“Sound the alarm!”
“Yes, good idea,” Violet said. “It’ll be so much easier if all of you are in one place for this next part.”
Dickhead scoffed. “Oh yeah? And what part is that?”
“The part where I kill you all.”
She smiled, raising her hands out in front of her chest. Four guards near the back caught on fire, four on my left started choking, five on the right were coughing up water, and the two directly behind Shit Fucker Face stared at my wife in horror as the whole mountain began to shake.
49
THE VILLAIN
Red lights began flashingas the alarm blared through the speakers lining every hall. Violet’s eyes were predatory as she stalked toward her kidnapper.
“What’s the matter, Officer O’Neill? This is what you wanted, no? My powers unlocked? Well, here they are on full display. Is it everything you wished for?”
He tried to take a step back but hit a wall of ice. He wasn’t running anywhere on my watch. Fuck that. I couldn’t wait towatch my wife tear him to fucking pieces. Hopefully she’d let me join, but I’d happily cheer her on if she wanted to do it alone.
Dipshit’s wide eyes swivelled to me. “You— You have no idea who I am! I’ll make you regret this! She’s supposed to be mine!”
Frost crept over the floor, the arch of the door, and up his legs.
“She’s fucking mine,” I growled.
Violet glanced over her shoulder and smiled at me. “Damn straight. And proud of it too.” She focused back on Stupid. “I told you I’d never be yours. Alas, you clearly don’t listen to women, so I’ll have to show you.”
“You have no idea the hell your life will be if you kill me. The people I work for will never let you know peace.”
My wife grinned, as she stopped in front of him. “That’s where you’re wrong. I haven’t been alone all this time. I had a little spy running around gathering information while I slept.” She held her right hand out to the side. “Isn’t that right, Niko?”
My seventh shadow appeared in her hand, taking his usual form as a little blob. I would always be grateful to that little shadow for leaving with her, for helping keep her sane.
“I know all about your hijacking of The Culling’s plan, the names of every person in your little organization, even the fact that your monthly meeting happens to be taking place—right now.”
“That’s why you told me to wait till tonight,” I said aloud.
She nodded, not taking her eyes off Dumbass. “How fortunate for me, the meeting room is at the very bottom of the mountain.”
“You— You can’t get to them. The alarm would?—”
“Warn them to get in the bunker. Yes, I know.”
I think I should have been upset with how much she kept to herself, but I wasn’t. She’d probably been planning this for days if not weeks. Every word, every action. This was her moment,her revenge, and I was happy to learn her plan along with everyone else.
Although I could live without my fucking dick trying to break free of my suit.Still in danger, calm the fuck down.
“I thought about letting you know I was free sooner, sounding the alarm myself so you’d head there, too. But, I wanted the satisfaction of watching you burn.”
Niko disappeared a second before her hand erupted in flames.
“The others will suffer, don’t you worry, but you—” her eyes blazed with sadistic glee “—you I wanted to watch. Personally.”
“No.” Dickhead’s eyes were full of panic as he tried to step away, but there was nowhere for him to run. He was surrounded by ice and fire, separated from his guards, completely and utterly helpless. “Don’t.”
Fuck me. There was that maniacal laughter again. I had to dig my nails into my palms to get myself under control. It wasn’t helping—nothing other than several weeks alone with my wife would. No, scratch that, it would have to be at least two months alone with her.
Can I ask you for a favour?
