Sweet Lies (Dark Legacies Book 3) by Marie Scully

Author:Marie Scully [Scully, Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781640346420
Publisher: Crave Publishing
Published: 2023-01-16T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

REBECCA

The two years after I saw Claire and Elijah at the restaurant were years of rebirth. I forced myself to become a warrior and hardened myself. I made myself invincible. No one else could ever take credit for my metamorphosis. Everything I am I forced myself to become.

After Andre left, I killed two more on my list before retiring it. I took them both out at the same house—they were drunk when they answered the door, so all I had to do was slip in and pull the trigger. It was almost too easy. I followed what my brother and Andre had taught me about getting rid of bodies, and it was as if the crime had never happened.

They didn’t haunt my dreams—none of them did. The part of me that would once have felt guilt was long gone. I had allowed myself to be dragged into the sea of darkness—had let myself slip under without fighting it.

My darkness called to others of my kind though. Ones who had been hurt and destroyed but still lived. Ones who let the darkness move them forward and not back. I thought it would be hard to find others like me, but it turned out they’d always been there; I’d just never looked.

There’s no leader in our group. I know the others sometimes look to me more than they should, but I have no interest in leading them. I don’t want the responsibility. I like our merry little band the way it is—lawless and leaderless.

The door to my office squeaks open, and Julian’s blond head peaks in.

“Yes?” I ask before my eyes drop back to my paperwork.

I met Julian a week after Andre left. At the time, he had nowhere to live, and I’d just bought a house with the money Andre had gifted me. It was an old home that needed repairs. In return for board, he updated the house. He’s only a couple of years older than me, but he seems much younger. He has this careful joy for life that I find addictive. He’s the one in the meeting making the jokes and finding the bright side. In a way he reminds me of who I used to be. He doesn’t talk about his past and asks nothing about mine—we have a silent agreement to leave our history in the past.

“Rebecca, Billy is gambling. I thought you’d want to know.”

“Of course he is.” I roll my eyes. “He didn’t take the hint last time.”

Juliet only left a few days ago, and I’m determined to handle the business all on my own. She deserves to enjoy her retirement without calls from me. Juliet has her share of secrets, but she’s the closest thing to family I have now.

The hall’s clientele is a mix of all types, from the lowest of the low all the way up to politicians. All are welcome if they have the money. Most come because of our level of security and ability to keep secrets. They don’t want people to know where they are, and that I can offer them—as long as they can pay.

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