Madness by Talbot Jayla

Author:Talbot, Jayla
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Independent
Published: 2023-03-10T00:00:00+00:00

21

Maddox

The warehouse door rumbled closed behind me. A loud screeching sound in the stillness. The large area was lit by a single halogen work light, the kind construction workers used. It was aimed directly at the man bound to a chair. Blinding him as it cast shadows around the concrete walls.

His face was already unrecognizable from my earlier punishment. Dried blood caked onto his shirt and neck where it had poured down. His hands were tied to the chair, but we hadn’t bothered tying his legs. He was in no state to escape. His eyes were closed, and his breath was a wet, rattling sound.

“Wake him.” I said to Tristan, who stood somewhere behind him in the darkness. The orange ember of his cigarette lighting his face.

His steps echoed around the vacant space as he walked forward. He took the stick from his lips; a sick smile crossing his face was made more insane by the harsh lights. He placed the hot tip to the back of our captive’s hand. The smell of burning flesh assaulted my nose as he let out a blood-curdling scream.

It was music to my ears. A balm to my soul. I would enjoy every ounce of pain that I took from his body. But information first.

“Rodney, nice of you to join us.” I spoke conversationally as I dragged another chair over to sit before him. The metal scrapping on the cold concrete floors. “I assume you know who I am.”

“M-M.” He coughed, and blood trickled from his lips. “Maddox Vancini.”

“Correct. Do you know why you’re here?”

“It’s that whore’s fault.” Anger leaking into his voice. “She wanted it. She came on to me. Said you weren’t man enough for her.”

Rage licked up my veins. I moved quickly, the knife in my hand without him even seeing it. I sliced off his ear before he knew it was coming. Blood sprayed my white shirt as he screamed again. His eyes closed, and he slumped forward. I slapped his face.

“No passing out on me. We’re not doing talking.” I circled behind him, placing my hands gently on his shoulders. Opposite to the pain I had already caused him. He flinched, expecting the worst. I chuckled at his fear. “I might have been willing to forget that you touched my toy.”

It was a lie. I would kill anyone that touched her. Caused her pain. Even looked at her wrong.

“But then you made the fatal mistake of recording our private business meetings.” I tapped his face again with a little more strength this time. “Who have you been selling the information to?”

He stayed silent as if it would save him. His death was inevitable.

“Rodney.” I warned.

“It doesn’t matter if I talk. I’m dying either way.” He coughed, and more blood dripped down his chin. The steady flow from his body pooling on the floor.

“That’s true.” There was no reason to lie. “But your mother doesn’t have to.”

His battered body tensed beneath my touch. Everyone had a weakness. It had taken no time at all to find his.

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