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Raven
I’ve watched him.
I’ve stalked him.
I’ve threatened him.
I’ve spat on him.
I hate him.
I want him dead. I want to end his miserable life, but I can’t. Not yet. I’m waiting on Cross. And the wait has been ridiculous. I feel like I’ve been down here for hours when it’s only been minutes.
“You sure about this?” I look up when I hear Cross’s voice. I nod my head once before standing to my feet.
“I have to.”
“I get it.”
“But you don’t like it.”
“I don’t know what I feel right now,” he tells me, and I understand. He walks over, lifts Luke’s head by his hair, and stares into his eyes. He doesn’t speak, doesn’t say a word, just stares at him.
“I never liked you much. In fact, I hated you from the moment I found out about you. Mom always liked you better. Always catered to you.”
“He never liked you either,” Raven adds. I can see it in his eyes. I know what she’s saying is the truth.
“It would be easy to forget about you. Just one shot, straight to the head,” Cross tells him. Luke flinches but still can’t speak due to the gag in his mouth.
“I don’t want it quick,” I tell him.
“You want it drawn out and slow. Just like what he did to you.” It’s a statement, not a question. I nod my head even though he isn’t looking at me. He releases Luke’s head, walks over to the table in the corner, and picks up a syringe. I think about stopping him, but I don’t. I want to see what he’s going to do to him.
“The guys told me I needed to choose. I needed to choose who was more important to me,” Cross says. My throat becomes dry as I stand next to Luke. This could go either way. He could choose his brother over me, and I would understand.
When Cross is closer, he grabs my hand and tugs me against his chest. The needle is in his free hand, taunting.
“The choice was easy,” he tells me, although his facial features give away nothing. His face is stone, a mask I can’t see through. He raises the needle in his hand, and I think this is it. He didn’t choose me. He’s going to end me.
“What was your choice?” I stupidly ask as I see him hold the needle near my neck.
“You. I chose you.” With that, he quickly kisses my lips before shoving me away. Then he walks toward Luke, and the needle slips into the side of his neck with ease. I watch the liquid as it leaves the syringe and wonder what it is.
“This will amplify everything. He will feel it ten times worse,” Cross tells me. He pulls the needle free as Luke screams under his gag. Cross doesn’t even pay him attention before turning and heading for the door.
“Where are you going?”
“I can’t watch you destroy your life.”
“What does that mean?”
“It means you’re not a killer, Raven. This is gonna change you, and I don’t know how to deal with that,” he tells me.
“You don’t want me to do it?” I ask.
“No. I’d prefer you let the guys handle him.”
“I need this,” I tell him.
