Chapter 189: A Small Sacrifice

Moana

When I came to, I felt myself sitting in a chair with my wrists tied behind me. My head was pounding from the blow that knocked me out, but that wasn’t the only thing I felt on my head.

Something cold and hard was pressed up against my temple.

My eyes fluttered open, squinting against the bright light of a spotlight. The light was so bright as it shined down on me that I could hardly see past it, but I could tell that I was inside the warehouse now.

The cold metal thing pressed harder into my temple. And then, a familiar voice spoke out.

“Hello, Moana.”

I jumped at the voice and whipped my head around, my eyes widening as I saw Ethan standing beside me with a gun raised to my head.

I whispered,

was that same creepy smile that I saw on the night of the banquet, when he didn’t think that I was looking.

see

looked around frantically, only to see her tied to another

won’t need to experience any of this. She will have just gone to

need to do this,” I begged. “At least don’t hurt Ella. Please. I thought we were friends. Why

but continued to press the barrel of the pistol in his hand

he admitted, “but you see… It’s not that simple. It was thanks to Edrick and his parents that

the news article that Olivia showed me the other day, and it never indicated that she killed herself. In fact, it indicated quite the opposite; that Michael had killed her. And knowing Michael, I was sure of it. Did he really sink his claws in so

was quickly cut off by the gun pushing harder into my temple. A choked sob caught in my throat,

be easier on all of us if you just shut up and don’t talk. Now, where was I…” He paused for a moment, still holding the gun against his head, and then his face lit up. “So, as I was saying, I’ve been looking for ways to get back at

on his birthday. But although it caused them pain, it wasn’t enough. It wasn’t the same

a s**t about; but then, you came into the picture.

I felt myself trembling violently beneath the cold metal of the barrel. My

taken with you from the start. And I don’t blame him. You’re a gem, Moana. A real gem… But you’re too

Edrick will finally know what it’s like to be truly alone, to be truly heartbroken. After you, I’ll take Verona next. I don’t think that Michael is really capable of true human emotions,

I asked, nodding my head toward where Kelly lay. “What did she ever do to you? From the looks of it, she only ever helped you. Did you

out. Honestly, I couldn’t care less about Kelly. She was only ever a pawn throughout all of this; her insatiable

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