The wood clapped against the back of my father’s neck, his entire body sprawling forward as the wood vibrated in my hands. I swung the cane, the whistle of air making my father’s head jerk as Calix pulled the gun away in the same moment. My father had been the one to order my beatings when he couldn’t be bothered to give them himself.Īs much as I hated Lydia, she’d been another victim of the life designed to make us obedient. It might have been Lydia who’d wielded the cane in more recent years, but my father had been the one to scar me. The breath wheezed in my lungs, torn from the darkest part of me that wanted my father-no, Origen’s-blood as payment. The wood was slick with blood, forcing me to wrap a second hand around the base as I spun on my heel back to face my father.Ĭalix’s eyes tracked over me as I spread my legs to shoulder-width, raising the cane over my right shoulder like a baseball bat. The same one that had tormented me for years, breaking my skin open at his order. I squatted down, wrapping a trembling hand around the cane that my father had used to beat Lydia. I couldn’t process what I was doing, my body moving as if in a daze as I closed the remaining gap between us. “Wait,” I said, uncertain why my voice seemed to have a mind of its own. Otherwise you’ll find out what your father’s brains look like splattered across the altar,” Calix said, pressing the barrel against my father’s forehead. “This is the part where Rafael can take you to the car, λουλούδι μου. My father was far from my family, far from anything I cared enough to save.
“Calix,” I said, unsure why I stepped forward. She terrified you, because you saw what she could become.”Ĭalix pulled the gun from his holster, cocking it for good measure. “Thalia is the reason you will die alone, with only the bodies of your family to keep you company as you make your way to the afterlife. “You saw her as weak all her life, faulty and broken, but she brought you to your knees,” Calix said, wrenching my father’s head back for good measure. Start the series with the free prequel, Dreams of the Vengeful today→ Pre-order the thrilling conclusion, Dreams of the Wicked today→ The time has come to take back my kingdom. I’ve bided my time, amassing my strength now none who stand in my way will survive. They damaged her in my absence, and the girl I cared for hardened into a woman I cannot resist. Then, they stole her from me-banished me from my home and robbed her of my protection. Transforming my indifference into gentle devotion.
We were children when they betrothed us-an obligation I didn’t want.īefore long, her amber eyes had pierced right through me, I was never meant to fall in love with her. Dreams of the Deadly, an all-new sexy and thrilling dark mafia romance and first book in the Massacred Dreams Duet from USA Today bestselling author Adelaide Forrest, is available now!
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