Chapter 85

“Yes, it wasn’t Phoebe who pushed Melody down the stairs. I was downstairs, and I saw everything clearly,” Hank leaned against the wall, sobbing as he spoke.

“Spit it out!” Dexter’s voice was icy, his patience thin.

“That day, I was at your place with Melody’s sister Serena, and there was a scuffle between Melody and Phoebe. Melody just lost her balance and tumbled down the stairs. It wasn’t Phoebe’s doing.” Hank admitted through tears. “I lled, okay? I just wanted to get back at Phoebe. I didn’t stand up for her.”

Dexter didn’t say a word. Instead, he grabbed Hank by the collar and started throwing punches that landed with a sickening thud on Hank’s face.

“Dexter, why the hell are you hitting me. It was you who didn’t believe her in the first place.” Hank, desperate and cornered, yelled back at Dexter.

Another punch from Dexter, each one more furious than the last, as if he were trying to beat the life out of him.

I glanced at Stella. “You think he’ll kill him?”

Stella clenched her fists. “Even if he does, the guy had it coming.”

I nodded in agreement.

Hank was the kind of person who deserved no less. I could never forget what Hank had done to

  1. me.

with her. slept with her, and you deny it! Why? Why is it

his panic, Hank spilled

contorted with rage as he slammed Hank’s head against the wall

tried to flee, but Dexter caught him and pinned him against the wall once

did you do to her?”

watched as Dexter took his anger out on

Hank think I didn’t know what he had

disheveled, pleading for help. Wasn’t it Dexter himself who had believed Hank’s

he called me a dirty, loose

me with nothing but hatred, but the memory still made my

the room, shoved Dexter aside, grabbed Hank by the collar, and slapped him hard across the face, not stopping there.

collar, wishing I could strangle the life

weakened by Dexter’s blows, fell to the floor, looking up at me with

moment before

lunatic sound. “Phoebe, I never meant to kill you. I

to crying, a

supposed death had dragged him down as well. He felt his

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