Chapter 37

I'm chilling outside the trailer with Soul and Wrath beside our bikes, smoking a cigarette when my phone vibrates in my pocket. I slide it out and glance down at the screen to see it's my uncle again. My teeth grind together in annoyance, and I press the button, placing it to my ear.

"What the fuck do you want." I snap.

"I'm going to text you an address, call me when you're outside." He says before hanging up.

"You good?" Soul speaks behind me, and I give a small nod.

When I receive the text almost instantly, I look at it before shoving my phone back into my pocket, then mounting my bike.

I kick the stand, rev the engine and ride forward, heading to where he said.

When I arrive at the destination, I cut the engine across the street from a bar not too far from Oddity. I stare at it, noting that the area is more or less empty, but I can hear music thumping from inside and see people moving around within. I pull my phone out of my pocket, swiping to his number, and I call. After a few rings, he answers.

"You there?" he asks, his voice deep and gruff.

"Yeah, I'm fucking here, but why am I? This better not be some kind of fuck around again."

"Oh, it's not. She's in there," he responds in a menacing tone. "Look through the window if you don't believe me."

I sigh, stepping off my bike and walking toward the bar. I stop at a window, gazing through one of the squares, my eyes scanning over everyone.

"Far right, at the back."

I look in that direction, but it's not Harley.

"What the fuck is this, Kyro?" I say through tight teeth, my eyes focused on Noir beside Blush.

"The blonde girl is Harley," he replies calmly.

"No, it's fucking not. It's Noir."

I hear him let out a soft chuckle, and my brows pinch in anger.

"She's been right under your nose, and instead of killing her, you ended up fucking your own cousin's killer?" he says with seriousness.

My blood runs cold, my stomach dropping as I stare at her. "You're fucking lying."

"I'm not, Hell. That is Harley. Ask her if you don't believe me."

"You told me she had dark hair," I protest.

"She did until she dyed it to hide from me, just as she changed her name," he says steadily. "Now bring her to me."

My pulse pounds in my ears, my palms growing sweaty, everything blurring around me.

"Put those soft feelings aside, Hell. She is not who or what she says she is, trust me on that. She killed Kai."

"Fucking trust you?" I yell down the phone with bitterness. "How long have you known she's been at Oddity?"

When he falls silent, irritation takes over me and I whirl around, "How fucking long?" I shout.

"I've known where she's been the entire time," he admits.

My body tightens, and I gaze ahead as he continues, "You and me aren't so different, Hell. See, you like playing games with your prey, and so do I. It must run in our bloodline."

Reality starts to hit me. "You pushed her into my arms on purpose. That little nonce that she was with was your doing?"

"Ahhh, Eli, yes. He did well."

Rage almost explodes inside of me, and I clench my teeth. "I will fucking kill you, you cunt."

"You were only supposed to kill her, Hell. I pushed her right into your hands. When you chose your dick over your commitments, I let it ride out a little bit. Can you blame me? You shouldn't have been so blind."

I close my eyes, trying to breathe through the shit swirling through my insane mind.

"Now bring her to me."

"Get fucked," I bark.

"You cannot protect her, Hell; she killed a member of the Shadow's, and you are to carry out the hit. Rules are rules."

I roar and launch my phone against the pavement, shattering it to pieces. I turn quickly, peering through the window again until I see Noir laughing at Blush dancing, so carefree and pretty.

My Little Dolly.

My jaw clenches, my thoughts a mess as I question my morals, my feelings for her, who I am, who I will be, and where I go from here. The one woman I actually give a fuck about, the one who has made me utterly obsessed, is the same woman I am supposed to kill.

The lines between right and wrong blur, and I am left standing in the middle, torn between my loyalty to the Shadow's and my addiction for Noir. Not knowing what to do, I turn around, heading for my bike. I wait for a while in the shadow's and when I see her get into a cab with Blush, I head back to Oddity.