Queen of Madness: Wicked Wonderland Duet (The Wicked Wonderland Duet Book 1) by Lee Jacquot

Author:Lee Jacquot [Jacquot, Lee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-01-03T16:00:00+00:00

Five a.m. again. Same routine. But this time, a guard approaches me during breakfast.

“Hey, I know they have you checking into us, but look man, none of us would do anything like that. I can speak for everyone here.”

A slight prick of annoyance makes my eye twitch. “Would you have said the same about him?”

The guy shifts uncomfortably, scratching the back of his neck as he takes a look over his shoulder. “I mean, no. But—”

I hold up a hand, cutting him off. “Look, I’m not trying to be a dick, but I don’t know you. Therefore, your words don’t mean shit. If you’re not doing anything sneaky, cool. But if you, or anyone else is, I have no problem snapping your fucking necks.”

Even with my voice calm and nonchalant, the man grimaces and nods before returning to the table.

Am I being a complete fucking hypocrite? Absolutely.

But do I mean it? Yeah.

I know I don’t know much about the woman, but if my sister’s life wasn’t on the line, I wouldn’t do what I’m doing. Not only because she’s right about being the lesser of the two evils, but because she’s actually no—

“They’re on pins and needles because they saw the gardeners planting body parts this morning. But I’ll tell you a little secret.” Cat takes a long draw of her joint, holding it in for a moment before blowing it out. “It was the other guy. The one you so graciously slammed against the wall. You killed him.”

My mouth pulls down in the corners, my brows raising in slight surprise. But then the resounding crack of his skull hitting the cement wall plays back and I nod. “Makes sense.”

Cat’s eyes narrow, her blue strands falling over her forehead as she tries to read my lack of a response. “Who are you?”

I smirk, standing and taking Onyx’s plate from Russ. “Same person I was yesterday and the same person I’ll be tomorrow.”

She scoffs but doesn’t call after me.

When I enter the foyer to climb the stairs, Onyx’s voice catches me by surprise. I veer to the right and see her sitting at her desk, the dark French doors wide open. Trigger is pointing to something on the computer as she observes, nodding while he speaks too low for me to hear.

She notices me standing in the open doorway and nods, a silent beckoning. When I approach, I glance at the available chair, tempted as hell to have a seat and play another round of give and take. But it’s as though she can read my thoughts and resumes her conversation.

“All clean?”

Trigger nods. “Yes. I’ve checked the last five years on everyone. Also, I haven’t gotten anything out of Manny. How long are we keeping him?”

Onyx glances over as I set her breakfast down. We lock gazes, and my blood immediately warms, moving faster with my increased heart rate. She keeps her dark eyes on me, though her words are meant for Trigger. “For another couple of days. I’ll go pay him a visit soon”

From my periphery, I see Trigger nod again.

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