“I’LL KILL YOU!” Luca screams at his brother.
I have to get out. Now.
I lunge toward the dashboard and press the unlock button so I can open the door and jump out. Luca’s right there, pointing his gun at Liam … but Liam also has a gun to Jill’s head.
I slam my hand in front of my mouth in shock, panic seeping into my bones.
Tears stream down Jill’s face as her entire body begins to quake. I feel like I’ve just ended up in a nightmarish loop I can’t escape from. All of this happened once before … but now the tables have turned.
I once thought Luca was the bad guy for hurting Jill, but he was only trying to protect Jill … even when Liam threw her off a cliff.
But now, I’m faced with the horrible realization that he may have never stopped wanting her blood on his hands.
My knees cave in on me.
“Liam, please, let me go,” Jill begs. “I’m sorry. I’m sorry for what I put you through. I’m sorry for driving us off that cliff. I’m sorry I—”
“Enough!” Liam barks, and he directs his attention toward Luca. “This is on you.”
Oh, God.
This can’t be happening.
I thought I could trust him.
I thought he’d changed.
But it turns out monsters can’t ever stop craving violence.
“If you pull that trigger, so will I!” Luca growls back.
“Go ahead. Think I care?” Liam quips.
I can’t. I can’t deal with this.
“Let Jill go!” Luca screams.
“Liam, please,” I plead, tears streaming from my eyes.
The misery inside me comes out in a yelp as I stare at my own wrists, unable to deal with the pain. Because all I can think about is adding another cut, another stripe of blood to ease the agony in my heart and let it all out.
Chapter 34
Liam
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“Jasmine,” I say.
My voice is choked with emotions, but she still looks up at me through tearstained eyes.
Even though my hand is wrapped around her sister’s throat and Jasmine’s own damn gun is still pointed at Jill’s head.
She was right. I am a monster. The villain of this story.
Because I would do anything to get what I want.
“Please …” Jill whispers. “Please don’t do this. We can talk.”