thoughts about wanting to feel Cole’s teeth against my skin.

Remi: I’m sure we can arrange a payment…

Love Bite: Shall we agree on the usual?

Remi: One date night?

Love Bite: You know it.

Remi: Sounds like a plan, but let’s leave off the attempted poisoning.

Love Bite: Deal. So who do I need to look into?

Remi: Oliver Nix. I need to know what, if anything, looks shady in his past.

Love Bite: So you said. I’ll try to get this to you within the next week.

Remi: Is there any way I could get you to do it quicker?

Love Bite: Ohhh, now there’s a time constraint. It’ll cost you extra.

Remi: Extra? What do you have in mind?

Love Bite: Date and you raise me a sleepover.

Remi: Hmm. Okay.

Love Bite: Excellent. I’ll get back to you soon.

I look up from my phone with a hint of excitement brewing. I don’t want to give it free rein just yet. Not until I find out whether these facts about Oliver Nix are true or not. But it’s still there, ready to burst out as soon as I can verify the truth. That’s when I can start thinking about how much I want to do this. How much I want to follow my stalker’s plan and take the gift he’s leaving me. The chirp of my phone pulls my attention before I can start thinking about it too in-depth.

Ravenmaster: Don’t trust me, Raven?

Raven: Of course not.

Ravenmaster: Smart girl.

Ravenmaster: Don’t you like my gift? It solves all of our problems.

Raven: What problems?

Ravenmaster: Oh Remi, Remi, Remi. You’re developing an addiction. A love for something dangerous. I’m here to help you keep it under control.

Raven: Why?

Ravenmaster: Because you look so fucking gorgeous when you let your demons out to play. It makes my cock rock hard, and pretty soon, I’ll have to sink it deep inside you. Just you wait, pretty thing.

I bite my lip and stare at his message. I knew he wanted me. All of my attempts to make him jealous have backfired, especially seeing as how he’s okay with sharing me. In fact it feels like he’s been encouraging of me being with others. Perhaps he has a voyeur fetish of some sort. He certainly enjoys watching me.

Raven: I’ll be waiting for you.

I send my message and lock my phone. The pages around me crinkle as my weight shifts. I pick them back up and read through them again. When it comes to the plan for me killing Oliver, I pay extra close attention. I read through it several times, committing each detail to memory. Once I’m confident I could repeat each word verbatim, I take all of the pages with me and leave my room.

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