Chapter 62 VERNERO POV

The night is dark and full of terrors!

I understood that saying more than anyone could ever fathom. I knew it intimately and felt its meaning in and out. For I have lived it before. One time through my sad hateful life, I breathed in darkness and breathed out terror. I ate darkness and dumped out terror. Darkness broke every ounce of humanity in me, turned it into terror, and made sure it reined all over my body. It took everything from me until I was but the darkness that had swallowed me whole.

Lorik Cattanio, the man whom I once looked up to as a father, the one whom I had dreamed of him being my superhero, happened to be my worst nightmare. He was the darkness that took residence in me, snipping every little fiber of my being and replacing it all with maliciousness, remorselessness, the emotionless devil that feasted on the pain and screams o f those I had trampled upon.

For the very first time since he turned me into this, the sparkle of hope and light had shimmered deep inside me, deep within my rotten hardened core. I felt it sizzling daily and growing into bigger flames, lighting up my world and ridding the darkness. And that was all t o Leigh’s arrival in my life. She was my hope, she became the reason why I wanted to see the light, why I wanted to be a better man.

Watching her take that bullet had utterly distinguished the little flame, letting darkness take full rein of my soul yet again. The sight of her blood had made me lose myself in a way I never thought possible. Leigh-Ari Montreal was my angel, and without her, I was going straight to hell and there wouldn’t be any redemption. And if that’s what it was, then fuck it! What would be the point of living in a world where she doesn’t exist?

My mind drifted to her. I loved that girl. Heavens I loved that soul with every fiber of my cursed, evil, and unworthy of redemption being. I loved her so much I couldn’t imagine my days without having her in my arms. I needed her, she was the factor that controlled my heart, she owned me. This broken, shattered soul was all hers. A tremor shot through me at

the thought of her laying in a pool of her blood. She had to live. Goodness, she had to live!

While I was busy maiming and dismembering the Judases here, Leigh-Ari was fighting for her life at the hospital. I didn’t even know which hospital she was taken to. I feared for her because I was afraid she might leave me. She might leave US. And if she did, there was no guarantee of what would happen to me. To my brother! My poor brother, the center of my life and my citadel.

When the first light of the morning chased away the darkness that covered the land, I called Ciello down and some of the guys to help me take the now incapacitated Raquel up. She was still alive, which was rather shocking. I hadn’t expected that she would hold on this long, especially after drilling each limp off her body. But then she was so strong, I’d give her that.

world for. If she hadn’t done

bat for everyone to see. How dare you humiliate me in front of these cowards?” Lorik barked struggling down the chains, causing them to make a loud sound as they swung him around. The sight of him so bound and helpless was a frickin’ feast

him, then busted out laughing when he glared at me angrily. I couldn’t believe this day had finally come. I was beginning to think there was never going to

moment,

thought?” I asked with a

regret not killing you. You

squinted my eyes, and raised my hand, fainting a small roar at him, and then laughed

are in control. I kind of admire your mind. I mean no one stays this delusional for so long. It’s impeccable. Truly amazing. Like, look at you, screaming and yelling at me.” I said reclined back and watching as the air literally left his lungs. It was clear that he had never, even in his wildest dreams, ever thought that he would be the one on suspended chains, head upside down. I mean I didn’t go extra as he had done. with me, he placed a raging fire right beneath me. The pain from the heated chains had been

dicktard. And I command you to get me out of these chains.” He said in a calmer voice, but he still held that spite and I didn’t like it. It

“You remember that time you left him out in the biting cold, for three damn nights without food or anything to cover his

are you?” He asked with a

I said then got up

guys entered at that moment in

on his shoulder. I looked at my bloodied self and winced at the sight of the blood that

filled with the sound of our feet against the drying leaves. The mines had done a good number on the trees here, but

log. It was dry, nicely perched for what came next! I pointed it and the guys bunched Raquel on it, tying her with the ropes

soak in the gasoline, then dried up to absorb the gasoline into

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