Page 123 of Beautiful Venom
Jude
I ALWAYS do that. The fuck?
Me
It’s because Osborn said Preston is a dainty prince who can’t even defend himself. Made him look weak. It’s probably why he lost his mind and went for his throat.
Preston
*Kane added to the death list*
Jude
The provocateur is being provoked?
*Preston left the group chat*
I shake my head, slide my phone in my pocket, and place a bathrobe on the rack.
As I step into the hallway, my senses fill with Dahlia’s scent, and my dick twitches back to life.
Fuck. This is a problem.
“You can take a bath, then leave,” I say from the hallway.
No response.
I walk back to the kitchen. “You need help getting up…?”
My movements halt when I find her sleeping. On the counter. In the exact same position I left her.
Her chest rises and falls, and she releases soft snores.
I can’t help but stroke some damp strands from her forehead, revealing a serene face.
Fuck.
She’s beautiful.
And all mine.
As I carry her in my arms, I have a disturbing feeling that she’ll mess up my life in more ways than one.
That is, if that’s not already happening.
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DAHLIA
I’m coming up empty.
Despite my attempts to dig into the Vipers’ medical records and find any suspicious absences close to the date of Vi’s attack, they’re so neat and tidy, it’s impossible to find any discrepancies.
In the span of the week since I started this job, I’ve managed to gather DNA evidence from most players, including Preston, and they all came out negative.
I’m back to square one again.
I thought maybe I could gather some clues about Vi’s attack, but it’s proving impossible.
