Page 261 of The Cruelest Undead

“Why are you here?”

Well, that was easy.

Cerise was blunt.

“I’m here to convince you to stop trying to tank his reputation as a cop. You’re going to see him all of the time, and that’s awkward.”

She laughed.

“Fuck that. He broke my heart. I’m going to bury his career, and then, I’m coming for yours. I know plenty of cops who work for NOPD. I’m going to make him rue the day he decided to dump me.”

I told you she was angry.

Oh, well, she’s making me angry now, and that won’t work well for her.

Cerise tried to be honest.

“He was always meant to be mine. He didn’t do anything intentionally, Laurie. When the heart knows, it knows. I’m sorry that you feel like I stole him.”

Logan tried to warn her.

That might be a bad way to handle this…

But he was too late.

Laurie slapped her.

Cerise’ head actually turned to the side at the force of the blow.

“You’re a man stealing whore. You can have that piece of shit man. When I get done with his reputation, I’m going to bury him.”

Cerise was fighting her temper.

Oh, and it wasn’t easy. Only, she promised Logan she wouldn’t let Vanth eat her, but it was so damn difficult. Shecould shove her into a sack and let the demoness go hog wild with her.

Cerise…

I know. No killing the ex. I got it. I’m trying to be calm, but she’s not exactly making it easy, my love.

Come back, and just let her do what she wants. I don’t care. She’ll sound like a jealous woman.

And Cerise was about to back off until Laurie went there.

“Even better yet, I’m going to tell everyone he tried to sexually assault me, and no one will believe him. They’ll ostracize him. Hell! I’ll slam my own face off a wall and call in a domestic.”

Oh, God. That will destroy my career.

In that moment, Cerise knew there was only one way to handle this.

Cerise was now officially pissed off that this woman would lie about something so devastating and horrible. As a cop, she dealt with shit like this all the time.

“And if you do that, I’ll have to get mean.”

Laurie laughed.

“Do you think I’m scared of you? Really, twiggy? He’s only using you for sex. He’ll dump you next, and move onto the next woman—after wasting two years of your life.”

That’s when it happened.

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