99 Bloody Lashes And A Bullet To His Hear novel Chapter 8

Chapter 8

The assistant tried to dissuade him: “Sir, your grandfather will be furious…”

“Do it,” was his only response.

The electric needle buzzed to life, each prick seeming to pierce Ariana’s heart rather than his skin.

Two hours later, Dominic emerged covering his bleeding chest, pale but determined as he got into the car.

“To Crescent Cliff,” he instructed the driver.

“Impossible! That place is too dangerous, and you’ve just been tattooed-”

“Now.” His tone brooked no argument.

Sitting in her car, Ariana suddenly remembered Mia’s list of criteria for her ideal man.

“He has to love me enough to tattoo my name on his chest.”

“There’s a flower on Crescent Cliff… he’d have to get it for me.”

She laughed, and as she laughed, tears finally spilled down her cheeks.

“Let’s go,” she told her driver. “We’re done here.”

That night, she saw Mia’s Instagram post.

A photograph of a thorny rose in full bloom on a cliff edge, captioned:

“Someone climbed mountains just to bring me a flower.”

At three in the morning, Dominic returned.

Covered in blood, right arm fractured, yet his lips curled into a faint smile.

The next day, as Ariana was about to leave, Dominic emerged from his room.

He was pale, his right arm wrapped in bandages, his shirt collar slightly open.

“Miss Reeves,” his voice was somewhat hoarse, “I had a minor car accident last night. I need a few more days to recover, so I won’t be able to protect you for now.”

Car accident?

Clearly a cliff–climbing injury.

But she didn’t expose his lie, merely responding with a “Hmm” before walking out.

Chapter 8

Today she was saying goodbye to her girlfriends.

up soon!”