Twin Tormentors By RARE

Chapter 52

LEIGH-ARI

“What?” The word escaped my lips in a whisper. I was too shocked to even speak out loud. I took a small step backward, not knowing how to react, what to feel or what to do.

“Are... Are you sure it’s her? There has to be a mistake. I mean Val and I are cool.” I rattled in a small fading voice, trying to turn the table. There was no way it could be her. I mean we were cool, we were on good books with each other, and never would she think of hurting me.

“Sorry Tesoro. But everything points at her. From the day you fainted in the steam room, she was the one who came to report to us. How did she know that you fainted from too much heat unless she was the one who turned the heat on? She has been working in the dark since. And we wouldn’t have caught her if Verzi didn’t retrieve the deleted footage. They were all gone. Why did she have them deleted? If she wasn’t trying to hide something? Verzi managed to find a few clips.” Enzo explained calmly with his hands stuffed into his pockets. (This novel will be daily updtaed at www.noveljar.com) How were they so calm when I was about to jump out of my skin right now?

“No! No! No! The clips don’t mean anything. There could be some sort of a misunderstanding o r at least let’s hear what she has to say. She can’t betray me. She can’t” I felt a tight grip enclosing around my neck, the lump rising from deep within my stomach and settling right o n my air passage. I swallowed my saliva audibly, trying to keep the tears that threatened to spill at bay.

Verzi tore from the keyboards and walked towards me, then yanked me to him and crashed m y small body with his hard one. He enclosed me in a bone-crushing hug and gently caressed my back. Even if I wanted to be strong, him holding me like this opened the flood gates. I

cried.

“Leigh–Ari?” He called out in his cold voice; I just continued sobbing on his chest. I was so full of questions. So much confusion. What is it that I did that made Val hate me like this? All along, when we were together, be it at the pools, out on trips, the little getaways, she has always hated me? Why? I thought she understood me, pitied me to be exact. What could she possibly despise me for?

“Are you sad?” Verzi asked with a small voice. Although I was an ugly mess, I wanted to laugh at his question. Of course, I was sad.

I nodded against his chest and in return, he kissed my forehead before rocking me from side t o side.

“It’s okay baby. I am going to kill her.” He offered so plainly and simply like he didn’t just talk about taking someone else’s life. I didn’t even have the energy to stop him. I was so hurt, drained. And the exhaustion from the hard training was finally catching up with me. But that didn’t compare to the lump in my throat, the painful clenching of my heart at the thought of

being betrayed by one I held so dear.

At that moment, I remembered Xander’s words;

BEWARE OF THOSE YOU KEEP NEAR

VERNERO POV

No amount of sugar candied words would make up for the raging tornado deep inside me. I was so angry I felt like I was going to blast if I didn’t do something about it. The realization that Valerie was the one working in the dark, trying to harm our girl, was one thing that made me want to combust. We had trusted her with our deepest secrets, confined in her with our shadiest shenanigans because for once, we had someone who understands us. And return, she had stabbed us in the back while we weren’t watching.

I never dealt well with traitors. They all died a miserable death with my hand, and this time, m y Tesoro was involved. And I couldn’t even begin to imagine what I was going to that excuse o fa woman once I lay my hands on her. My blood had boiled with fury when Leigh broke into tears in my arms in the security room.  (This novel will be daily updtaed at www.noveljar.com) She was so hurt from the betrayal it crashed me. I never wanted to see that look on her face, and no one had to put it there. But this bitch didn’t know her place.

Gosh, I was going to destroy her!

“What now?” Enzo asked from the couch where he was slouched lazily drinking his whiskey. But I could feel the pent-up tension resonating heavily from him. There was a raging storm inside of him, just like me. And his power charged mine, making my hatred hit the roof.

down at 1. Tesoro, is she asleep?”

as soon as she finished bathing.

“I couldn’t. I just…”

have to explain.” He

high horse. Because she had so much to answer for. I don’t know if we

earth, I put on my very

be down,” Enzo called out behind me, I nodded

beds. There were a few murmurs that penetrated through the walls, the soft giggles, and touches of laughter of

the tension inside me was at the edge of rupture. I reached Valerie’s floor and stood a good distance from her door,

I smiled and tore from the wall, then watched as she silently closed it behind her, ever s o slow without making a sound. After that, she fixed her skimpy nightgown and looked behind if someone was looking. I leaned back yet again to avoid being caught. I couldn’t

will be daily updtaed at www.noveljar.com) I was sure to stealthily follow her. She rounded the stairs

Got you bitch!

all around the empty halls. The silence of the cold night amplified my voice, making it sound ghostly, full of evil. She halted in her

slowly descending, ever so relaxed. My hard gaze

I just… it’s too stuffy in the room. So I was going out for fresh air.” She mumbled before righting her speech. Hmmmm! Looks

I pointed out causing her to shudder visibly.

some fresh air?” I suggested, but she knew well enough that it wasn’t just a simple offer; it was

said completely shocking me. I did not expect that, at all. Looks

her for a good minute, my hard gaze burning holes in her skin. She fidgeted uncomfortably and fixed her baby-doll

“Follow me.”

point of return. Her disobedience just now was the final nail in the

walked silently towards the stairs that led into the cold dungeons underground. Upon realizing this,

and stared

like to go back to my

warm.” She

you wanted fresh air?” I turned fully and raised my arms

I have it, boss. So can I kindly go back to the east wing?” She

causing her to take one step backward. I continued my hard, unhurried steps until I was standing right in front

to people who defy me?” I asked carefully

because of the tight grip. Tears formed in her

them. I BURN them. I take them into the forest, tie them to the tree and leave them utterly helpless, begging for mercy. You know what I do next?” She tried to shake her head, but I

It makes their bodies bone dry, paving way for the fire to lick every single inch of their bodies, scorching them to their bones until they become nothing, but the midnight black ash. The remainder of their once despicable beings! The white cinder from the burnt trees mixes up with the ash, creating a lovely, deep gray hue. And

streaming crazy on her face. Her body was trembling with so much fear and I swear I have never seen someone so scared i n all my life. She didn’t fathom that it would be her facing my wrath. “Now, do you want to defy me?” I asked in a very low voice. She

was going