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Plan ahead.

“We have money,” I agreed. “We can leave. Have a fresh start, not let the demons of this town overpower our future.”

“The body,” Silas commented.

“We’ll bury it. Nobody knew about my ties to Kristoff. If he goes missing, they won’t look for me. And if we go missing together? They’ll just blame the university. It has ahistoryof mysterious disappearances. They won’t look too hard.” The only one that might want to find me would be my uncle. But I guessed he wouldn’t risk his reputation for it. He hadn’t even made it public that I was his niece.

“Look”–Ace’s hand was massaging my scalp now–“we’ll figure it out. We always did before. And at the end of it, we all have each other.”

“Okay.” Silas relaxed back into the couch. “Where are we going?”

“Florida!” I exclaimed. “I’m tired of this snow.”

“Wherever you go, I will follow. From here on out you won’t be able to escape from me.” Hawk’s words landed in my heart.

I loved my sweet boys. Loved being fucked by them. Loved killing with them. Loved being wrapped in their orbit of insanity.

My attention shifted in the direction of one of their masks.

“There’s one last thing I want to do before we bury the body.”

Ace smirked; he already knew what I had in mind.

“Ashmine…” Silas warned.

“Will you three be my Valentines? And ch—”

“It’s not Valentine’s Day,” Hawk said, cutting me off.

“Yes, we will be,” Ace agreed, reaching over and lightly punching Hawk. “Continue.”

The sun would be rising in the next few hours, and I wanted to do this before it did.

“Will you three be my Valentines and chase me through the woods in masks?” I cackled, jumping off their laps and into a pair of stolen pants and jacket. “First one to catch me gets to fuck me!” I exclaimed.

I didn’t wait for a reply, maneuvering into my shoes before running out the door. The cold air slapped me in the face, but I paid it no mind. Ace had already gained his bearings and was throwing on the closest mask.

“Here I come! You better run or I will throw you back in here!” Ace yelled from behind me.

Too close.

Side stepping the operation table, I sprinted towards the forest.

Adrenaline pumped through my veins with every slap of my shoes against the snow-covered ground.

My plan had worked.

My family was back together again.

We would figure this out.

For all our imperfections and insanity, it was what would keep us together.

After all we’d been through, I deserved to have some of the fun we’d missed out on for too long. To be chased in the woods by three masked men and fucked against the trees and snowy ground.

By my three Vengeful Valentines.

Chapter 24

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