Chapter 25 – Archer
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
ARCHER
“She can’t know about this,” I warn Nyx as we each drag a body to the edge of Devil’s Drop.
“I’m not going to say shit. Look, she’s your woman, but she’s my woman’s best friend, and well, their bond is as strong as sisters.
I’m happy to fucking take care of these scumbags,” he says as we both lift off the brown sacks from their heads.
They kneel before us, and I step forward, ripping the tape from their mouths.
“Look, I don’t know what this is about, but we don’t have shit. You wouldn’t believe that we’ve gone through enough shit in my life. Shit you wouldn’t believe,” one of them rants.
“Oh really?” I scoff, although I know Betsy hacked their files and essentially destroyed their lives.
She could never stand to face them, but she could make their lives hell, and that she did.
“See, some might say that by letting you live and suffer in your pathetic lives is enough of a punishment, but that doesn’t sit well with me.
You see, you raped my woman many years ago, and you nearly destroyed her.
She lived a life in fear because of you two.
So, you can see why I think it’s unfair that you should both live.
She lost a life that day; she lost who she was, so it’s only fair that it should be a life for a fucking life,” I seethe, aiming my gun at one of them while Nyx aims his gun at the other.
“Look, Betty was a mistake,” he starts, and the fact he can’t even get her fucking name right enrages me.
My blood boils over, and I pull the trigger.
The bullet hits him right between the eyes, and he slumps forward.
The other guy begins to scream like a baby, and I shoot him before Nyx does, shutting him up.
“Well, let’s clean up,” Nyx sighs as he begins shoving one of the men off the edge of Devil’s Drop. I shove the other guy. “First time you’ve killed?” Nyx asks.
I look at him and nod. “Yeah.”
Nyx pats my shoulder. “You’ll get over the guilt.”
“I don’t feel any fucking guilt. If I could bring them back to life, I would kill them all over again,” I admit.
“Well, there you go. That’s good. You know it was the right decision. Now, let’s get back before they start fucking questioning where the fuck we are.” Nyx grins. I smile back as we make our way back.