“Lucian, they already know something is up between us. That’s what I’ve been trying to tell you,” she whispered. “I don’t know, it wasn’t from me.” She paused, listening to him. “The meeting hasn’t been called off, though. Who, Slade? Yes, Slade he’s here. I didn’t know he would be…. Of course not. Settle down, there’s nothing going on between us.”
Damn right, I thought. I wouldn’t touch that bitch with anything but a wooden stake. I lowered my hand and listened, hoping to hear something that might help Aiden. What I heard next confused the hell out of me.
“He doesn’t know. I never told him,” she said, sounding frustrated. “Why would I? My sister deserved everything that she got but… he was just as guilty. No, Lucian, I would never take him back. Besides, he has no idea. Remember that note I wrote?”
The note?
The suicide note?
Something twisted in my gut and I began to wonder if Talia had killed Vanessa. She could have forged the note. To save herself. I started getting angrier, thinking of the possibilities.
“No. We never had sex. What is up with you tonight?” She let out a ragged breath. “It was Talia. I was a virgin when you found me, Lucian. I can’t believe you don’t remember. Slade broke my heart… but you…” her voice caught. “You’re the one who mended it. I love you.”
Her words hit me like freight train and I had to grab onto the wall.
Vanessa.
She was alive...
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ZOMBIE GAMES SERIES
Origins
Running Wild
Dead Endz
Road Kill
End Zone
NIGHT ROAMERS SERIES
Blur
Shiver
Vengeance
Illusions
VENOM SERIES
Venom
Slade
Toxic
WITCHES OF BAYPORT SERIES
Enchanted Secrets
Enchanted Objects
Contemporary Fiction
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TANGLED SERIES
Tangled Beauty
Tangled Mess
Tangled Fury
Sharp Edges – stand-alone book
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