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They could have each other but not until I honored my vows, even if she hadn’t.
Until death do us part…
Because now I was going to kill them both.
TWENTY-SIX
cress
What the hell just happened?
My hands shook as I keyed the code to enter my apartment.
I left without my purse or any of my belongings because what else was I supposed to do? Ez threatened to shoot his brother.
Elias accused me of cheating on him.
How?
Why?
As soon as the light flashed green on my keypad, I stepped inside my apartment. I faced the door, my body trembling and nerves splintered. This used to be my safe space, my haven, but now my apartment felt foreign, like a temporary spot because it wasn’t home anymore.
He was my home.
I inhaled a cleansing breath which did nothing to settle my nerves. My body was physically shaking with uncertainty.
What the hell just happened?
“Hello, Cress.”
I froze. The deep voice I didn’t recognize calling my name shot a bolt of fear through me. I quickly turned, pressing my back against the door, narrowing my eyes in the darkness of my apartment to find a shadowy figure standing across the room. He moved and my hand lifted to the doorknob as discreetly as possible but then the lights came on. I blinked several times trying to focus after the adjustment and my fingers curled around the stainless handle to my door.
“I wouldn’t do that if I were you.”
I froze again and relaxed my fingers.
“Come in, have a seat.”
“No.”
He exhaled like he was annoyed. He seemed familiar but I couldn’t figure out why it fucking mattered. He was in my apartment with a gun.
“Cress, please. Have a seat. The more you cooperate, the easier this will be.”
He lifted the gun and motioned to the sofa a few feet away from me.
Never fight unless you know you can get the upper hand.
Remain calm.
Use rational thinking.
Strike when they least expect it.
Things that Christian and my father had told me over the years rushed through my head and I slowly moved deeper into my apartment and took a seat on the sofa. The side closest to the door.Just in case.He moved closer, stopping right in front of me and my breath hitched.
I recognized him.
