Betrayal Exposed (Unlocked Book 2) by Lana Kole

Author:Lana Kole [Kole, Lana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-09-05T16:00:00+00:00

DEATH

Fury crept in like a slow fog, silent and deadly.

“He can’t be serious with this shit,” he cursed, watching the footage Hope had retrieved from Pain.

They were all gathered, even Persy and Pain, minus Misery, staring at Daria’s laptop screen as the dark and gritty video played.

“This is unbelievable,” Truth muttered, swiping a piece of candy off the table. He tossed it aside in the next second, unable to eat it.

Hope, ever the silent one, just cursed before pacing the room again. Like he’d been doing ever since they’d first watched the video thirty minutes ago. Death kept pressing repeat, hoping by some fate or twist of magic that the occurrences would change.

“Are we sure he—” Persy began, a thread of worry in her voice.

“Yeah, that’s him. I think it’s safe to say that whoever took them didn’t take Misery,” Death muttered, staring at the images again in silence.

It showed Daria and her coworker walking out of the bar, with Betrayal waiting for them out front. Allegra said goodbye, her headlights flooding the bar and alley in a wash of bright light, obscuring the video for a second or two. Then she was gone, and Daria and Betrayal talked for a moment.

That’s when it all went to hell.

They seemed to pause together, Daria looking at Betrayal oddly before they darted for the alley. Daria got around the corner, hiding behind the dumpster, just as Betrayal slumped against the storefront, partially hidden by the town’s decorative planters from the angle the camera got.

Everything froze for a moment, as Daria clearly decided what to do. In a rush of movement, she darted out from behind the dumpster and ran, sparing a second to glance back, desperate to get away.

The panic and barely concealed fear on her face gutted Death.

And then she faltered, and her hand slapped over her arm, her mouth gaping in a split second of horror, before the drug took effect and she hit the ground. Hard. She hadn’t even been conscious enough to catch herself, and he could only imagine the headache she had the next morning.

But the real kicker? When Betrayal himself stood from where he’d slumped against the wall, straightening his shirt as if the whole thing was nothing to him.

A few men came into the alley, dressed casually, and picked Daria up off the ground. One of them none too gently swung Daria over his shoulder in a fireman’s hold. Her limp arms dangled down his back, and her pure vulnerability plucked at a thread inside Death. One that brought forth an anger so fierce he had to swallow against the urge to scream. Rage. Kill.

Betrayal? He just followed behind the men, Daria’s captors, like he was taking a midnight stroll.

Right before they turned the corner, disappearing from the frame for good, Betrayal turned, and even though the footage was dark and grainy, it was clear he stared across the street at the tattoo parlor. At them, as if he knew they’d be watching.

He shook his head and walked away, following Daria and the men who’d taken her.

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