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g ground as the thunder rumbled violently in the troubled sky. The trees howled out their pai
indeed. I stalked toward my prey, the sound of h
away from Jade Alvarez. I adjusted the bow I held, the arrow alr
omatic weapons before I could. It didn't matter. I'd finish my task before they had a chance to, if they cou
ng lights up the whole arena and the prey sees me. The man froze, his eyes widening in terror a
d let my arrow fly. A bolt of lightning struck, illuminating the beauty of my arrow as it chased him, then sank into
m, having all intention of finishing what
face and his breath came out in harsh pants as he bowed to the
e a family" he begged, hi
care of your family af
r. "Don't touch them, they h
't please me. "Who are you to give me fucking orders? You should have thought about your f
own his face. "Please
d me, helpless, his eyes pleading
it disappearing into his head and reappearing at the end of his skull, the force snapping his
smile tugging on the corner of my lips at the euphoric feeling that
shot and watched the beautiful flame try to kiss the
hen faded into oblivion. I was getting closer
**
because of the evil he represented. Ryland and Lexis stood beside me, their faces grim as they stared down
and pulling my gaze away from my k
his expression changed in a second. His palm landed on my face in a flash, the blow unexpected and furi
flinch in my stance. Ryland and Lexis kept their faces to the ground. They knew that father would take it easy on them, as he always did. He r
f I outsmarted those two and got their bounty. Being slow doesn't get the job acco
d perfected all he taught me. When will I be enough? Was it always going to be Ryland for him? He chuckled, the fire in his eyes losing its fe
ve me one last look before mo
eek. Fucking pathetic" he spat,
ot. It made me want
ection so you should stop trying to be so perfect, also, keep your eyes off the po
the face or choke slam him. "Maybe you should let the old man die fir
his bone was the hard part. His sharp cry of pain carrying through the quiet space made me smile as he struggled to re
much, and I might just put an arrow between that mouth of yours." I threatened before letting him go with a shove. He t
ng at me. "Father will not be too
her by the arm. "He already thinks that I am pathetic, do yo
because he was right on every
to help you aga
king help. I will take
at up, you're on slave duty for the wea
lready managing half of the business and the reputation I'd built for myself made my name a thing of fear on everyone's lips. They also knew m
to him on a golden platter just because he was Alvarez's only
t few months, then I was pushed off to be trained by the worst of them all, the psychopaths that drowned it into my head that it was ei
the business, so if I found out that he was planning to name R
hing like family in the Mafia. I had no family. The syndicate was my life a