Chapter 20: Postponed Fight
Zane~
Natalie’s words hung in the room like a challenge I wasn’t prepared for.
"Kill me and get it over with."
The way she said it—not out of fear, but confrontation—was like an electric shock to me. My breath hitched, and for a moment, I forgot how to form words. Did she not understand who she was talking to? Or was she so fearless that she didn’t care?
"What did you just say to me?" I asked, my voice sharp yet betraying the strange thrill coursing through me.
"You heard me right!" Natalie snapped, her blue eyes locking with mine, daring me to look away. "Kill me! Get it over with since I’m such a horrible person. At least I won’t have to deal with you anymore."
Her words were fire—angry, desperate, and laced with a raw pain that I couldn’t ignore.
Red stirred in the back of my mind, restless. I could feel his agitation, his confusion mirroring mine. "She’s not afraid," he growled, as if that made her dangerous. But I wasn’t sure.
"How dare you talk to..." From the corner of my eyes, Roland was about to move forward and grab Natalie but I raised a hand, interrupting his words and moves before he could complete them.
"You think I want to kill you?" My voice was low now, a dangerous calm that I hoped would rattle her. I took a step forward, the sound of my boots on the floor echoing in the quiet room.
Her jaw tightened, but she didn’t step back. Brave. Foolish. Both.