Chapter 1972

Pain ricocheted through Wayne’s temples and chest, making every breath a challenge.

He didn’t want to hear the boy’s compromise, he turned and left, pushing the door behind him.

Natalie looked up, her voice ringing out like a chilling spell. “Wayne, being born here is both your fortune and your curse. If you want to survive, if you want those around you to survive, then you need to strike first! Show no mercy, kill if you must, only then can you secure your place at the top. Only then will you become an untouchable force.”

With a bang, the door slid shut.

Wayne felt as if he was drowning, his surroundings shifting back to his bedroom.

He collapsed onto the couch, his forehead slick with cold sweat, his breaths coming in ragged gasps.

“See? I told you so. A voice echoed again.e2

Hector, who had already been apprehended, sat on the table opposite Wayne. His long legs swinging back and forth, his face sporting a smile that was both familiar and foreign to Wayne.

“Rosalynn isn’t as forgiving as you think. You either tread carefully for the rest of your life, or risk being discarded at a moment’s notice, Hector shrugged. “But you, Wayne, are inherently malicious. You can’t refrain from doing evil, so I was certain I’d witness your downfall. And look, here it comes…”

another word of nonsense, and I’ll make sure

the words left his mouth, the smile on Hector’s

before Wayne’s eyes, Hector slowly disappeared

like none other gripped Wayne’s heart.

grab some

felt as heavy as lead, refusing

His hand trembling, he poured out

Maddie, and even Natalie, were all hallucinations brought on by his

the medicine,

you still not awake

a pair of polished

kneeling on the floor, pills scattered around him.

slowly looked up, only to see a more robust, younger version of himself, locking

was dressed in a crisp

his sleeves gave off a blinding cold light.

a god looking down on a mere insect, he

ever after?” He sneered, “But look at you now. What did you

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