Book of Sins: The Complete Collection by Anya Merchant

Author:Anya Merchant
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Published: 2018-06-18T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 75

PJ fell backward, landing in a sprawl on the overgrown lawn.

Daniel’s eardrums rang so intensely that it was almost painful, and the hand holding the gun had a tingle that ran deep into his palm.

Melina stare at him, her mouth agape. She looked down at PJ, and then back up at him. Her expression shifted, first into a frown, and then into a knowing smile.

“You thought you could fool me by firing a blank,” she said, with a slow nod. “Nice try, little bro. Clever, but not nearly clever enough.”

She took a slow step toward him, followed by another. Daniel took a step back, keeping the distance between them constant.

“You have no idea what I’ve become in the time I’ve been away,”

said Melina. “I’ve fought people before, dangerous people. I’ve killed people! I’ve drank more blood than water, and I’ve done things that would make you sick to your stomach! You have no idea just who it is that you’re dealing with, Daniel! You couldn’t even begin to-”

Daniel fired the second shot, taking careful aim. It struck his sister through the shoulder, and she let out a scream so loud and shrill that it sounded clear, even with the ringing in his ears.

“I’m dealing with my big sister,” he said, barely hearing his own voice. “The big sister that’s always looked out for me, always worried about me, and always underestimated me.”

He walked over to Melina slowly. She was on the ground, clutching at her shoulder, her face twisted into an ugly expression of pain.

“The first one was a blank,” said Daniel. He looked over and saw PJ slowly rising to his feet. “The second was silver, along with the rest of the bullets in the chamber.”

Melina took several deep breaths, her chest heaving up and down. She managed to smile, despite the obvious pain she was in.

Blood seeped out underneath her hand, staining her blouse red around the injury.

There was no other way… But that doesn’t make this any easier.

“Smart…” said Melina. “You were always smart. Lazy… but smart.”

“Kami and the book?” asked Daniel.

Melina flicked her head toward the house.

“Inside,” she said. “Kami’s been asleep since I first nabbed her.

She probably won’t remember any of this.”

Daniel sighed and nodded.

“That’s probably for the best,” he said. “She would blame herself, I think.”

Both of them were silent for several seconds. Daniel reached out his hand and ran it through his sister’s hair. Her skin felt cold and clammy.

“You know this won’t be enough to kill me, right?” asked Melina.

Daniel nodded.

“I know,” he said. “I didn’t want to kill you. Obviously. Just wanted to teach you a lesson, and hope that you’d learn it well enough to…”

To stay away? Is that what I want? To never see her again?

Melina reached her hand up and clasped it over his.

“I was just trying to protect you,” she said..

Daniel leaned forward over her body. His heart ached, and he knew that even though he’d technically pulled out a victory, his family would never be the same.

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