But they’ve become this to stop innocent people from being harmed. They’ve risked their lives, their freedom, their very souls to save others.
Am I the kind of person who could live with myself if I stood in their way?
No.
If that makes me no better than them, I guess that’s what I am.
Being stuck in a noise-proof room sounds great in theory, but that means I also can’t hear anything outside of it. I have no idea if he’s getting closer to getting in here, or if he’s tearing apart the house.
All I can do is sit and wait.
For how long?
Even if Cormac and Skyler came home, I would have no idea until someone opened up the door to find me.
If Steele were to get the drop on them and… I can’t even think the word, but if he were to stop them, how long until I have to come out, and what would I find when I do?
There has to be a way for me to know what’s happening.
My eyes travel back to the desktop computer.
I know that what’s in there is going to be worse than even my worst nightmares could conjure. Whether it’s proof of his victims or his incessant stalking, either would destroy what’s left of my sanity.
But I have to find a way to help them.
Then I’ll leave.
I can be mad at Cormac,hatehim even, and still not want him to die or spend his life in prison.
I’ll fix it all, then walk out that door and never look back.
Lie.
Fuck.
I can’t fucking think about the future, and what I’ll do afterwards, all I can focus on is finding some way to get those two assholes out of this.
Sinking into the computer chair, I jiggle the mouse again, waiting for the password input to pop back up.
I have no fucking idea what his password might be.
Based on my own extensive searches, Cormac's birthday is February 12th.
Nope.
Is he dumb enough to use his own name as a password?
No.
My name?
My birthday?
A small kernel of disappointment flits through me that I shake off. Of course, it’s not about me. Even if he was stalking me, that doesn’t mean everything in his life had anything to do with me.
Anything about Balor? Balorindustries. Mingle. The date Balor was officially started.
No.
