The Devil's Advocate (Devil's Playground, #2)

by Ashley Jade

and was Kristy’s ...

“That’s why you killed her, isn’t it? Because she fou...

“...

The one telling me not to let her go. I have to. It’s time to set the butterfly free. God knows she’s earned it. “I’d ask if you’re okay, but—” “It would be a stupid question.” “I’m sorry I didn’t tell you sooner.”

“Why didn’t you?”

The hardest part of loving someone is knowing it won’t last forever. Sooner or later, one of you will have to let the other go. Because

all things, good and bad, come to an end at some point. That’s the way shit works.

Fuck you for making me have feelings for you and then abandoning me. Fuck you, Damien.”

And quite frankly, I’m fucking tired of living with the guilt. My penance to Kristy has been served. Eden’s strong and resilient—just like Kristy wanted her to be. Mission accomplished.

“Tell me it doesn’t hurt to look at me now.”

“I can’t.” Her hand finds my jaw. “But that doesn’t mean it will always be this way.”

“I’m not ready to lose you.”

“Tell me it doesn’t hurt to look at me,”

“Tell me you don’t love me,”

“I could…if the circumstances were different.”

“But they’re not.”

“I still love you despite the circumstances, Damien.”

“You know as well as I do, you can love someone with everything you have, and it will never be enough to make them love you back.”

“I thought you learned that lesson already. Do yourself a favor and stop making the same mistake.”

There’s only one thing he cares about…Eden.

Because Eden let him go. She took my heart, my money, my plane ticket, and my revenge… And then she betrayed me…just like everyone else in my life.

I want to gorge on her until she fills my bloodstream, but I can’t. My baby’s toxic. Tainted by Damien King.

But I’ll always remember her. Because she’s mine. And now she always will be. Forever.

The best way to make someone pay for their sins…is to strike when they least expect it.

Vengeance always comes at a price. And I have every intention of paying it… I just need to say goodbye to someone first.

“She did it, Kristy,” I whisper, emotion lodging in my throat. “She fucking did it.” Eden took the emperor down.

“I didn’t feel anything, Damien,” Eden says, her voice barely above a whisper. “Wha—” “When I killed him. I thought I’d feel remorse…but I didn’t. I still don’t.”

“What the fuck do you want from me?” She shrugs helplessly. “Something I can never have.”

“I don’t know—” “You. I want to erase the last eight hours of my life so I can have you again.”

“It hurts. But

it hurts a hell of a lot worse w...

“Look me in the eyes and tell me you don’t love me.”

Eden has my heart. All the blackened, fucked-up parts of it.

“I love you.” And I’ll never stop.

I killed Cain Carter because he deserved to die. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. I’ll take my chances with the legal system.

Only Damien King can make such a disgusting habit look so sexy.

If Damien wants me…he’s going to have to prove it. I’m through accepting less than I deserve. We have tons of shit to work out, but what we have underneath all that is worth the pain.

I just hope he finally realizes it.

“Because in the next hour, I’ll be on a plane heading somewhere warm. And you will have lost the best damn thing that has ever happened to you.”

“You have a choice to make, Damien and I suggest you make it quickly. You can either stop being a co—”

“Shut...

“Excuse me—” “Shut up…so I can tell you I love you.”

“I don’t need to hear the rest of your little speech, Eden. Because the only choice that will ever matter to me is the one that gives me you.”

“...

“If you break my heart.” There’s a dangerous edge to his voice. “I’ll fucking kill you.”

“Same goes for you.”

“Just think about what happened to the last man who broke mine.”