Revenge After Death

Chapter 25

Zion furrowed his brow and released Steve.

Steve turned and immediately started running. He signaled for Rachel and Zion to follow him.

In a panic, I wanted to stop Rachel.

“Rach, don’t trust him,” I pleaded. “He’s a murderer. Don’t go with him!”

But Rachel saw this as a good opportunity. She was desperate to find me.

“Stop right there,” Rachel demanded. She chased after Steve and urged him to stop.

I was in a state of panic and started to follow them. I shouted at Zion, “Please, follow them. Ensure

her safety.”

Zion snapped to his senses and joined the chase. He and Rachel followed closely behind Steve.

Steve seemed to struggle with his movements. It was evident he was running with all his might. Blood streamed down his slender calves. It was a harrowing sight.

His pants were both short and tattered. It seemed they were scavenged from somewhere.

I couldn’t help but wonder about Steve’s background. If he was indeed from the Lincoln family and they treated him well, I wonder why he would be left to wander without directions.

I knew nothing of Steve’s upbringing. Nor did I wish to empathize with a serial killer. Regardless of his past, murder is indefensible.

was furrowed as he grasped Steve’s arm. “Where are you taking us?”

Zion. He stumbled to the ground, then

missing. The soles of his feet bore horrific scars reminiscent of severe burns. I -watched in shock as Steve stumbled every few steps. I wonder

to his feet?” Rachel gasped in

to rise after each fall. His feet were

driving him to endure

after another fall. He offered a hand and waited for

he was already accustomed

his painful journey. Bloody footprints marked

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“How did he burn his feet?” she wondered

about him,” Zion confessed. He spoke with a heavy heart. “I believed he might be the murderer and conducted my

admission took me aback. To think he had suspected Steve all

the murderer,” I insisted.

has been filled with hardship,” Zion reflected. “Raised in an orphanage, he was never acknowledged by Mr. Lincoln Senior The Mr. Lincoln Senior never considered bringing him into the Lincoln family fold.

Lincoln Senior’s lineage has ended with him. Now, he turns to Steve,

Steve. He lit the cigarette and pondered the cruel irony.

from the Lincoln household confided in me,” Zion continued, “Steve resisted his new life with the Lincoln family. He frequently attempted

measures. He crippled Steve, confined him, and treated him like an animal. All

began. “Were they inflicted by Mr. Lincoln Senior to prevent his

response was a silent,

the eyes of the wealthy, Steve was not a person but a tool for reproduction. Once he fulfilled his purpose, he could vanish from