My parents' killers think they saved me. I'm the ghost they forgot to bury.
Now I eat at their table and smile at their son, Julian. The doctor who pieced me back together. The man I'm using to burn his whole world down.
Every time he touches me, I hate myself for wanting it. This was supposed to be a mission. Not a complication.
They think they brought home a wounded lamb.
They're wrong.
They let the wolf in.

The Amnesiac Prey

That locked drawer haunted me for two whole days.
On the third morning, Julian took me to the cardiac rehab unit. Sunlight streamed through the large windows. Everything felt calm.
Until a voice froze my blood.
"Elara! I can't believe it's you!"
I froze, staring blankly at the unfamiliar young m...

Chapter 7