Everglow

SNEAK PEEK

Hey guys!! I'm Alive!!

Just wanted to come on here to say that I'm SO sorry for not updating for the last like 7 months. Life has been so hectic - but with Christmas break I've finally been able to chill out and get back to writing which I've been so psyched for.

I've got two little sneak peeks here from the upcoming chapter which I thought will get you guys looking forward to it - I'm still finishing up some bits on the chapter but aiming to have it up New Year's Eve/Day for you all!

I would suggest re-reading the last chapter to jog your memory sometime before the new chapter gets posted ☺️

Also I've hit over 100k reads on this book and I can't Thankyou guys enough!!

Enjoy!

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[Third POV - between Damon & Vincent]

Vincent's piercing eyes tore straight through Damon's. "You think I killed her?"

"Well, it's obvious isn't it?" Damon frowned,
wondering what kind of lies and manipulation Vincent was planning. "Maria was on the run from you, Vincent. That's the only reason why I even found out about my own daughter, she was brought to my doorstep in the dead of night so I could keep her safe, whilst you were hunting down yours."

The corner of Vincent's mouth twitched up slightly. "I gave up looking for Maria years ago."

He looked down at his hands once again, where they were slowly rubbing together, trying to create some warmth. "She didn't know that though. I figured she could live the rest of her life in constant fear. Watching her back, overthinking every little encounter she would come across incase it was a trick, constantly on the move. You know, a lifetime of fear and loneliness can be torturous and that was a good enough punishment for rebelling against me and leaving."

"She rebelled against you because you were the one using her in the first place and she left because she was having my child." Damon spat at him. "You never treated Maria as a daughter or any part of your family even when she was involved and taking your orders. So can you really blame her for leaving? Who knows what would've become of Rowan, if you found out about her before she was even born. Maria didn't want you anywhere near her."

"This business we're in, this life we lead, is not fit for happy, loving families." Vincent's voice lowered.

"Well, I manage to make it work."

"And quite frankly, that's extremely selfish of you.."

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[Finn's POV]

Leaning back against the side of the van, I relished in the cold breeze and focused on the small droplets of water that pattered onto my bare arms that were crossed over my chest.

"She's going to be okay, you know that right?" Hunter said in a slightly muffled tone as he lit the end of his cigarette.

"I can't help but worry." I muttered back. "She's sensitive and clearly terrified of all of us and everything right now."

My eyes wandered back towards the glass windows of the rundown gas station, to find Rowan hesitantly picking up a bag of chips and handing them to Maddox.

"A lot of this could've been avoided if she was brought up knowing about the gang like we were." Asher joined the conversation. "She probably wouldn't be so terrified right now and hating us."

"She doesn't hate us, she's just conflicted." I rolled my eyes at Asher's input. "And besides, dad didn't let any of us get involved with most things until we were sixteen."

Asher scoffed. "Yeah, okay, dad made sure we were of an age where we really understood how the business ran before handling the drugs and weaponry shipments and attending meetings." He somewhat agreed with my statement. "But we still knew about it from a younger age than Rowan is now. Dad had us going to defence classes and shooting targets from the age of ten."

A short silence fell over us as Asher's words sunk in; the only sound being a distant whistle from the wind.

[ TO BE CONTINUED... ]
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Hope you all had a great Christmas and I really hope you're looking forward to this next chapter - I promise from now on I will be so much better at posting 😅