Ashamed that I brought Fiona here.
Ashamed that I tortured her ex-boyfriend while she watched, then fucked her as he sat dying.
But I’m not. I can’t find a shred of regret in me.
I’ve shattered her soul and reforged it in my image. I’ve marred her. Tainted every part of her.
And through it all, she’s only become more beautiful.
She’s scared that I’ll leave her. What she doesn’t realize is that I share in her fear.
What if I come home again and she’s gone? It’s already happened once. It took months to recover her, and I only did so by sheer luck.
The answer is obvious. I’ll get by, as I do. There are plenty of bad people left in the city to keep my mind occupied, and I fully intend on one day exacting revenge on Caspian.
I just have to be patient.
A scuttling sound alerts me to a presence.
Grabbing my sword, I step in front of Fiona and scan our surroundings. I’ve been clearing the area of the dead for days, but that doesn’t mean a few didn’t wander in.
A thud sounds behind me, and I spin, pulling Fiona to my back.
Something doesn’t feel right.
A familiar chuckle sounds from up high.
“It’s him!” Fiona gasps, grabbing my shoulder. “It’s Caspian!”
Shit! This is the last place I want to face off against Caspian. He’s lethal, smart, and has the high ground. To make matters worse, I have Fiona to care for.
I scan the buildings, trying to spot my adversary.
“Look what we have here!” Caspian shouts.
I look in the direction of his voice and see him just inside the window of a shopping center, four floors up, leveling his gun.
“Run to that alley—now!” I point a sword to where I want Fiona to go. “There’s a door you should be able to get through towards the back. Go through the building and come out the other side. You should be able to find your way back to our place.”
“What?” Fiona gasps, her chest rises and falls in frantic bursts. “There’s no way—”
“You have to!”
“Fiiiiooooooonnnnnnaaaaaa,” Caspian taunts.
I hear Fiona’s panicked voice muttering what sounds like a prayer.
“It’s going to be okay,” I assure her, trying to figure out how to get her to safety.
POP!
A bullet lands at my feet.
POP!
POP!
POP!
