❝ You make this messed-up world look so much more beautiful. ❞ Gathering me in his arms, he pulled me close -- his lips seeking mine hungrily.
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The only thing Summer Hale has ever wanted was to live peacefully away from her secrets...
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Tales of an endless heart Cursed is the fool who's willing Can't change the way we are One kiss away from killing — River by BRKN Love
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I stared at the double doors that led to the operating room where Summer was taken. Two nurses had to restrain me from entering, pinning me down to the ground until I had calmed down. The quiet after the storm was what terrified me the most. The pain in my chest was unlike anything I had experienced my whole life. I expected an unbearable burning sensation, but it was nothing but a dull ache. An excruciating dull ache as if something inside of me had shattered into pieces with no hope for repair.
Exhaling a breath, I raked a hand through my hair.
"Gray," Liam muttered, placing a hand on my shoulder.
"Where's Isaac? I asked.
"He's in the police station."
"Go," said Victoria. "We'll be here."
"I can't leave her."
Victoria pulled me in for a bear hug. "I know, Gray. But you need to see through this whole thing, or her sacrifice will be in vain. We'll call you when there's news."
I shut my eyes as Victoria rubbed my back comfortingly. I could hear Summer's voice in my head, reminding me of our promise. I stared down at my hands that were still coated with her blood. She wouldn't want me to be like this.
"I'll be back in a few hours," I said, pulling away.
Liam patted me on the shoulder and accompanied me to the restroom, where I washed off the blood in my hands. He leaned against the tiled wall with his arms crossed over his chest, keeping his focus on me.
I sighed. "I'm not going to do anything stupid, Liam."
"I know," he remarked. "I'm just wondering what this would mean for Summer and the Inner Circle."
I glanced up at him through the mirror. "She already made her decision."
"And you let her?" His eyes widened in disbelief. "Didn't her mother ask you to keep her away?"
