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โNicco!โ Arianne clambered off the bed and rushed to my side.
โWait.โ I held up my other hand to stop her. A dark angry storm was raging through me. I wanted to hit something, to hurt and bleed.
I needed it.
Dark rivulets of blood seeped over my hand, but I barely felt it. I was too wired. Too hungry for the kill.
โLet me take a look at it.โ Arianne stepped forward and I jerked back, like a caged animal being riled.
โNicco, itโs me. Itโs only me.โ She had me cornered with no way out. My body trembled violently as I desperately tried to hold on to my frayed rope of control.
โNicco...โ Arianne brushed the hair from my face. My head hung low, my shoulders hunched and tight. I wanted to kill him. I wanted to hunt him down and kill him with my bare hands.
โCome back to me.โ She gently lifted my busted hand and inspected the damage. โIt needs cleaning.
Let me see what there is.โ Arianne left me and went into the bathroom. When she came back, she
had a small first aid kit. โI found it in the cabinet. Sit.โ Her gaze went to the bed, but I remained
rigid.
โI need to stand.โ
โOkay. Hold still.โ She worked in silence, cleaning me up and bandaging my hand. My pulse began to slow, the tightness in my chest easing.
It was her.
Her touch, her calmness.
โIโm sorry,โ I choked out.
Arianne took my face in her hands and looked right at me. God, I wanted to drown in the dark pools of honey. โTalk to me.โ
โI want to kill him... I should have killed him.โ
โSo why didnโt you?โ
It was the last thing I expected her to say, but I knew this wasnโt about her, it was about me.
โItโs not that simple,โ I released a heavy sigh. โIf Iโd have killed him... it would start something we might not be able to finish. I canโt do that to the Family, to you.โ
She nodded, dropping one of her hands to mine and lacing them together. โI hate Scott for what he did to me. I hate him so much that sometimes I wish you had done it.โ Arianne took a shuddering breath. โBut I want a life with you. I want a future. I canโt have that if youโre behind bars... or worse.โ
โIf he hurts you again, I canโt promise I wonโt do it.โ
Something flashed in her eyes, but before I could decipher it, Arianne kissed me. โI donโt want to talk any more, Nicco. I want you to love me. I want you to make me forget about the monsters.โ
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