Page 49 of Savage Throne
The air around me shifted to thick and suffocating.
I lowered the guns, and my hands were shaking violently. “Why. . .why are the targets dripping red like that?”
Leo’s smile was slow and deliberate. “Go see.”
“I don’t want to.” I shook my head. “Just tell me.”
“I couldn’t do that.”
“Please just tell me.”
“Trust me.” He winked. “It’s better to see it for yourself.”
I didn’t want to move.
I didn’t want to know the truth, but I could feel Leo’s gaze on me, waiting, expecting me to follow through.
I glanced at Song.
He shrugged and took the guns from my hand. “I’ll reload these.”
“Why?”
“You’ll need to use them again.”
I swallowed. “For what?”
“For Leo’s next lesson.”
“I don’t think I want any more lessons.”
Leo walked off. “Come on, Monique. Let’s see what you’ve done.”
Slowly, I followed him. “I. . .didn’t do anything.”
“Are you sure about that?”
Somehow I got to his pace with my trembling legs.
Do not let this motherfucker get in your head. You know who you are.
Leo began to whistle.
The sound unnerved me even more.
I’m not going to like this. I can already tell.
The threat of insanity loomed.
As I neared the first target, the smell of blood hit me harder.
Thick and metallic.
My stomach twisted.
It’s going to be okay. Do not worry about it.
I swallowed hard, every nerve in my body screaming at me to stop, but I couldn’t.
