Afterlife (Afterlife Saga, #1)

by Stephanie Hudson

“Don't…! Just don't.” After everything that had happened between us, I couldn’t stand here and continue to listen to his lies. “Fine. I will continue downstairs for Sophia’s sake, but only until I have paid off this car…” “Keira, that’s not necessary,” Draven said, but I held up my hand and then spat with venom, “Oh, but it is as I want nothing from you!” This time, he winced, but I carried on. “Don’t worry I will never be stupid enough to set foot up here again or be foolish to show any of my young overactive imagination towards you ever again. I can promise you that!” I said as my last attempt at saving my face. When I said this, there was the first tiniest bit of emotion I saw in his soulless eyes, but I looked away from it, knowing that if I saw anything that would give me hope, I would fight for him…and clearly it was a one-sided battle. One I could never win. I walked past him to the door, and something made me stop. I turned to face his back, as his eyes did not follow, and swallowed back the sob, saving it for when I was out of this Hell! “Oh, and congratulations… My Lord!” I managed to say before my voice completely broke down.

Fire fire fire, fantastic