Adopted to Biological? Keep Your Golden Child Scapegoat Out novel Chapter 73

Chapter 3

He looked at me like I’d lost my goddamn mind.

“Vesper. Since when do you pull this drama queen bullshit?

“You’re acting like a kid. I’m done playing along.”

At his words, I just dropped my eyes. Smile crept across my face. Bitter as hell.

You really think you’re all I got, Dante?

When I stayed yet, something in him cracked.

“Figure your shit out. Sienna’s running a fever. Someone’s gotta stay with her.”

After that, door slammed so hard the frame rattled.

Next morning, I woke up staring at the knife on the nightstand.

Light caught the engraving.

D.C & S.G

S.G.

Sienna Graves.

This wasn’t mine.

Pulled open the hidden drawer. My blade was still there. Still said D.C & V.K

There it was.

The one thing we swore meant life and death-he’d also made her a copy.

Didn’t think twice, Called security. Had them wipe every access code to the safehouse,

Then packed my bag. Checked into some sketchy capsule hotel downtown that only took cash.

Place was crawling with strangers. Loud. Dirty. Had to watch my back every second.

But hell-felt like I could finally breathe.

Day later, Dante sent word through channels. Emergency summons. Get to the med wing.

Didn’t wanna go. But my money wasn’t fully moved yet. Couldn’t afford to make waves.

So I showed up.

Walked into the med wing. Dante came out of nowhere.

Grabbed me by the collar, slammed me into the wall. Forearm jammed against my windpipe. Eyes like he wanted

me dead.

“Start talking. What’d you do to Sienna?”

His voice shaking. Pure fury. “You know what she’s been through. She’s got serious trauma. And you’re gonna mess with her head because you can’t handle your feelings?”

“It wasn’t me.” His arm was choking me out. “I haven’t set foot in here for two days.”

Lana and the others came out.

Nobody stepped in. Just watched. Eyes cold as ice.

“Vesper. Drop the act.” Lana’s tone was dead. “Who else could slip past every camera in this building, get into her room at night, and spook her without Dante even knowing? Only you.”

Perfect timing-Sienna started crying inside.

I shoved Dante back. Hard. Walked into the room.

Sienna was balled up in the corner of the bed.

“Look at me. Was it me last night?” Staring at her, I asked,

She flinched like I’d struck her. Eyes blew wide. Screamed hody murder.

“STAY AWAY! I’ll give him back! Just don’t hurt me!”

She snatched the metal cup off the table. Whipped it at my face.

I turned my head. Thing clipped my eyebrow. Blood dripped into my eye.

Dante jumped in front of her. Yelled at me like as the threat.

“GET THE HELL OUT! Stay away from her!”

Whole crew rushed in. Circled around Sienna. Whispered soft words. Looked at me like I was poison.

I dragged my hand across my face. Smeared blood. Left.

Patched myself up in the hall. Dante showed up a few minutes later. Still looked ready to snap.

“Sienna’s in bad shape. You gotta give her space.”

I looked up at him Kept my voice level. “Sure. I’m not gonna make it worse. You’ve got hits to plan and a sick girl to babysit. Soun

h.”

My words threw him off. I could see it in his face.

“Yeah. Good. Long as you understand.”

Then he started to reach for my cut. Wanted to heck the damage.

I backed up.

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His hand froze mid-air. Dropped. Clenched into a fist.

I held his stare. Nothing behind my eyes. “But let’s be clear- didn’t touch her.”

A smirk crept across his face. That cocky look I used to find charming.

“Out of everyone in Red Spider Lily, who else has the skill sel? You think Sienna framed herself? Girl doesn’t have it

in her.”

I stared at him. Watched him stand there like he had it all figured out.

Knew right then-nothing I said would matter.

Drew a breath. Opened my mouth. “Dante. We’re-”

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