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“What month?” the nurse asks again, and I become concerned with the line of questions.

“January. Why, what’s wrong?” The monitor starts beeping as her heartbeat rises.

“Nothing, please calm down, Elena. It is Monday, but it’s May, sweetheart.”

Her body begins to tremble, and she starts to whimper before her eyes close.

Chapter 25

Killian

Thirty minutes earlier.

We’re both quiet as we walk to the elevator, neither of us saying a word until we get on.

“You know it was someone close to her? They saw a man with her mother. Do you think it was her dad?” Kyrian crosses his arms over his chest, his legs spread wide.

I push the button and the doors shut, then I turn to face him. “I think it was him. And I hate to say it out loud, but I think her mother was in on it. My belief is that they’ve been in constant communication, and she’s been assisting him in hiding at her family’s home.”

“Promise me you won’t make him pay for what he’s done alone. I want to help.”

I can’t believe what he’s saying. He’s never been the one to want to torture, not for the thrill of it like me. We always figured when he came fully into the business, it would be in a different role.

“If that’s what you want, I’ll have you there for every minute of it. Be warned though, Kyrian, I am not gentle or lenient when I’m in my element. It will be gruesome and bloody, so if you can’t handle that, you need to speak now.”

“I’ll do whatever it takes to get revenge for our parents and Sunshine.” He looks at me with determination.

“About Cookie...” I start and have to admit, this next part makes me a little nervous. “I need to be honest with you. I’ve suppressed my desire for Elena out of respect for Liam and our parents. But using her the way we intended isn’t what our parents would have wanted. You were right and I’m sorry for not agreeing with you sooner. I fully believe Elena is as much a victim as we are. I want to be with her. If that means sharing her with you, I’m okay with that, because I won’t live without her.”

He looks at me, the corner of his lips turning up in a smirk. “It’s about time you admit what I’ve seen from the moment her picture showed up on that tablet. It’s time we move beyond what happened with Mom and Dad, and stop living in the past. This is the present and we have an amazing woman who needs us.”

I nod in agreement. The elevator doors slide open and we step off, following the signs to the cafeteria. Stepping into it, we see it’s full of people with different little areas set up for food types. We pick the one with the shortest line and wait for our turn to order.

Twenty minutes later, food in hand, we head out of the cafeteria back to our girl.

Our girl.

That sounds fucking amazing. I don’t quite know the logistics of her being with two, possibly three men if we include my uncle, but I’m willing to find out. And fuck those who oppose it.

All I want is for her to open those beautiful dark eyes so I can tell her how much I want her.

The ride up the elevator doesn’t take long, but when we step out, we know something is wrong.

Uncle Liam’s in the hallway, frantically pacing. We take off running, skidding to a stop in front of him.

“What happened?” Kyrian growls loudly.

“She woke up.” He says the words we want to hear, but his worried look tells me there's more—something he still needs to tell us.

“That’s amazing. Fuck, I can’t wait to see her. When can we go in?” Kyrian’s bouncing with excitement, shaking the sodas in his hands.

“We can’t right now. She’s back asleep. When she woke up, she was frantic, and it exhausted her. She doesn’t remember what happened. Elena—”

“Spit it out, Uncle,” I interrupt, tired of him skirting around whatever is going on.

“Elena doesn’t remember what happened. She doesn't remember me. She thinks it’s January.”

There’s a lump in my throat and it’s like I’m back in time, in the hospital, getting the news of my parents’ death.

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