Chapter 42
Chapter 42
Lisa’s POV:
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The phone vibrated in my hand, displaying a number I didn’t recognize ho immediately knew when it beforget ra
I took a sip of my coffee before answering, keeping my voice low despite being alone in the hall
“Hello? My tone was clipped, professional.
“It’s done, the gruff voice on the other end said without preamble. The car’s been abandoned exactly where your arggested. No me caw me
leave.
I felt a surge of satisfaction warm my chest like the coffee in my hand.
Finally, someone who could follow simple instructions.
“Good,” I replied, glancing at the framed photo of Noah on my desk-my beautiful son, forever frozen at nineteen.
“Any complications p>
“None that concerns you,” he said, his tone shifting. “What concerns me is when I’m getting paid. The job’s done, and I need my money
I frowned, annoyed by his impatience.
“The full amount will be transferred once I confirm the effectiveness of your work p>
What do you mean by effectiveness? I did exactly what you asked. I drove the car at them, made it look like an accident p>
“From what I’ve heard, the injuries weren’t that severe,” I said, my irritation growing. The Omega is already awake and recovering. That hardly what I’d call effective
There was a pause on the other end before the man’s voice returned, now tinged with anger.
Listen, lady, I did my part. It’s not my fault that the girl has quick reflexed You’re not planning to hack out of a deal, as you? These that would be a very unwise decision
Are you threatening me?” I asked, my voice dropping several degrees.
Im just stating facts. he replied, unimpressed look mass is this job h you. The’s some force vestiging w I’m close to twing identified
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trouble p>
“You sound awfully confident, he said, his voice hitter. Easy for you to shark and rotax when I’m the one in the fint seat, not you
Relax. I assured him, my voice smooth as ice.
“Even if they somehow manage to catch you and throw you in Silver Fang have enough connections to get you not
I could almost hear him weighing my words, calculating the risk versus the reward
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Fine, he eventually conceded, though reluctance laced his tone. But I want at least half the payment now. Consider it insurance for both of
“I’ll transfer it to your account today,” I agreed, knowing it was better to keep him placated. The rest will come when the dirst settles.
“It’s better, he warned before the line went dead.
As soon as the call ended, I opened my encrypted messaging app and sent brief note to my most trusted assistant.
“Driver becoming a liability. Clean the situation by the end of the week. No traces p>
I smiled coldly at the screen. I wasn’t about to let some amateur threaten me and live to tell about it. Threats against me always come with consequences, and I never left loose ends that could lead back to me.
1 placed my phone on the desk and took another sip of my coffee, which had grown cold during the conversation.
The bitter taste matched my mood.
Tori Sullivan might have survived this attempt, but it was only the beginning.
I still remember the day I saw her at that café, sitting there as if she had destroyed my life. As if she had the right to live peach, di
my son rotted in the ground.
The rage I d felt had nearly consumed me. It still burned inside me, a constant flame that would only be extinguished when she suffered as 1
had suffered.
I had already arranged for people to take care of her during those four years she spent in Silver Fang if I could reach her behed these secured walls, I could certainly do the same now that she was out
The prison had its limitations, but out here? My options were limitless
What was that old saying? An eye for an eye? No, that was enough wed Fort bear in hell every single day
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Her eyes darted to the photo of Noah 1 held, and she became even more ld, like prey sensing a predator
“Where have you been? Lasked, my voice sharp
Just school project,” she mumbled, clutching her backpack tighter
I felt the familiar imitation rise within me
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“All you ever do is run around outside. I snapped, the bitterness I’d been using all day finding a target. School project the study group
that. Always an excuse to be somewhere else p>
Sophia flinched, her shoulders hunching as if trying to make herself smal
“If you had been watching out for your brother four years ago instead of running off with your friends, he would still be alive My voice rose
with each word.
“He… he told me not to come with him,” Sophia whispered, her voice so fant I barely heard her.
She couldn’t even look at me as she spoke, her eyes fixed on the floor.
“You dare talk back to me?” I snapped, rising from my seat.
The stinging slap across her face echoed in the quiet room.
“That’s enough, Lisa p>
I turned to see David standing in the doorway, his expression a mixture of weariness and disgust.
He moved forward, pulling Sophia behind him protectively.
“Haven’t you caused enough damage?” he asked, his voice steady despite the anger I could see in his eyes. “It’s been fout veack low me this endless rage. Noah’s death wasn’t Sophia’s fault p>
“Then whose fault was it? I demanded, feeling my control slipping. “Min For spoiling him, for letting how think he could day
wanted p>
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