SUMMERFred remained silent after that, looking at me with an expression of guilt. I wanted to ask why he looked like that but didn't speak a word. Instead, I watched him, to know what he would say should he ever decide to speak to me. He cleared his throat before whispering, “I'm sorry.”I blinked at that, wondering why he was apologizing to me. “Why?” I demanded. “For not saying anything when I discovered who was responsible for this. I knew he was the only one when the 5th student got killed. It was too much of a coincidence, but I was scared someone might rope me in, which is why I said nothing, opting to keep things to myself.”“It's… It's okay,” I said with a smile, not ready to say anything more before understanding what the hell was going on here. It seemed there was more to this than met the eyes, and I wanted to know what the fuck was going on.“No, it's not,” he insisted, looking up at me. “It's not freaking okay. I should have reported this when I noticed the similariti
Trigger warning: Light torture and Gore“What the fuck is even wrong with you?” I snarled at him, fed up with his contradicting words. “Why can't you just fucking stick to one thing? Are you the Scorpion or not? Fred said —”I looked towards Fred, only to discover he was sound asleep. That bastard! How can he doze in such a situation despite the noises? Someone like him might sleep through an earthquake. Frowning, I turned to face Pascal. Pascal smiled at the question but didn't reply. He got an axe from the table I overlooked and walked over to Nelly. I watched with bated breaths, guessing he was going to cut her in two, only for him to cut the rope holding her to the ceiling. I released a breath of relief, thinking it was over, not knowing the bastard was just getting started. “And for your information, Summer, I deleted your message. Your dear Jeremy didn't receive your message. By now, he might even believe you returned home to get some things. It's a pity, though.” He chuckl
He left her after that, throwing her to the ground to soak in her blood. I couldn't look anymore. There was nothing to expel from my stomach, and it hurt like hell. I could only stare at the ceiling, wondering how I would get him to release me without arousing his suspicion. I needed to be out of here, and as far from this psycho as I could. “Are you hungry?” He asked, walking over to my side as he wiped his bloodied hands on the white handkerchief he brought out from the pocket of his shirt. “Hungry?” I scoffed, looking at the madman, and wondering what the fuck was going through his mind at the moment because it seemed to be a lot. “How the fuck do you expect me to be ravenous after seeing all this?” I mouth-gestured towards Nelly before I focused on him, my eyes dark in rage. He smiled at the question as he reached forward to touch my left cheek. “You amuse me, darling. Do you know that?” Winking at me, he turned. “I will get your favourites for you. Don't miss me too much.”I
JEREMYIt was getting late, and the Luna wasn't back. The last time I checked, I saw her leaving the hospital. She didn't take a cab though, and from the path she took, I could tell she went to the nearest café. I'd been standing by the window for close to an hour, waiting for her return so we could run down on the things Storm discovered, but she was nowhere to be found. I tried her number, but it was switched off.After Storm's arrival, I asked him to check for her at the Café, but he didn't find her, so I sent him to their house to check on her. She wasn't in the Alphas' hospital room and neither had anyone seen her since she left hours ago. Pacing the floor of my hospital room, I kept glancing outside, praying that all these to be a prank. I tried not to think of the worst, knowing my Alphas would have my head should anything happen to their mate. They wouldn't even care that I wasn't in excellent form, to protect her.A knock sounded on the door before Storm stepped in, a fro
SUMMERWhen Pascal returned with supper like he promised, he didn't force me to eat. He dropped the food on the same desk he cut Nelly's hands off on, smiling as he told me dinner was ready. I watched as he picked Nelly up and tied her to a chair. She was unconscious. Having lost that amount of blood, I doubt she would survive the night. I could already tell it would be late by the time Fred released himself. Pascal squatted in front of her. He touched her cheeks before he got up. I watched as he went over to the only window in the room. Below it was a small box, which I failed to notice because of how black it was. It was almost the same colour as the wall. And even if I saw it, I would have thought I was looking at the extension of the wall, not knowing it was a trunk. The box was a first aid kit. Smiling, he carried it back to her.I watched him know what he intended to do with the box, curious as I peered at him, observing his steps and waiting for him to do something bad as he
“What was she trying to convey?” Fred demanded, looking towards me. I couldn't answer him as tears streamed down my eyes. Watching her die made it seem like they ripped something from me. I could only watch her lifeless body doing nothing. I was as helpless as she was, and could only watch her draw her last breath. “Luna?”Blinking, I turned to look at him, frowning. “What's wrong?”“What did she gesture before she died?” His tone sounded urgent. More like he needed to know what she told me. “Will that help your case?” I frowned at him, not replying to his questions, but wondering his reasons for asking me that. Why does he sound as if he had to learn what she told me about?Sighing, he returned to what he was doing, this time, hasty in his actions. He wasn't as sluggish as he was when Nelly was still alive. I couldn't pinpoint why I had speculated about his activities, but I did. Wondering if, like Pascal, Fred wanted her dead? “I assumed she told you something and wished to know
He nodded at the question, running his hand through his hair as he turned to face me. There was a red tint on his cheeks as he did so. “I learned most of the things I know when I was in high school. I didn't have the best memories of that place, but there were things I learned that helped me.” He smiled, reminiscing the old days. The small smile on his face was enough to show just how much he missed high school. It was in his gaze and the way his eyes sparkled just speaking of it. “It sounds like you had some fun time in high school.”He nodded. “Yeah, there were.” He held the door open, smiling at me. “Let's go.”I stepped towards him, glancing back in the room once more before I strode out of the room, and into a dimly lit corridor. Blinking and squinting couldn't help me out. I was as blind as a bat. Fred closed the door behind him and took my hand in his. “I will lead you out of this place. I know it's too dark for your eyes,” he explained, to let me know why he held me. Noddi
I smiled at that before a thought came to mind. I stepped back from him and looked towards the car, at Storm, who was leaning casually on it, with his arms folded and a smile on his face. It was the first time I'd seen an expression that was not a frown on his face.“Are you two the only ones here?” I turned to Jeremy, raising my eyebrows to accompany the question.“No, we came with others.” As he spoke, three other vans pulled up. “Is there any problem?” He questioned as his gaze went towards Fred, who was acting like he wanted to disappear.Had Jeremy not glanced towards him, I would have forgotten about him until it was time to question him about some odd things that happened there.“Yes. Pascal is —”Fred held my hand, shaking his head, his eyes wide in fear. “Let's get out of here,” he said urgently, looking at me with large, scared eyes. “Let's leave him and —”“No, we have to get him.” Removing his hand from mine, I turned to Jeremy. “Follow that path to his hideout. Don't harm