Page 240 of The Cruelest Undead

Only, he didn’t hold hers back.

He felt numb.

“Welcome back,” Flynn said to Kiera.

She was peppering kisses across Alex’s face as the vampyre held her.

“Are we safe?” Flynn asked, knowing what he had to do.

Jacques nodded.

“I need a few minutes,” he said, dropping Jolie’s hand, and walking toward the house.

He’s never going to forgive me for this,Jolie admitted to Death.I broke his heart by wishing his parents back.

He isn’t angry with you, Jolie. He’s angry with Fate. Give him some time.

Isn’t there a way? Can’t we find a way to keep them?

He wished.

I would need two souls to replace them or one hell of a loophole.

Then find two souls,Rinnon said, keeping Flynn out of that conversation.Go back to your lair, and find a way to ensure that we have a way to fix my mate’s heart.

I will when we have Flynn settled.

Yeah, except, they were pretty sure that wasn’t going to be any time soon.

Flynn was going to have to say goodbye to his family.

Again.

And there was no way he’d be strong enough to do this all over again.

He’d warned them.

Now, here it was, coming true.

And it sucked.

* * *T u e u rA n t i q u i t i e s* * *

Somewhere

The Planning Stage

Mathew was pleased with himself.

Everything had worked out just the way he’d wanted. They’d fallen for his plan, and now, they were reeling from the outcome.

Oh, he had spent plenty of time around them as part of their family, and he’d learned a lot.

Like how to break them.

Like how to manipulate them.

Like how to win.

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