Chapter 72: Confessions of a Betrayer
Zane~
The sound of groans and muffled cries filled the space of my living room. Nora and Charlie lay sprawled on the cold marble floor, their bodies trembling, veins blackened from Sebastian’s venom. Their eyes, once filled with arrogance and control, now held nothing but fear—fear of me.
I tilted my head, studying them like insects caught in a web, trapped with no way out. Charlie’s breathing was ragged as he forced himself to move, but his body refused. The paralysis from the venom made sure of that. He turned his head to look up at me, his face twisted in confusion and pain.
"Zane..." His voice was hoarse and small. "Why are you doing this? What did we ever do to you?"
The sheer audacity of the question sent a sharp wave of rage through me. My jaw clenched so tightly I could hear my own teeth grind. My hands curled into fists at my sides, and Red snarled inside my head.
"You’re joking, right?" My voice was deadly calm, the kind of calm that came before a storm. Charlie flinched. "You seriously don’t know what you did wrong?"
I took a slow step forward, and his body trembled harder.
"You lied to me," I seethed, my voice rising. "All these years you both lied to me. You made me believe you were my family. You made me trust you—depend on you. And what did you do?" I laughed, the sound bitter and void of warmth. "You betrayed my trust."
Nora let out a strangled sob. "Zane, please, we—"
"Shut up," I snapped, my eyes burning into hers. "If you think I’m going to let your fake love and crocodile tears save you, then you’re a bigger fool than I thought."
Sebastian chuckled darkly from beside me. "You know," he mused, crouching down next to Nora, tracing a cold finger along her cheek, "I was getting bored of the theatrics. How about we move on to the fun part?" His eyes flickered up to me, a smirk tugging at his lips. "It’s time to inject the silver into their bones."