Chapter 22
Luis
Pain shooting through my side has me jolting awake and gasping for air. Blinking and trying to get my eyes to focus, I see the prick standing there.
“Welp, now that your brothers fell for the bait, we get to wait and see them sweat. We’re going to see how badly they want to save their precious brother,” he says, squatting down in front of me.
“And if they don’t?” I question, raising a brow at him.
“Then, you die,” is all he says, and I’m so tired of the same ol’ threat. Regardless, I’m apparently going to die either way it goes. What he doesn’t know is I plan to get the fuck out of this place.
“Hmm, I’d rather die than get my brother and best friend roped into your bullshit,” I seethe, scooting closer to him so I’m right in his face.
“You do whatever you need to do, but don’t you fucking dare touch them.
It’s bad enough you killed her, that’s something I’ll have to live with,” I spit, looking him dead in the eye.
Something crosses his features, I’m not sure what, but he masks it, trying to seem like a ruthless killer all over again.
“I didn’t get as much satisfaction from her death as I thought I would.
She won’t be a thorn in my side anymore though, and our trafficking rings can finally get back up and running,” he replies, relief in his tone.
I won’t let that happen. Ending trafficking was always her dream, and I’ll do whatever I can to keep that dream going for her.
It’s the least I could do, since I couldn’t save her.
“You won’t survive. Killing her was the worst thing you could do. So many people loved her. More than just me and my brothers will come for you. I hope you know that,” I say with a promise. Because I’ll end him and anyone else who played their part in her death.
“We will see. Oh, I almost forgot the best part of this visit,” he cheers, pulling his phone from his pocket. He swipes a few times and then turns the screen towards me. It’s a picture of a fresh grave, flowers laid on top of the dirt. I try not to react when I look up at him.
“And this would be?” I ask, trying to keep my emotions at bay.
“Raven’s grave. They had her funeral and thought maybe you’d want to see your girl one last time.
Six feet under, where she belongs,” he says with a sinister grin on his face.
That’s it, I can’t hold it in anymore. Rearing my head back, I headbutt him right in the face, hearing the bone crunch on impact.
“You stupid fuck! I’ll kill you for this.
I’ll bathe in your blood and leave you out in the woods to rot!
” I scream, thrashing in my chains and trying to pull them from the wall.
Fuck this and fuck him. I’m full on raging, so I don’t even notice the needle being inserted into my skin and the warm sensation that follows.
Whatever shit he’s been injecting me with makes me sleepy and weak.
My body falls slack, and my eyes get heavy. The only thing I can think about is the girl I loved and lost. There’s nothing I can do to get her back. She’s gone. Forever. I’d rather it be me than her. I love you, Princess. In this life and the next.