Chapter 49

Alita

My eyes snap open and I take in a sharp breath.

Everything suddenly flooded into my mind. Being taken from the party for Osborn, Peelle, and Eda, the brain washing ritual, all the time I started figuring things out and Aamon would drug me again.

Everything. Every single little detail of my life came back.

I grind my teeth together in anger. I’m ready. It’s time for Aamon to die.

I slip out of Mateo’s grip and thankfully he’s in such a deep sleep that he doesn’t notice me leave.

The house is quiet, no one is awake, but still, I am careful as I sneak out to the cell. I walk into Aamon’s room, and he looks surprised to see me but then he notices my prominent baby bump and says, “Oh my goddess, our baby looks like it’s cooking great! How are you feeling love?”

I hiss, “I am not your love!” I huff as I try to regain my composure. I don’t want him to think of me as a small hot-headed child. No, I will be cold and calculated with my actions.

I look at him and say in a cold voice, “I g