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He smiles, apparently taking my silence as agreement, and pulls me in closer to him. “Go to sleep, Teagan,” he says. “Okay.” I close my eyes and beg for it to pull me under. I’m awake, but I refuse to open my eyes. My body feels so heavy, I’m not sure I can move. Everything…

“Can you take off the handcuffs now?” “No.” “What? Why not? I need to use the bathroom. You can’t just—” He looks up at me and laughs. “I’m just kidding, Teagan. You’d think you’d be a little more relaxed now.” I don’t know how to respond. I can’t see how he’d think that was funny….

Declan’s voice startles me. I remember how manic he was last night, how elated he was watching someone he called his family—someone who loved him even if he didn’t love her back—bleed out on the ground. I remember seeing her blood on his teeth when he smiled…right before he shoved his bloody fingers in my…

“Um, I think I’ll try this one first,” I say, holding up the book he recommended. “Did you fuck him?” he asks. “Luca? No.” “Good. Teagan, I—” “Declan.” I look to the doorway and see Layla looking back and forth between the two of us. Tears well in her eyes. “What are you—” “Enjoy the…

“It’s okay, baby,” Luca says. I’d almost forgotten he was there, holding me back. He kisses me on the side of the head. “Everything dies. There’s nothing that makes you feel alive quite like witnessing death. But you probably already know that, don’t you?” “I don’t—I barely knew him.” “But you felt it, didn’t you?”…

“Thank god. Do you have a hair tie?” I ask. “This hair is just…I know it’s bad.” “It’s gorgeous,” she says. “But I’m sure Layla has some in the bathroom. Check the top middle drawer.” Sure enough, the drawer is filled with hair accessories. I grab a black scrunchie and pull my hair into a…

“That’s what River called it,” I tell him. “Why do people keep saying you’re dangerous?” “Mmm…I don’t want to tell you that,” he says. “Mmm…I’m probably just gonna…” I slip out from under his arm and begin scooting away from him. “Move over here then.” “No, don’t,” he says, laughing. “Okay, wait. Wait. Maybe…if you…

“You have no fucking idea what you’re talking about,” he growls. “So just shut the fuck up. You don’t know shit about me or my brother. Got it?” “Yeah,” I say weakly. “Yeah, I’m sorry, Luca. I got it.” He smirks, his tone, again, changing completely. “That’s better. I warned you about that mouth, didn’t…

“Yes. Or violence.” “Yes to both,” he says. “Promise me that you’ll really stay away from him this time.” “Yeah. No problem.” “Say it.” “I promise.” “See? That wasn’t so hard, was it?” He pushes up into a seated position and climbs off the bed. “Come with me.” “What?” I ask. “Where?” “You’ll see.” He…

“Yeah?” “Are you okay?” She bursts into tears. “No,” she says. “I’m not okay. I just…I love him so much. I don’t know what to do.” “Well, what happened?” I ask. “You can tell me; I won’t tell anyone.” “I’m not supposed to talk about it,” she says. “Well, it seems like you need to…