She would have been someone’s sister. Someone’s daughter. Maybe, one day, someone’s mother.
That would never happen now. The doctor could not salvage her insides enough to let her carry a child, if by any miracle she conceived.
I took great joy in peeling the skin from his eyelids, so he could never close his eyes. I made him swallow his own cock, piece by piece. Finally, I hung him from a meat hook by the rectum, until his heart gave way.
I was there for his last breath as I told him it was for Lucia.
When he meets the Devil, I hope he passes on my condolences. Even the Devil doesn’t deserve such scum for company.
I blinked, realizing I was ice cold. I had been standing outside for longer than I realized, the sun having left long ago.
Even though Leonardo didn’t hurt her, he didn’t stop them either.
My father may have forgiven him by the fact he had killed Andre, but I hadn’t.
He ran away, and for that I feel he deserved more than a one-night abduction of his girlfriend.
My mind moved to her then, as I recalled seeing her for the first time in Lucia’s room. I couldn’t deny the attraction between us, but I don’t make a habit of stealing wives or girlfriends from other men, even ones as low as Leonardo Cape.
I’m used to women falling at my feet, wanting to marry me, and get accustomed to the mob lifestyle. Yet she’d wanted to leave. Her fear was attractive, in a sadistic way. I would never hurt a woman, but when she walked down my staircase, it took everything I had not to call for Leo to be killed so I could make her mine, if only for an hour.
But I was a man of my word. I owed her a favor after Lucia’s little prank.
I would have to hope she would come to collect it.
Part Two: Chapter Thirteen
GRETCHEN
Summer break arrived perfectly on time, and I was looking forward to landing back in Winterburg with my delicious boyfriend in tow. His hand gripped mine as the plane descended, and I was reminded by how much he hated flying.
“Yet again, I’m glad to be out of New York. I wish you could study somewhere else,” he grumbled as he tightened his grip on my hand.
I decided it was best to bite my tongue here; this argument knew no end.
He knew I had decided where I was studying when he had just upped and left me during my last year of high school. I didn’t expect him to return, and by then I was ready to move. But it was such a great program, taught by the finest in therapy.
The plane distracted me by touching down, a good landing as far as they go. I glanced at Cal, who had his eyes closed, his face a deathly white.
“Cal, we’ve landed, babe. Breathe.”
He smiled faintly, his grip relaxing ever so slightly on my hand.
We finally left the plane, the warm summer air greeting us like an old friend. I was giddy with excitement at seeing everyone, as my eyes scanned the airport crowds eagerly.
“You’re like a kid on Christmas morning,” he laughed as he tugged our suitcases along easily beside him, his sleeves rolled up to reveal those muscular forearms I loved so much.
“Cal, you get to see your parents!” I exclaimed, sad that he didn’t have the bond I had with my parents. He shrugged as his cool gaze fell on someone behind me, a smile creeping onto his face as I followed his eyes to see my parents striding towards us, my mother’s arms outstretched as she pulled me close, her sweet perfume instantly comforting me.
My eyes pricked with tears as she whispered, “I’ve missed you so much.”
“I’ve missed you too, Mom.”
She released me so I could hug my dad, who kissed the top of my head as he wrapped his arms around me. I rested against his chest as my mom hugged Cal, commenting on how much of a man he was now becoming.
This made my dad chuckle as he shook Cal’s hand firmly.
I slid my arm back around Cal’s waist as my dad grabbed a suitcase from him, feeling stupidly content.
