Chapter 34: Burn It All Down
They didn't come back for closure.They came back to destroy everything.And I was right in the center of it.
No One Asks Me Anything
No one cared what I thought.
Not the men.Not their ghosts in designer boots and blood-red lipstick.I was a living placeholder for something none of them wanted to deal with—The truth.
And the truth?It had sharp teeth and perfect skin and just walked back into their lives with hellfire behind her eyes.
Eva Won't Back Down
Leo stood like a soldier—cold, unreadable—but his voice cracked when Eva stepped closer."You brought her in to save your father's alliance," she said, circling him. "But what's your excuse now?"
He didn't answer.Because he didn't have one.
Eva turned her eyes to me. "Does she even know what she's carrying? Or are you keeping her blind and obedient?"
Leo snapped, "That's enough—"But she laughed. "It was always about obedience with you."
Carla Starts Digging
Carla didn't waste time on Leo.She had her sights set on Adrian.
"You always needed an audience," she said, flicking ash from her cigarette onto the floor. "Tell me, does she scream better than I did?"
Adrian smiled. That cruel, cocky smile he wore like armor.But his hands clenched.And his silence? It said more than his smirk ever could.
Carla's voice dropped. "You're not in control anymore. You're just pretending."
Then she looked at me. "You think you're special? He'll chew you up and spit you out like the rest of us."
Nico's Ex Stays Quiet—But She's Watching
The last girl didn't speak.She sat across the room, legs crossed, eyes locked on Nico.
Every time he glanced at me, she noticed.Every shift in his tone.Every breath he didn't take.
There was history there.
And something worse—unfinished business.
The Pressure Builds
By nightfall, the house was a minefield.
Leo paced like a caged animal.Adrian disappeared into alcohol and sarcasm.Nico kept staring at walls like they held the answers.
The exes?
They lingered.Not like guests.Like invaders.
They whispered.They smirked.And they kept getting closer.
To me.
Because they didn't come back for the men.
They came back for me.