Chapter188
Lucas’schestconstrictedasherecalledAveline’sicydemeanor.Thememorylefthimwithalingeringdifort.
Hetuggedathiscor,tryingtoeasethepressure,butitdidn’thelp.
Steppingoutof thehospital,Lucasfoundhimselfunderadarkenedsky.Thewaitingdriverhadalreadypulleduptothe
entrance.
Lucasgotintothecarand,onimpulse,calledAveline’snumberagain.
Itwasstillturnedoff.
Feelingfrustrated,hedialedDesmond.“FindoutwhereAvelineisrightnow.”
Desmondreplied,“Yes.”
Anhourago,Brianhadbeendraggedout,battered,andbruised–allforoffendingAveline.Withthatgrimscenefreshinhismind,Lucasdarednotdytheorder.
HeknewLucaswasdispleased.
Desmond’sexpressionwasseriousasheinstructedhisteamtoinvestigate.
Astheirsportscarzippedpastataxi,Russell’sfriend inthepassenger seatsnickered.“HeyRuss,checkitout.That cab’spracticallysmoking.What’stheirrush?”
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Russellncedover.Thetaxiwasindeedgoingfast,butnotasfastastheirsportscar.Astheengineroaredpast,henoticedahandat thebackwindowofthetaxi.
Itwasawoman’shand,delicateandpale,grippingthewindowtightly–somethingwasoff.
Russelldidn’tpayitmuchmindandhitthegas,catchingupwiththecarahead.
Thegroupstoppedataspotonthemountainroad,gotout,andjokedaround.
Russellsquintedintothedistance,andforsomereason,hethoughtofthathandagain.Itseemedoddlyfamiliar.
Feelingagitated,heturnedandgotbackintohiscar,saying,“Ihavesomethingtodo.Youguysgoahead.”
Withthat,thesportscarroaredoffquickly.
Avelinefeltherself mmedtothegroundwithcrushing force.Beforeshecouldcatch herbreath,shewasdraggedforward,herarmspainfullyscrapingagainsttheroughsurface.
WhenAvelineopenedhereyes,shefoundherselfinsideanabandoned factory.Thewallswere dpidated,and draftscamefromallsides.Herbodyfeltweakandlimp,leavingherhelplessasshewas pulledalong.
Darrendraggedhertotheinteriorofthefactoryandstopped.Noticingshe hadregainedconsciousness,hegave acold,sinisteugh.
“Awakealready?Good.Theshow’sabouttobegin.”
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Avelinewascoveredindust.Shecoughedviolentlyacoupleoftimesbeforeasking,“Whoareyou?Whyhaveyou
kidnappedme?”
Initially,shehadassumedshewascaughtupinsomethingrtedtoLucas.Butnowitseemedthismanwasspecificallyafterher.
Avelinecouldn’tfathomhowshehadoffendedhimsogravelythathewantedherdead.
Darrengrabbedafistfulofherhairandppedherfacehard.“Youlittlewretch!Howdareyouforgetme?Ifitweren’tfor you,Iwouldneverhavebeenarrested!”
Hiseyeswerefilledwithintensehatredandmurderousintent.HepulledoutaknifeandwaveditmenacinglyoverAveline’sbody.
“Ispenttenyearsinprison.Everysingleday,IthoughtabouthowkillingyouwouldbethefirstthingI’ddowhenIgotout.I’llmakeyoubegfordeath!”
HeheldtheknifetoAveline’sface.“First,I’llruinthatprettyfaceof yours.Turnyouintoanuglymonster.”
Avelinedidn’tdaremove.Hercheekstungfiercely,andbloodtrickledfromthecornerofhermouth.Herbreathtrembledasshespoke,“Ireallydon’tknowyou.Whoareyou?”
ThisenragedDarrenevenfurther.
Thepersonhehaddespisedfor tenlongyears didn’t evenrememberwhohe was!
Howinfuriating!
Shedeservedtodie!
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