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I could do nothing but sit and listen to her sobs through the phone. Tears had welled up in my own eyes listening to Vega's pitiful cries."Adam's working on seeing what he can do," I said hopefully.I heard her stop and sniffle."If he had done his job in the first place, this wouldn't have happened. The council thinks it was a rogue attack-probably the same one your boyfriend neglected to find," she spat bitterly. I felt my jaw clench."He left men there to investigate. If anyone is to be blamed, it's them and Adam will deal with that. He's looking into it, so don't make any rash conclusions before you have actual facts, Vega. That's extremely unfair.""Are you actually defending him?" She asked incredulously.I took a deep breath. "Yes."I heard Vega let out a breathy laugh. "Well, that didn't take long.""What?" I asked."You getting used to the high and mighty life. God, I knew this would happen to you! You used to be so strong-willed and stubborn and now that you're mated to an
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The ringing of the phone startled me out of slumber.I got out of the bed in a hurry and answered the phone."Hello?""Alpha Superior Devereaux wishes for you to join him in his study at the top of the hour," a high-shrill voice said. I looked over to the clock. That was in six minutes. She hung up and so did I.Why on earth they got someone with such an annoying tone of voice to be a telephone operator, I didn't have a clue.I changed out of my t-shirt and jeans into a dress. I walked into the bathroom and tried to comb my hair.I stared at myself in the mirror. Well, this is as good as it is going to get.I was trying to look as nice as possible. I thought maybe Adam would have an easier time forgiving me if I did.As I left the room a voice in the back of my head scoffed. Why on earth would you think this will impress him? Since when do you need his affirmation? And why on earth are you searching for forgiveness from someone who has done worse things to you and never apologized f
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What have I done?I sat in a hot bath with the bathroom lights dimmed, but I couldn't relax. Every muscle in my body was tense. I laid my head back against the tub and stared at the bubbles floating across the steaming surface of the water.I wanted to go home. .I was worried about Vega. I had no clue where her father was or where my own father was. I had a headache from turning each problem over and over again in my mind and I still couldn't comprehend it.My heart ached at the thought of my mom by herself. She was so fragile and dependent on my dad. I don't think she had gone a day without him up until that point. As much as I hated him, she needed him. That was the sole reason I actually cared to wonder where he was.Then there was Adam.God, what a man...I had never met anyone like him.Adam was a living oxymoron. He could be so sweet and gentle one moment, but so bitter and demanding the next. I fought my consciousness over whether to give him a chance to prove himself a worthy,
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I stood in a conference room in Adam's sweatshirt and a pair of his sweatpants-which were both notably too large for me- as Jace showed him pictures that had been taken that day of my house as it burned to the ground."Oh my God," I whispered as I grabbed one of the photos and observed it. "Was there anyone in the house?"Jace shook his head. "No, one of our men ran in and couldn't find anyone. The fire department confirmed there was no one inside."I felt a rush of relief."How did it happen?" Adam asked, passing me another picture as he finished looking at it."They're doing an arson investigation, but the results could take up to a week to come back," Jace said.We all stood there in deep thought."Did someone see anyone trying to flee the scene?" Adam asked.Jace shook his head. "No, our men saw the smoke from a few miles away and they were the first on the scene. No one came out of the house after they got there and no one in the fire department saw anyone leave either.""No one
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"You can leave."Adam didn't need to tell Victoria twice. She gave me one last, hard look before walking around us and out of the dining room."I'm sorry," Adam apologized."I thought you said she wantedto have breakfast with us?" I asked him.Xavier spoke up. "That would be my fault. I orchestrated breakfast. I assumed she would have wanted to meet you."Adam pulled out a chair for me to sit in."Don't let her ruin your appetite," he said.Well it's too late for that.I sat down, as did Adam and Xavier. Our meal was brought out by servants, all dressed in black. Theyremoved Victoria's placemat and silverware and filled our plates with food.Looking at the food, I felt my hunger dissipate. I didn't want it anymore. I couldn't get Victoria's words out of my head.Why does she not like me?Xavier and Adam both sat there awkwardly eating, watching me stare at my food. I finally picked up my fork and ate a strawberry. Eventually, all the food was gone from my plate and Adam and Xavier ha
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I never heard Adam come back into the room and I never heard lunch being brought in. I slept right through it all. When I opened my eyes, I opened them to a nearly dark room. Getting out of the bed, I saw the sun setting behind the mountains off in the far distance.It didn't take long for me to remember I was about to enter Heat again. My throat was dry and scratchy and I was achy all over. I walked over to the untouched tray of food that had beenbbrought in while I slept. The soup was long-cold, but I downed the glass of water in twogulps. I changed out of my dress into Adam's t-shirt and washed off what was left of my makeup.The cold water felt refreshing on my skin.Sweat had already begun to accumulate on my forehead and thebsun hadn't even set yet. I turned on a few lamps and ran a bath full of cold water. I stuck my feet in it for a while until it was no longer satisfactory. I felt like my insides were on fire. It was like I was trapped in a locked car on a mid-summer's day
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Unknown P.O.V.His patent leather shoes stomped through the snow, his breath freezing in the air as he exhaled. He pulled the doors open wide.Immediately his eyes found her; her aging face, neck, and hands were coated in blood and her hair was stained with it.Bodies littered the dirty floor around her."You've been busy," he said, the decaying, coppery smell filling his nostrils.Her eves narrowed as she stood up. "And you're late."Evelyn's P.O.V.I hung out with Li that morning after Adam showered and left for a meeting. She had come up to the room, asking if I wanted breakfast delivered to me. Instead, I suggested that she show me around.I had only been through a quarter of the castle at that point. She showed me the kitchens-which there were three of-and informed me that they cooked over three hundred meals a day for the staff that worked in the castle. Nearly fifty people livedthere, but over two hundred made the commute from the village each day to work in the castle."Does
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"You did what?!"I sat awkwardly in the desk chair watching Adam yell at Victoria with a very confused looking Devereaux Sr. looking on."You have been very distracted lately," she said coolly. "So, I took it upon myself to inform your father and bring him here to help keep you focused.""Does anyone want tea?" His father asked.Very focused indeed."You took it upon yourself?" Adam asked. "No one asked you to do that, if anything he will be a distraction.""A distraction?" Adam's father asked. "I'm not a distraction. Now, your pretty lady over there is a distraction, which we have promptly been ignoring. Hello, darling! My name is Malcom Deveraux, I'm Adam's father. It is a pleasure to meet you."He reached out and kissed my hand.This was the second time that morning he had introduced himself to me."You are a very stunning woman!" He exclaimed brightly."Barely a woman," Victoria muttered.If looks could kill, Adam's glare would have done the job. "Don't listen to her," Malcom s
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