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“He’s right, killing Thomas won’t change the fact that the next in line is Vivian, Vox.” I bare my teeth at Hayze. “Dude, I don’t want her in this shit, I never have. Vivi is too good for this bullshit and way too good for this place. All I am saying is we need to figure something out and get her out of this place or findanother way.” Hayze climbs out and follows after Archer, leaving me and Ez alone in the car.

“She means nothing to me,” I say after a few minutes of tense silence.

“Then prove it and destroy her, Vox, or make her give up the proof she has. I need to know what the fuck happened to my father… I have to know. Get me that information and I will let this shit go, but if I am forced to do it myself there will be nothing left of her. She is nothing to me and I won’t have any issue slitting her throat and tossing her off the canyon like the others.”

“We’ll get the proof, take down Thomas, get rid of… the little witch then we deal with the Haven Saints.”

“He gets back tomorrow.”

“I know. We need to press Nexus when they get back about why they were gone and what the fuck they were doing,” I say.

“If they really did do something to her mom, then we need to find out why she is so important and who the fuck this relative is that has been sending her letters.”

It hits me then and I turn to Ezekiel.

“He was the fucker that was in my house!” I snap as I shove my door open and race around the back of Nova’s house ready to kick her back door in, but to my surprise I find her sitting on one of the loungers with a photo clasped between her hands and tears trailing down her cheeks. I hear Ezekiel come up behind me and the both of us share a look before I step forward. The second she stiffens I halt and wait for her to say something.

“The whole house is bugged, he has cameras everywhere and knows what I did. He knows whatwedid in his house.” I move forward and sit on the edge of the lounger beside her and drape my hands over the tops of my thighs.

“How do you know that, little witch?” I ask. She grabs her phone beside her and unlocks it then tosses it to me.

“Congratulations, asshole, you're famous and just ruined my life.” I press play on the video and my stomach sinks, it’s a video of me fucking Nova against the filing cabinet in Thomas’ office. It doesn’t show the full video but at the end of the thirty second clip a message appears.

Nexus

Now you’re mine to do with as I please, piggy, or this goes on Pornhub with your name attached to it.

I look back over my shoulder at Ezekiel who looks murderous. My own anger is rearing inside me. Yes, I fucked her and made her do things without knowing who I was, but she was consenting to that shit. Nexus and Thomas did this without her consent and that fucking bullshit won’t fly. You may not be able to tell it’s me thanks to my mask but you can see Nova’s face clear as day.

“Nova—”

She cuts me off. “Read the message from Thomas.” I purse my lips and do as she says, when the message thread from Thomas appears on the screen my mouth hangs open and my eyes widen.

Thomas

Time to learn how things work, be a good girl and mommy stays safe. Be a naughty girl and mommy pays the price.

The image attached is of her mother in a plain green gown strapped to a bed with a doctor injecting her with something. Before either of us can say a word she stands and snatches her phone out of my grasp. I stare up at her and flinch at the sight of hatred and disgust in her green eyes when she looks down at me.

“You want the proof and your identity to remain a secret?”

“Yes,” I say without hesitation.

“Help me find my mom, take down Thomas and his cunt of a son and I will pay whatever fucking debt you want,” she says with such conviction I know she means every word.

“He’s going to come after you,” Ez says.

She shrugs. “I live with the bastards. I have no choice but to take what they give until I get my mom back. Don’t worry, there are no cameras out here,” she adds the last part as an afterthought.

“Who is the relative helping you, Nova?” Ezekiel pushes.

She shakes her head. “I have no idea. I don’t even know who my father is but my long lost uncle told me he’s dead. Help me and I will help you,” she says, then turns on her heel and heads toward the house but as she grips the handle she pauses and looks back over her shoulder meeting my gaze. “Don’t ever come to me again, Vox. You stay the fuck away from me.” She darts her gaze to Ezekiel. “He comes anywhere near me. I'll burn the evidence I have about both your fathers. Oh, and if any of you ever touch Waylen again, the deal is off!” Both Ez and I suck in a ragged breath at her threat.

Chapter Twenty-Three

Nova

I forced Waylen to catch a red eye flight back home last night. He tried to fight me but I refused to bend. With Thomas and Nexus returning home today, I needed to make sure my best friend was away from here and safe, they already have my mom, the last thing I need is for them to get their filthy hands on him. I couldn’t sleep at all last night, every creak in the house had me bolting upright and my breath hitching. The one thing Waylen did help me with before he left was checking my room for bugs.

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