Manacled Hearts (THE SANCTUM SYNDICATE #3) by Lilith Roman EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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FINNIGAN
The flowers weigh strangely heavy in my hand. As heavy as
the uncertainty weighing me down.
What the hell am I doing coming here with flowers?
I already knocked, damn it. Footsteps approach behind the
door—it’s too late to throw them away.
The lock clicks and Katya greets me, but she’s not alone. A
little figure squeezes between her and the edge of the door, looking
at me with green doe eyes.
The sister.
“Hennessey. Come on in,” Katya greets, dressed much more
casually than her usual pantsuits. “Maya, go on, let him in.”
“Who are you?” she asks before she dares to move.
“I’m Finnigan.”
The little girl narrows her eyes on me, scrutinizing my
presence, though it comes across as more cute than menacing.
Her eyes seem to sparkle when they notice the flowers. She’s
around seven years old, if I remember correctly, yet she seems
untouched by the events that almost took her on an unthinkable
path.
“Are those for me?” she asks.
“Maya,” Katya warns.
“Yes, sugar.” She gives me a way out, and I’m gladly taking it,
leaning in and handing her the bouquet.
“Lilacs!” she exclaims, looking back at me in awe. “My
favorites! How did you know?”
I realize that I’m fidgeting with my fingers, and I shove my
hands in my pockets to stop myself. I’m not used to interacting with
such small humans, even if I do have a nephew roughly her age.
Granted, I’ve never met him. But Maya’s smile is infectious, and one
pulls at my lips too.
“Lucky guess,” I answer.
“Thank you!” She jumps in excitement and disappears inside.
Katya shakes her head, gesturing me in, her expression as
composed as ever. I don’t miss the amusement in her dark eyes,
though.
“How is she?” I ask.
“Not as well as she tries to make it up to be.” She knows I’m
not referring to the tiny human.
We walk into her kitchen, and I prop my elbows on the central
island, looking into the open-plan living area. Katya fills a vase with
water and takes it over to the coffee table. Maya carefully places
each flower stem in, looking at the scented greenery like they’re the
greatest gift.
“Were those for Evelyn?” Katya asks when she returns next to
me, watching me intently.
“No.”
The answer comes too quick and one of her perfectly plucked
eyebrows quirks. But she doesn’t press. She knows better than to do
it.
“Where is she?” I ask.
“In the bedroom.”
“She trusts you with her sister?” I ask.
“No. She doesn’t trust anyone. Though I think she
acknowledges I’m not a threat. But whatever they did to her in there
is still coming out of her system. She drifts in and out, no matter how
much she fights it.” Katya sighs, crossing her arms against her chest,
and looks over to the little girl. “And she really is a fighter, Finnigan.”
I have limited information about the girl beyond her name—
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