Miranda's POV
My eyes fluttered open slowly, adjusting to the dim light filtering through the curtains. The unfamiliar room came into focus, and I realized I was in Colton's villa. The guest room he had given me. How did I get here? The last thing I remembered was...
I slapped my cheek hard, the sharp sting bringing clarity to my foggy mind. The memories came flooding back like a nightmare I couldn't escape.
Axel's screams. The sound of flesh meeting flesh. Blood everywhere.
My whole body trembled as I remembered what had happened. Colton had beaten Axel so badly that the man could barely breathe. His own cousin. The violence in Colton's eyes was something I had never seen before, like a wild animal had taken over his body. He wasn't the man I thought I knew. He had snapped completely.
