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The door opened a uard at the door in a split second I heardas at the door I didn't answer, instead allowing er to build up deep withincrescendo

By the ti ready

"Devlin," he said, glancing at uns at the ready "What a pleasant"

He never got to finish that thought

I slaroaned, stu quick work of the few guards left inside My father was still grurabbed his salt-and-pepper hair and dragged hiainst the wall uncereripped his bloody nose

"You fucking bastard," he cried out "You broke my nose!"

"Do I look like I give a shit?" I snarled, advancing on hi to tell ht the fuck now"

"Who?" e for a oddaain?"

I re hiainst the wall "Tellher Or else"

"I don't know," he insisted, and I tossed hi my men to search the house

"Find her," I de find Violet Cabot"

Theme alone with my father

I wanted to hurt hi the ain while he lay on the floor

"You're fucking whipped,"out blood "You're whipped by this little girl, and the worst part is, you don't even realize it"

The red mist descended I could have killed him then and there, but there was cool calculation behindhi hi over the stairs The worst part was, the old bastard never tried to defend hi clear He was guilty as shit That's why he didn't fight back

"Tell ht now," I told him

"I don't know," he insisted brokenly He was a bloody ive a shit

"Liar!" I accused hiuard handed me Brynne's diary and I held it up in front of my father's eyes "You knohat this is, old man?"