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She hung up the phone without saying goodbye. I stared at my phone for a moment wondering if this was going to be a new occurrence. Stealing princesses, torturing them and having them rescued by their family. It sounded like the women wanted to keep the girl in line in the most extreme manner.

I wasn’t going to turn away from five million dollars for easy work. First, I needed to pay Joseph a visit and then get the guys. After that, we could get the girl and hopefully be able to grieve Serena.

18

GRAY

Iwas five seconds from throwing my twin out of the window. He was being unreasonable and no matter what I said, he couldn’t see logic. I was also panicking at my revelation from last night.

“She said she can’t leave,” I snapped, for the hundredth time.

“And I already told you she’s manipulating you,” he growled at me.

“I already told you that she is stuck here,” I said, trying to keep my voice even. “Why are you pushing back against everything I am saying?”

“Why do you believe a woman you’ve only known for a week instead of me?” he snarled. “Why is it so easy for you to push me aside?”

I stared at Soren in disbelief.

“What are you talking about?” I wondered how the hell he thought I was pushing him aside.

He glared at me before turning away.

“Dammit, Soren, why won’t you just fucking talk to me instead of expecting me to agree to everything you say.”

“I don’t think you are thinking this through, Gray,” he said walking away. “She’s done something to you and you're just playing into her games.”

“Ren,” I said softly, using the name I used to call him when we were kids.

“Gray,” he said, as he stopped walking away from me. “You need to be careful, something is not right here and I worry you're too enamored with her. I feel like you might only be thinking with your dick.”

“As opposed to you? There have been many times where we’ve been fucked because you’ve thought with your dick,” I retorted, trying to keep my tone playful.

“This is different,” he said, turning around.

“How so? I haven’t fucked her,” I said, bristling from his hypocritical argument.

“She had you tied up here, I don’t know what she might have done to you,” he said, getting annoyed. “This isn’t like you, and don’t you smell her?”

“Wait, you're mad that I’m paying attention to her? What the hell is going on?”

“Gray, when you say it like that, it sounds like I’m an ass,” he sneered.

“I just don’t understand you,” I yelled. “Look I didn’t want to say anything because I’m confused and didn’t know if it was me being hopeful, but she’s different.”

I chickened out from saying my revelation out loud. His hesitancy about her made me second guess myself. I was almost a hundred years old without a lot of experience, but this was a feeling I had never felt before.

Amor Aeternus.

I had felt a connection, but until last night, I wasn't sure if I was being hopeful or if I was just extremely lonely. When she was in my arms, it felt like everything was right in my life. I felt like I was exactly where I was supposed to be, and even if I didn’t know who she was, my soul recognized her immediately. My life was infinitely better because of her, even if everything around us was shit.

“Gray?” Soren snapped his fingers in front of me.

“Yeah?”

I had forgotten what he was talking about, but it seemed every time I thought of Ria, she took over all of senses and I wanted nothing more than to go back to her room and hold her again.

“Gray, what is going on?” Soren’s face was filled with concern.

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