Shadows Of A Forgotten Spring

Chapter 202

Travis stood motionless in front of the closed door, his chest rising and falling in slow, measured breaths.

The heat blew it way in his direction, and he took a few steps back, just enough to escape the worst of it but not far enough to miss a single second of what was about to happen.

A slow, beautiful smile stretched across his face.

Finally!

Fifteen horrible years!

Fifteen goddamn years of sorrow, of nightmares that refused to fade, of hearing his parents terrific cries as the fire took them away from him, never to be seen again.

Justice was eventually served.

For the first time in years, he believes he would sleep soundly.

But there was one last thing.

One final, glorious moment to make everything perfect, he needed to hear Alexander’s scream of terror.

His wails of agony and regret of a man who finally knew what it felt like to be powerless.

Travis waited.

Seconds passed.

Then a minute.

And another.

the sound

disappeared and his expression darkened and he tasted bile

was waiting for might never come. Considering the fact that he knew Alexander so well, he shouldn’t have expected it too.

the tadpole. Watching from the shadows while Alexander lived

graduated with every possible degree in the

His weaknesses.

moved, the way

he

shouldn’t have surprised Travis in the least? But a normal man on the brink

jaw, his fingers twitching at his

without hesitation. When any normal person would have fallen to their knees, hands raised in surrender,

break him.

the brink of death, with fire licking at his heels, he refused to give

Alexander more for this.

way he held his

bitter way… Travis also admired Alexander for his strength,

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