Twin Tormentors By RARE

Chapter 8

VERNERO POV

“Boss, we got him!” Marcelo announced peeking through the slightly opened door. I raised my head and there he was, with that smile that he always wore when we were about to skin someone alive or roast them. The look on his face pulled my own lips in a lopsided smirk, because I knew the shit was about to go down.

“Now that’s the best news I‘ve been waiting for!” I called out getting up from my giant ass chair and rounded the table, exited my office with Marcello by my side. We walked down the stairs with him filling me up with the details of what had transpired during his hunt for the imposter.

I was rather disappointed to find out that it was one of my trusted men who just decided to go behind my back. And betrayal was one thing I never knew how to handle or stomach! I never spared anyone who betrayed my trust! If I did, then I would be the weak kid my father despised. I got rid of that child a millennia ago and I wasn’t going to revive him. The old me, he was easy to kill!

“Such a shame!” I replied flatly as we exited the mansion castle and walked to the “woods”. A group of my men followed suit and we delved deeper into the deep forest. Dark Woods! This place was known for its act of “dealing” with the unruly ones. Whenever the smoke rose from the burned scorched land within the forest, everyone knew that it was dancing with the soul of the dead.

“I can’t believe Eight would do such a thing!”

“Boss trusted him so much, and he had to do this behind his back!”

“Hush! Keep it down. Boss is already pissed off!”

Some men were whispering behind me as we dived deeper and deeper into the woods. The crunching of our feet against twigs and fallen dry leafs was heard as we took big strides, the anticipation burning my body and causing small tremors to run through me!

which was there, waiting for my arrival and m y commands. The stench of sulphur was heady as we walked through the white-cinder covered clearing o f the forest. This was the very same place that gave the name “Dark Woods”. Because it was covered in ash and coal, the remnants and remains of those who were bumed

to a tree. His face was rather disfigured from the fighting he got involved in, probably when they captured him and he tried to escape. Or maybe my guys had some fun with him? I took manicured, predatory steps to where he was kneeling, with his torso awkwardly pressed against a thin tree trunk! The tree that HE chose; the tree that would be carrying his soul to the afterlife! My eyes were glued on his and I could feel fear resonating from him, fueling my already boiling and raging blood. My

and small tears escaped his eyes. He knew what awaited him; even praying wasn’t going to save him. He knew it very well but he

“Boss, please…. I swear…”

You didn’t mean to go behind my back? I know!” i sarcastically consoled him, my eyes travelling his entire body. Tears spilled out of him

there was no turning back; but he did what he thought would save him from

added up, staring right inside his eyes. He pinched his eyes closed for a

She’s only 8. And they threatened me with her. They told me I should give them some gold from Piedmont or else they’d

had no choice damn it! You could have told me and I would have solved your problem. You know fuckin’ well that I would I have rescued your daughter and none of this would be happening right now! Instead, you had to go behind my back, steal from me, and watch from the sidewalks as they captured me. You had a choice, and you made it. Now it’s time to face the consequences.” By now, my voice was above a

sorry!” he said in a voice that was just above a whisper. He looked down and his body shook and quaked as he cried for his life. I stood up and turned to the side, then nodded to the guy who had a packet

a yellow powder; the one that ensured that the burn etched deep to the bone, scorching every tissue

my pocket caught my attention and I fished my phone to

“What is it?”

to disturb you! But I have some information on Leigh-Ari!” she said in a very clear, vivid voice that had my whole undivided attention. I looked to the perpetrator who was now

took two steps backwards and listened carefully to what she

but due to her head injury, she lost all of her memories! She remembers nothing from her past!” She explained briefly causing my eyes to widen with shock! Now that