(Olivia’s POV)

I was taken aback when I saw Fan Moonstone standing before me. My heart hammered against my ribs as recognition hit me like a physical blow.

I had only met him once before. It was at that tense dinner that Can Mooncrest had taken me to that upscale restaurant. Theodore Redgrave and Lydia Miles were also present that night.

The memory made my skin crawl. The way Fan had watched me then, like a predator studying prey.

I knew he was Ethan Moonstone’s father. My “Cipher” tracking system had confirmed something crucial – the photograph of my mother, Lyra ckwood, was taken here at the Moonstone Estate.

The coordinates matched perfectly. The architectural details in the background were unmistakable.

Ice cold fear ran down my body before I started shaking. His hands wrapped around my neck and moved slightly under my shirt.

“Excuse me. I don’t think so!” Ann sneered. & “Aw,e on baby. It will be fun!”

“If you touch that filth, I will leave.” Ann looked daggers at Anthony. Never  in my life did I think I would be happy to have Ann on my side but here we are.

“Fine.” Anthony sighed. Before I knew it, he grabbed my shoulders and ripped them out of their sockets. “That should do it. Now, to add something new.” The pain was a making me go back to the abandoned building and I wasn’t sure where I was for a moment. Darin’sughter filtered in with Anthony’s but it was Adalynn that brought me back.

Her cries forced my wolf to knock out the bad feelings and get back to reality.

“Even if I die here today, you will be dead very soon.” I threatened.

Anthony had grabbed the gasoline containers and was sshing it on the walls and the floor. “Ann, why don’t you wait outside.” Anthony said as he tossed one empty container on the floor before grabbing another one.

“Okay. I think she is hungry so I can get her a snack while we are outside.” Ann grabbed Adalynn’s hand and forced her to wave at me. “Say goodbye!” “See you in hell.” It was more of a promise than anything but Ann didn’t take me seriously. Instead, she smirked before walking up to me.

Pulling her hand back, she pped me across the face. “Just for old time’s sake.” Laughing, she turned and walked outside, “She really is something, isn’t she?” Anthony looked at Ann with a sickening love struck look on his face.

“Yeah, a piece of trash.” I said as I spit some more blood out.

“You are about to die and all you can say is some sarcastic remark?” Anthony finished emptying the second container.

“It’s a gift really.” Anthony grabbed thest container and moved to the other rooms. The chains were tightly around my wrist and since my shoulders were out of ce, I wasn’t able to move them at all.

I was going to be burning here shorty and there wasn’t much I could do about it.

My wolf was trying to heal me as quickly as she could but even she couldn’t put my shoulders back into ce. The chair was nailed down to the floor, making it impossible to move it. The only thing I could see out the window was Ann getting into the car with a very upset Adalynn.

“This is where our fun timees to an end.” Anthony knelt down in front of me. His hands were on my thighs, more intimately than I would have liked. “I had other ns but I’m a flexible guy. I just wanted to make sure you knew exactly what was going to happen when you die.” He got up and moved so he was straddling myp.

“Have your fun now because it won’t besting long.” I barely got the words out when he grabbed a fist full of my hair and ripped my head back.

“So feisty.” His eyes swam with pleasure. “I would have liked to fuck that spirit out of you. You should be thankful that I’m on a tight time line.” He lips pressed against mine firmly. His hand forced my head to stay in ce as his tongue raided my mouth. His fingers pushed my cheeks on top of my teeth so I couldn’t bite his tongue.

Thankfully, he let me go and got up. Tears threatened to fall but I was going to stay strong. My wolf was not about to let me fall apart. No, I was too strong for that. It was in that moment that I realized just how weak I was after Darin. How I kept my emotions so far down that I wasn’t able to handle what happened to me. In this very moment, I was able to truly look Anthony in the eyes and know that this wasn’t going to break me.

“Fuck. You.” I spat.

“I would if I could but unfortunately, I can’t grant you that wish. You will just have to die a horny girl.” Anthonyughed before lighting the match.

“I might die tonight but you will never be more wanted than you are now. Alec wille for you. Colt will not rest until Adalynn is back. You think you have won? You haven’t won anything. Every morning, you will look out the windows, hoping you don’t see Alec and Colt. You will jump at every sound, every squeak of the floor board and at every shadow. I will be haunting your every move. Mark my words, that smile will be gone very soon.”

Anthony listened to me before he just turned and walked out the building. I watched him walk towards his vehicle and toss the match on the ground.

It was slow motion but so fast that I couldn’t form a single word in my mind. Between the time he dropped the match and the time the entire room was on fire was longer than you think. My eyes followed the fire as it traveled around the room but it was still so fast that a huge gust of hot air blew my hair all over. ck smoke circled around me, filling my lungs and making it hard to see.