Jagged Edges (Havok Hills Book 3) by H.C. Riley

Author:H.C. Riley [Riley, H.C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2024-03-29T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter twenty-three

Riot

After causing a giant scene in Blaize’s torture room at The Underground, I walked out of there in a daze. I made it back to my car, cut on the engine, and I just started driving. There was no destination in mind. Just my car, music, and the open road. I drove all day, ended up in a whole other city, driving down the coastline, and before I knew it the sun was beginning to set.

It was fitting, driving off into the sunset; darkness seeping into the world around me while simultaneously seeping into my soul, transforming me.

Bits and pieces of the drive are missing from my memory. I’m not even sure where I’m at right now, but I guess that’s what GPS is for, finding my way back home. I’m not sure if I can even go back right now though. I’m overrun with so many emotions, it’s like the floodgates opened today when I looked at one of the men responsible for almost taking Zeke away from me. Everything I’ve bottled up for my entire life knocked me flat on my ass, and I don’t know how to begin sorting through it all.

A turn-off appears just ahead, so I pull over onto the side of the road and into the small deserted parking area. It’s the dead of winter, so the beach is abandoned. Putting the car in park, I clamber out and shut the door behind me. Trudging through the sand, I make my way up the small hill, and down onto the shoreline. Close enough to feel the freezing mist as it rolls off the ocean, but far enough that the tide never touches my sneakers.

Sitting down in the sand, I reach inside of my jacket, unzip the small pocket and retrieve the pre-rolled joint and lighter from inside. Pressing the thin paper of the joint between my lips, I light the opposite end and inhale. Holding the breath in like a lifeline, I allow the weed to calm all of the noise inside of my head. When I exhale, I focus my gaze on the last bits of sunlight shimmering across the frigid ocean. The final remnants of pink and purple darkening into a deep blue, nearly midnight sky.

I’m all alone, no one in sight for as far as I can see, so I let my mind wander. I reflect on how I even got here. On how all I ever wanted to do was get out of this life, but now I’m in so deep that it’s changing the fabric of my soul.

Nico’s lips are soft and plush against mine, and it stirs something in me that I’ve never felt before. It knocks down all my walls, and internally, I’m spiraling.

I keep people at arms length, because my family is just so damn fucked up. Not that everyone around here isn’t fucked up. Everyone in the rows of Havok Hills has damage and demons. The thing is, mine are prominently on display, so I keep to myself because hearing the truth eats away at my soul.

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