Chapter 14 KYRIE . It was a two - hour drive . But , two hours my ass . I got there in just under ninety minutes , and that's with the shitty roads and speed limits I ignored on purpose . My tires hissed against the gravel as I pulled up in front of a beat - up bungalow with a rusty - ass gate and a paint job that had clearly given up on life . The place looked like poverty had taken a seat and decided to stay . Cole was parked outside in his black SUV , hiding in plain sight as usual . The moment he saw me , he stepped out , adjusting his cuffs , and he walked up to me . " She's in there ? " I asked , sliding on my shades as I slammed my car door shut . " Yes , she is , " Cole replied . " Let's go , then , " Cole stared at me with a surprised expression . " Just like that ? " He asked , stunned . I cocked a brow . " You want to bring some drums and dancers ? Maybe light a fucking bonfire while we're at it ? " He gave a half - nod and moved aside . Smart . We walked into the compound , and I swear , every step I took pissed me off more . This place ? Her home ? Nah . Hell no . The gutters were broken . The roof looked like it might cave in if the wind coughed too hard . Paint peeled off like it was ashamed of being stuck to the walls . My enchantress didn't belong in this broken , forgotten corner of the world . I had already seen more than a thousand and one things I'd fix for her the moment she accepts my feelings for her . Wait . No. The second she's mine , this place goes . I'd build her something new . 1/4 7:24 Sun , Sep 21 Chapter 14 She shouldn't be living in a place like this . Cole knocked gently on the front door , like we were selling Jesus and pamphlets . I scoffed and nudged him aside . Didn't want his intimidating look to give the wrong impression . He had a thing for pitch black suits , and they always made him look way too intimidating to people out there . After a moment of waiting , the door creaked open , and a woman stood there . She should be in her late forties or early fifties . Her brows were drawn in , and she looked like life had been hitting her a bit too hard lately . Worn sweater . Tight bun . Lines around her eyes that said she'd done more worrying than smiling in the past decade . She had a polite smile plastered on her face . " Yes ? How may I help you ? " She asked , her gaze flicking from me to Cole as if she thought we were trespassers or unsafe . " Good day , ma'am , " I said with the most harmless smile I could pull off . " I am looking for a girl ... " " Jessa , " Cole chipped in , saving the day . The woman narrowed her brows and looked at us properly again , " Why ? What has she done ? My daughter ... " She seemed really worried . " Nothing bad , " I said quickly . " She's not in trouble . We're not cops or anything . We just want to talk . " I explained calmly , but she didn't look convinced . But that was fine . I wasn't în a hurry . Because if this was the mother of my obsession , then she deserved all the calmness and patience in the world . " Who is it , Mum ? " I heard a voice call from inside . Something in my chest tightened . It wasn't exactly the voice I remembered from that night , but damn it , it stirred a chord I hadn't touched in eight fucking months . It had that same soft drop at the end . The same rhythm , too . She might've changed her hair ... just a bit , though. Maybe added weight or lost some . Maybe her voice was still strained from whatever that hospital stay did to her . But that was fine . Her life was about to change for the better . The moment the girl stepped into the doorway , the world stopped fucking spinning . 2/4 7:24 Sun , Sep 21 Chapter 14 I froze . She wasn't who I expected . Not as beautiful as I anticipated . She also looked like life had been too rough and too fast on her . She was wrapped in this oversized hoodie like she was trying to disappear inside it . But her eyes ? Fuck . Those eyes . Doe - like . As blue and as deep as the sea . Same exact goddamn eyes . You needed to have seen how she rolled those eyes when I slipped two fingers inside her . Fuck . And that scent ... God , that fucking perfume . She wore it that night , too . I never figured out the name , but it's been tattooed in my head ever since . Sweet . Warm . Sin - drenched . Every girl I've touched since has felt wrong because none of them smelled like her . None of them tasted like her . It was her . No doubt . I wasn't going to second - guess this . Because , this girl - this trembling , perfect fucking girl standing a few feet away - was the ghost I'd been chasing for eight goddamn months . Her lips parted . Recognition hit her too , and her entire body jolted like I'd just punched her in the gut . She flinched so hard she nearly lost her balance . My hand shot forward on instinct . I grabbed her wrist , " Easy , Jessa . " She looked at me like I was death itself . And then she quickly pulled away , like my skin burned her . Her eyes went wider than I thought possible , and her lips trembled . She nervously looked from her surprised mother to me again . She obviously didn't want her mother to be part of this conversation . " What ... what do you want ? " she whispered in a voice so soft and terrified . And I realized then just how much I'd romanticized this . In my head , she was a tease ... A player ... The girl who used me and Saint , stole from us and vanished . But standing here now ? She looked like a fucking child . She looked scared , broken , and innocent . 3/4 Chapter 14 " I ... I just wanted to see you , " I said after a moment . Her mother stepped forward , looking between us , " Do you two know each other ? " Before I'd reply , Jessa quickly answered , " No , Mum . Uhm ... I ... I don't know them . " She swallowed nervously , " Why not go in . 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