Free Worshipped (Worshipped Series Book 1) by Brie Paisley Page B

both know this crazy fuck. He will kill Riley without blinking. Do you want her blood on our hands as well? I don’t know about you but I can’t.”
    Isaac leaves the room after that. I look at Conner, something nags at me the way Isaac said, “Her blood on our hands as well.” Has something happened like this before? Who else has died because they got caught up in the massive mess?
    “What did he mean, Conner? Has this happened before?” I need some sort of clarity to this. Conner’s eyes shoot from grey to black instantly. Anger and regret is written all over his face. He tenses, and I wonder if he is going to walk away too.
    “Yes,” is all he says. He gives me a peck on my forehead and leaves to go find Isaac.
    What the hell? I know they both won’t give me details. I don’t understand why they are being so closed off. It doesn’t make sense. Unless….oh god. It was another woman. The thought of them being with someone other than me makes me sick. I try to make the uneasiness pass, but I can’t. I don’t know what bothers me more. The fact they both were with this woman, or she died being with them. Is this my fate as well?
    I go into the kitchen, hoping that a big glass of wine will help settle my nerves. I have no clue how to handle this. I know I’m in deep shit and there is nothing I can do to change it. I know I’m falling in love with both Conner and Isaac. It scares me to death, knowing that any moment they could be taken away from me by this Dominic Lufrand. I grab my wine and head to my study.
    Turning on my laptop, I try not to lose all the courage I gathered to Google this man. I need to know what he looks like. Any kind of information I can find will be helpful to all of us. I realize that my dream was some sort of premonition. I couldn’t see Dominic’s face because frankly, I don’t know what he looks like. How am I going to protect myself or Conner and Isaac without knowing the simple things first?
    I type his name in the search bar, waiting for the results. I quickly realize I should’ve just left this one alone. Dominic Lufrand is a killer. He is known for his vicious and brutal killings. He is even more terrifying to look at. He’s very muscular; bald with tattoos everywhere. You can tell this man gets what he wants through force.
    His black eyes terrify me to my core. He is death walking around. The police suspect him in over fifty unsolved murders. The most interesting information I found is the fact that he has a child. How can this monster have a child when I have been trying for years?
    His daughter’s name is Caroline Lufrand. She’s beautiful; she has long blonde hair with gorgeous blue eyes. She’s tall and slender, but she also looks dangerous. Not as much as her father, but still dangerous. I see she was killed ten years ago.
    I close down my laptop then. All the dots were connecting now. Isaac and Conner had been Caroline’s lovers. And I suspected Dominic killed his only daughter because of this. Maybe I had my facts wrong, but something in the pit of my stomach tells me I’m right. I hope I don’t suffer the same fate as Caroline.
    I finish off my wine; it definitely wasn’t enough to calm my nerves. I head back into the kitchen to refill my glass, when I see Isaac and Conner on the back patio. They’re arguing. I want to know what they are arguing about, but instead I open the patio door, letting them keep yet another secret from me.
    “I wish you two wouldn’t fight. We will figure something out. For now, we need to make the best of this situation. Please come inside, and I’ll fix us some dinner,” I tell them. I don’t bother waiting for them. I know they will do what I asked them to.
    Starting dinner, I also open a new bottle of wine. I hum to myself, thinking about Isaac and Conner while I prepare our food. Isaac and Conner sit in silence while I cook for us. I decide to make fried chicken; I’m in the mood for some soul food. Plus, it’s quick and