Chapter 6

Both Megan and Chloe froze, staring at me in shock.

I calmly looked at them, took out my pack of cigarettes, and lit one. I took a deep drag.

Megan snapped out of it, lunged forward, and snatched the cigarette, throwing it to the ground and stomping on it. Her eyes were still full of disdain.

"Fuck you! Who do you think you are, some kind of mob boss? I'll—"

*Slap!* I swung my hand and hit her hard.

"You bitch, you dare—"

*Slap!* Another one.

"I'll kill you—"

I slapped her four, five times in a row, until my palm burned.

I grabbed Megan by her hair, threw her to the ground, and pinned her down.

Chloe shrank into the corner of the bed, her eyes wide with terror.

My sudden violence terrified her. She didn't dare make a sound.

I didn't stop until Megan was completely knocked out, face down on the floor.

Chloe was visibly shaking. She tried to speak, but her teeth were chattering too hard.

I didn't want to waste time. I grabbed her by her skirt and dragged her up.

Every ounce of pain and torture they put Vivian through, I was going to pay it back. Tenfold.

Sweat poured down Chloe’s forehead. She kept screaming, "Help! Help!"

"Too loud," I muttered.

I grabbed a dirty rag from the floor and stuffed it into her mouth. She whimpered and struggled, but she couldn't break my grip.

I dragged both of them into the bathroom. I turned on the shower, blasting cold water directly onto their faces. I slapped them hard, over and over. Their muffled screams sounded exactly like the guys I used to beat up back in Montana.

Megan woke up and fell to her knees, begging for mercy.

But all I saw was Vivian. What did Vivian look like when she was begging them? She must have been so terrified, so helpless.

My face remained cold. My hands didn't stop.

Chloe lay on the wet floor, gasping for air.

"We... we were wrong. Please... let us go..."

"I can't hear you," I said coldly.

"We were wrong! We are so sorry!" Megan grabbed my pant leg, her voice trembling violently.

I kicked her hand away. My eyes were colder than ice.

"What happened to Vivian?"