The Vexed Heart: The Devil is Marvelous Book 2

"I thought you loved me"

"I thought so too..."

Even in pitch black night, as we were pelted with rain that mixed with the tears dripping down his face, I could see the sheer pain in his eyes. I never wanted to cause him pain. It broke every part of my heart and tore my soul to pieces. It took every last ounce of strength in me to not fall apart, because I had no choice.

If I didn't tell Jaxon exactly what I had been told to say, he'd be killed.

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9 months since Melissa had been kidnapped by the Crimson Blaze. 9 months since Jaxon had been non-fatally shot. 9 months since Ace, boss the Crimson Blaze, was killed. 9 months of hell trying to recover, but hey, life goes on.

Ava, Jaxon and their friends spent the last 9 months trying to heal from that night, trying to push on and live as normal a life as possible. It is now the summer before Ava's senior year of high school, and though she is no longer the new girl and she's surrounded by friends, she feels just as lost and lonely as ever. She just can't shake the thought that her life is doomed to misfortune and pain.

Jaxon doesn't feel much better. Though he's grateful to be out of a gang, between his chronic pain from the gunshot wound and the uptick in panic attacks, his motivation for school and football has sunk below ground level. Throw in his father's decision to return home for the year, his older brother's recent diagnosis, and Gray's distantness he feels as if life is spiraling out of control.

His sliver of light in the darkness, Ava, whom he cannot imagine his life without.

Little does he know that life without Ava may be the only way he's allowed to survive.

Welcome to The Devil is Marvelous Sequel ~ The Vexed Heart