Chapter 67. How It All Went Down (2)

“That blow still hurts by the way.” Katie’s head jerked, blinking violently as she shook away the dizziness that blurred her vision. “Fuck.” She stumbled back by a step before holding her ground, groaning. “You’d think after being used and discarded once, I’d have learned my lesson. But I did it again, didn’t I? It’s just as you said, Sarah… greed is a wicked thing.” Her eyes found Sarah’s, a ghost of a smile on her lips. This was no time to feel sorry for herself but the glare Sarah sent her way was like a sharp-edged knife, twisting in her gut.

She masked that pathetic lingering guilt and looked away, biting down on the inside of her cheek. But Damon’s gaze was even more penetrating, hitting her from another angle. Hatred, raw and intense. She could sense it like a stench oozing from his body, feel it like a whip cracking against her back.

She swallowed thickly seeing the state he was in. A man like Damon who would kill until his very last breath… was on the floor, jaw