I Deleted You Traitor Even My Blade Forgot Your Name novel Chapter 39

Chapter 6

A hand reaches in and pulls me out.

r’s Jett.

Don’t know how he got on stage, but his eyes are red like they’re bleeding.

fe’s holding me, wrapping his jacket around my soaking body.

Harlow! Harlow!”

te keeps saying my name.

cough up water, barely open my eyes, my mind still a mess

Jett…”

ett sees I’m okay, spins around like a raging animal, and charges at Dax

Dax! I’m killing you!”

he stage erupts into chaos again.

and this time, watching it all, I just feel numb emptiness inside.

think I did something really wrong.

ut I can’t remember what.

he disaster at the square ends with Jett getting arrested by cops for assault and disturbing the peace.

get dropped off at home by Quinn’s guys.

hey dump me on the cold, damp floor like I’m broken trash.

Miss Blake, Dax says this is just the beginning.”

Better behave yourself. Because next time? Your brother won’t just be sitting in a cell for a few days.”

hen Quinn leaves with his guys.

‘m lying on the floor, soaking wet, shaking from cold.

But I don’t feel cold. Don’t feel pain.

My head’s full of those broken images I saw underwater.

Hospital, diagnosis, a man’s face, Dax…

try so hard to piece them together but just get splitting headaches.

Who am I? What did I do?

The next day, the internet explodes with news about yesterday’s “cleansing.”

Headlines trying to outdo each other.

Star Dax Remington Still Cares for His Ex. Holds Special Cleansing Ceremony

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#Actress Brynn Shaw Shows Grace, Supports Fiancé’s Redemption of Troubled Girl‘

#Ex–Girlfriend Goes Crazy on Set, Brother Violently Attacks Dax, Now in Custody

In the videos, footage of me struggling in the tank is blurred out but you can still see how pathetic I look.

ett rushing the stage to protect me gets edited to look like he’s causing trouble and being violent.

The comments are all cursing me and Jett out.

This Harlow’s shameless–ditched Dax for money years ago, now sees he’s famous and wants to latch on again.]

Her brother’s trash too, total thug. Had the nerve to hit our guy.]

Brynn’s too nice. If it were me I’d have slapped her.]

Feel so bad for Dax, how’d he end up with these psychos.]

‘m reading the comments, my fingers ice cold.

his is what Dax meant by destroying my reputation.

le succeeded.

ust then, my phone rings with this unknown number.

answer. It’s Quinn.

Miss Blake, see the news? How’s it feel?”

don’t say anything.

Mr. Remington told me to tell you, this is just step one.”

He’s got more bombshells about you and your brother.”

Like how your brother did time in juvie for fighting.”

Or how that rich guy you hooked up with back then was actually married, and you were the homewrecker.”

uinn pauses.

Of course, whether it’s true doesn’t matter.”

What matters is once we say it, everyone believes it.”

So if you don’t want your lives completely destroyed, do what you’re told.”

Tomorrow, go to the police station. Tell your brother to admit to everything.”

Then hold a press conference and confess your past mistakes yourself.”

Apologize to Dax and Brynn.”

Do that, and Mr. Remington promises he’ll give you enough money to live comfortably for life aml get your brother ou

Think about it.”

Then the call ends.