Chapter 76

He left a trail of blood behind him.

I almost wondered if he were trying to give up; it didn't matter; his death would not be easy.

So, I followed him through the packhouse, my packhouse, until his footsteps stopped.

I hunted him down the hall where Ezra and I had stood previously, it was the place I was that night when I found, but those memories were only fuel for my vengeance.

I want you to know that you will be erased from history entirely. Everything you hoped to have achieved, everything you wanted, was for nothing. I’ll give you some time to process that.

I studied the dust through the shut windows, and the room, and…. Was he really hiding behind a curtain?

The only thing you’ll be remembered for is the color in this hall I’ll have matched to your blood.

I mentally calculated the height and walked towards the curtain, sticking the dagger through the fabric and, hopefully, through his manhood.

The pig-like squeal I elicited from him told me I hit at least one of the m