37. Zombie
THIRTY-SEVEN
ZOMBIE
I left the comforts of my home, away from my woman, to come deal with something that was weighing on me.
The past month had been amazing with Lennie; however, I felt like I was wearing a mask, and it was killing me.
I felt like my code name, a real Zombie in the land of the living.
My only will to live came from Lennie and now also Georgy.
I tried to hold onto my love for her; however, the longer I kept my secret, the less alive I felt.
I worried that I was never going to free the shackles off Cassie and Ryann and also myself.
I’d spent the last month tending to Sarah’s needs and the needs of the customers who were now growing more impatient.
But tonight, I’d had it. I was going to make Sarah aware who she was fucking with.
I had played her game long enough and it was time for me to take my big next move and show her who was really in charge.
I walked down the dimly lit hallway that smelled of rot and decay before reaching the sterile room.
When I reached the door, I saw Sarah lying there on the bed, gasping for breath even with an oxygen mask over her nose and mouth.
Burns covered seventy percent of her body.
And even with as much training as I had, I wasn’t sure if she would succumb to her extensive wounds.
She had gotten burned during the warehouse explosion when the Elite Squad was saving Lilly. As suspected, due to her poor planning she had not gotten far enough away from the blast that she herself set off.
I walked in, savoring how her eyes bulged when she saw me. She knew who I was, what I represented. Who I was supposed to be. What belonged to me.
“Looks like you’re comfortable,” I said sarcastically.
She just stared at me. Her eyes were a stark contrast to my own. I walked closer.
“It’s time for you to take a step back and let the real heir take control.” I looked over all the cords and machines hooked up to her body. It wouldn’t be long now. “Someone needs to clean up your and dear ole dad’s fuck-ups.”
Sarah tried to move but was unsuccessful.
“I didn’t come here to ask for permission. I came here to tell you,” I hissed.
I was the perfect man for the job. At this point I couldn’t live with myself and the lies I kept spewing. They tasted like acid every time they came out of my mouth. I had lost my humanity. My will to live. I was already dead inside, and you couldn’t kill what was already gone.
After I finished my visit with Sarah, I went home and snuggled the only person in this world that I loved more than anything.
I just wondered how long I could go on lying to her before all hell broke loose.
But I had to get some sleep. Tomorrow was Kade and Evelyn’s wedding.
I needed to make sure I didn’t look like an actual Zombie when we went to it.