Twin Tormentors By RARE

Chapter 46

LORENZO POV

Arriving at the castle, it took me a heartbeat to climb the stairs to the west wing. I was a heaving mess with my eyes wide open, and my nose flaring as I tried to breathe all the air I could possibly master.

The thought of what might have happened when the mines went off ripped all the air out of m y lungs. No amount of oxygen could make up for the burn inside of me,

I was fuming. But to top it all, I was weak in the knees. The fear was heady on my mind and

senses.

Upon arriving in the west wing, I kicked Ari’s bedroom door open to find it empty.

“They are in the medicine room, boss,” Raquel informed as she emerged from the closet holding pieces of Ari’s clothes.

I gave her a simple nod and took off again. It didn’t take me an age to arrive in the medicine room which was on the other side of the castle, 3 floors down.

I had had all the energy when I was coming, but standing in front of the closed door of the medicine room, I felt powerless. Feeble. I felt inanimate. Taking a deep breath, I pushed the door that slowly creaked open to reveal the inside of the room. When I got a clear view of the inside, I found her sitting with her back against the giant pillow, her right hand in Verzi’s. They both looked up and Ari gave me a small smile.

“Look who’s here.” She wiggled her eyebrows playfully.

At that moment, the relief I have never felt before, the pain that had engulfed my senses when I thought that she had died, the promises of the future, the helplessness when I thought she was gone, they all consumed me whole. Creating one giant ball of rage. Pure rage.

Without further thought, I stormed inside and yanked Vernero from his chair, then landed a strong punch right where his cheek connected with a bone. The blow took him off guard and sent him flying across the room where he landed on his ass. I charged to him again, followed by Ari’s scream

“Aaaaaaaaahhhhh!” Ari screamed from her bed. I gave her one stink eye and refocused my attention on Vernero who was getting up from the floor.

WE

was at his full height, he flexed his muscles and grinned, revealing his bloodied teeth.

aiming for another blow somewhere in his guts. But he was quick to dodge it and whisked his arm around

somewhere across the room. Verzi’s kick had rendered me

causing him to stagger backward. But quickly found his footing and lunged for my head, then smashed it against his knee for how

his that were tightly pulling on the strands of my hair. The kicking stopped, and so did his hold in my hair. And then he pulled m e up straight and pushed me

ass

with you?” Ari yelled at him, or me. I

Vernero pointed at me accusingly and Ari

play oblivious to his accusation and relaxed on the floor while wiping the

you hit him?” She

got up to a standing position, then groaned when a sharp pain shot in my abdomen where he

asshole,” Vernero countered

hell up okay?” She was so furious and so beautiful at the

was still alive. She was still here. With

down.” She instructed folding her arms across her chest. No one seemed to make a move and the look on her face turned

“Lorenzo?”

“Yes, Tesoro.”

but obey. I walkedt o the bed and slouched myself

the room and perched himself. Unlike me, he let his mouth bleed without bothering to wipe the

hit Vernero?” She questioned once again and I just

to say this now, and I won’t ever say it again. If you guys ever pull such a stunt again, this…” She pointed to her chest. “you will never have it. You claim to love and want to protect me. You told me I should teach you how

for you. Both of you.” What?

of you. But can you once, just behave like normal people? Because you guys are fucking abnormal. You are crazy. You are retarded. And I mean the two of you.” She turned to look

hit Vernero, and you

hit the crap out of me without fighting back?” Vernero argued causing me to

at YOUR face. What am I even supposed to do with you when you are like this?” Leigh-Ari continued fuming between us. In some crazy way, her angry voice somehow lulled

I did. Out of curiosity. In case you didn’t know, it was Vernero who found me after the bombs went off. I understand both of you were scared. And I am sorry. But this, this fight won’t do us any good. So please, just stop okay?” she said