Clara’s POV
A sly grin crept onto my face, and I couldn’t help but mentally high-five myself. I had played the game so perfectly, and now I was about to reap the benefits. Those three men who attacked me yesterday? All part of the plan. Paid by me. I had orchestrated everything like a puppeteer pulling invisible strings, making sure that every move Kai and Klaus made was just the way I wanted it. Research, baby—I’ve been doing it ever since my mom dropped the bomb about my twin sister. I needed to know everything about them, especially Kai and Klaus.
Oh, Kai. The hybrid. The tortured soul. The guy who couldn’t decide if he was a monster or a misunderstood hero. Newsflash, Kai, you’re already a monster, but don’t worry, you’re my kind of monster. I’d spent so much time studying him, I cou
