Page 74 of Killian De Luca

“Does she know?” my dad asks, already knowing the answer.

“No.” I say before turning the knob and leaving so he doesn’t ask any more questions.

Thirty-Seven

Reign

I know who you are.

Why would you lie?

Those werethe last messages I sent Killian, also known as Star.

My mind has been in circles, and I can’t think straight.

All of my secrets and darkest thoughts are known by someone who’s just been lying and scheming.

Was I a part of his master plan for this whole thing?

Was I just a pawn in his game?

Everyone’s explained how Killian is worse than his dad because he loves nothing and no one, feels nothing for anyone.

But everything we’ve experienced together seemed different, like I actually mattered to him.

I just need him to tell me it’s all a lie.

“Reign,” I look up at my dad and see his eyes open. He’s lying in the hospital bed in front of me, looking weak and fragile.

Right when he fainted, we had a car get us to our family doctor.

Luckily the surgery went well, and they took the bullet out before it caused serious damage and before he could lose more blood.

I’ve been with him since he got taken in. I just can’t leave him, especially knowing that he could have possibly died. And since we got into the hospital my mind has been in overthinking mode, trying to put all the pieces together and figure out what happened.

I scoot my chair closer to him. “I’m here Papa.”

Baba and Mama are at home taking showers since they haven’t gone home. Baba went with Mama since she was worried about her.

She’s been by Papa’s bedside since he got admitted, wouldn’t leave his side other than to go to the restroom.

“Water,” Papa says in a scratchy voice.

I grab a water cup and hold the straw to his mouth. “Are you okay? How are you feeling?” I ask him as he swallows the water.

He finishes and I take the water cup back and place it on the side table. “I’m okay, Reign. Thank you,” he assures me. “It just hurts a little, but I’ll survive,” he says, sitting up a little.

“Do you want me to grab the doctor for you?”

Papa shakes his head. “No, Reign. I’m okay, thank you sweetheart.”

“What happened?” I ask, my eyebrows furrowing at him.

Papa sighs and shakes his head lightly.

I already know what he’s going to say is going to be about Killian and it won’t be good things.

I can’t imagine what happened.

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