Chapter Ninety
+25 BONUS
I returned to the pack as quickly as I could, using the underground entry to avoid getting spotted by Daemon. It felt off–putting that I had to sneak around in my own pack really couldn’t wait for the moment I got to kill him.
I stopped before the rectangular metal container; I thought a stench was coming from it. I should keep moving, but I got curious. I pulled open the heavy lid, and the stench of the decomposed body filled my nose; I gagged, looking inside; it was a body, a dead body floating in a greenish–looking liquid. The body was unrecognizable, but I thought the clothes looked slightly familiar. I had seen this on someone. I racked my mind to know who, but I came up empty.
Who could have done this?
Finally I remembered; the outfit looked familiar because I had seen it on someone only a few days ago. Regnux. This was.., Regnux.
I leaned to the side of the container, puking everything I had eaten. Tears streamed down my eyes.
Daemon had said he didn’t trust Regnux anymore, and so he wanted me by his side instead. I didn’t wait to think about his words. He must have discovered Regnux snooping around and then… he did this. He killed him.
I knew I must look as pale as a ghost right now; I felt sick to my guts.
I returned to my room only to notice the figure waiting. He had his back to me; of course he had taken back his natural form; there was no need for the pretenses anymore.
“You killed him.” I cried. “You killed Regnux!”
“He was getting a bit too nosy, and I suspect he knew something.”
“And so you killed him?”
“Yes.”
“You are a monster.”
“I know that.”
“You promised me. You said if I kept this-“I motioned to him, “-a secret, you said no one would get hurt.”
“I did mention I will not spare anyone that got in the way, and that’s what he did; he got in my way, and I had to kill him.”
“Why are you here?” I asked; I felt so furious, I was practically shaking. He couldn’t just kill people like their lives meant nothing!
“I don’t really like the arrangement anymore; with you being here, I want to have my eyes on you all the time.”
“I want to stay here.”
Daemon took some steps forward till he was practically invading my personal space.
“When I tell you to do something, you do it. If you want to stay alive longer, I advise you stop challenging me.”
“Can you even hear yourself? You killed Regnux!”
“He is dead, gone. Nothing can be done about it; the best you can do is move on,” he said, his voice devoid of emotion, as if Regnux was nothing but some insignificant object.
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Chapter Ninety
“I couldn’t believe I once saw any good in you; I wish I never knew you.“.
“I couldn’t care less. Come with me; let’s get back to our room.” I didn’t miss his emphasis on the pronoun ‘our‘.
“No.”
He was silent for a second. “I didn’t want to do this, but I guess this is the only way.”
He bit into my neck, drinking of my blood; the pain radiated through me, I couldn’t help but note how this felt even more painful than the last time he drank from me.. I cried out, but he wouldn’t stop. My vision blurred.
“I’m dying… Daemon.” I choked out.
Finally, he pulled away, I dropped to the ground, and my vision went completely black.
I awoke on a familiar bed. The room I shared with Thane.
Daemon was seated beside the bed. I attempted moving, but my neck felt so sore.
“Stay still.” Daemon says to me. “You know, you blacked out for a whole day.”
“You drank from me.” I said; my throat felt so dry.
“Make this easier for us both by doing as you are told.” “Please.” He added.
“No.” I sneered back.
