Page 37 of Two Chambered Heart

“What are you going on about?”

“You like your girlfriend?” Jason asked.

“Sure, of course I do.”That fucking complaining bitch, he thought.

“She complain too much?” The trucker looked nervous—over the comment, the continued questions.

“All bitches are good for his wetting your dick and cooking a meal, you know what I mean?” the trucker said, chuckling awkwardly, trying to lighten the mood. But he believed his words, thought about how he would get blasted and fuck his girlfriend,Lucy, whether or not she wanted it. From what Jason heard, it seemed like it was mostlynot. A string of demeaning and cruel thoughts about Lucy, and women in general, continued to pass through his head.

“She going to miss you when you don’t come home?”

The trucker’s eyes went wild. He cracked his knuckles, gearing up to fight, but Jason already had the bear taser pressed to the man’s chest, doling out 100,000 volts of electricity.

No, she's not. She’s probably going to be real fucking pleased if she never has to see me again,was all the man thought as he screamed.

He was shaking violently from the electric shock, but Jason kept pressing it into him until his heart stopped. On autopsy, it would look like the man had a heart attack, since that technically was what had happened. Jason had just induced that heart attack.

“I need the lift,” Jason asked Archie.

“Coming right up,” Archie responded through the earpiece.

Jason took the man from under his arms and hoisted him over to the passenger’s side of the cab, the smell of burning permeating the space. He got out of the cab and went to the back of the truck, opening the trailer doors while the forklift secured Jason’s bike and brought it up into the cab. Jason closed the trailer as the automated forklift once again moved itself back into the garage.

“Can you check the truck for a GPS?”

“Sure thing.”

Jason took the earpiece out of his ear and placed it against the truck. Unlike Jason and Kayden’s abilities, Archie could manipulate tech through the phone. As long as the pieces of tech were physically connected, it was like a chain of conductors leading back to the earpiece Archie had in his own ear.

Jason put the earpiece back in.

“All clear. I’ll send the location to drop the truck through the burner.”

Jason started up the truck and drove to his next destination, finally getting some peace and quiet. He rubbed his left eye, trying to settle the muscle spasm from saturating his brain in noise for the last few hours.

His brain needed some music to calm down. He searched for the trucker's iPhone, finding it locked and asking for a facial ID. Reaching over, Jason used the guy’s slack face to get access to the phone. He pulled off one of his leather riding gloves, found Spotify, and put on Bring Me the Horizon. Jason put his glove back on and wiped the face of the iPhone down on his pants.

The pounding drums, guitars and electronic synths washed over him, calming his mind and helping him breathe.

The location Archie had given him was a shoulder off a country highway. Night was falling, and Jason dragged the body back into the driver’s seat, pocketing the burner phone before going to the back of the trailer.

Jason opened the doors, pulled out the retractable ramp, and guided the motorcycle down. Then he closed the truck up and got on his bike. The music was still playing from inside the cab, drowning out the lazy buzzing of the evening crickets.

“All done,” he said to Archie. “Can you let Kayden know, please?”

“Of course, and I’ll stay with you for your ride home. You’re about two hours out.”

“No, man, it’s okay. Go enjoy what’s left of your night.”

“It’s all good, Jase. I’m just finalizing logistics for tomorrow’s transport to Zantek.”

Jason sighed, not looking forward to another day of this shit. He pulled his helmet on and sped away on his motorcycle.

By the time Jason got home, his head was pounding. He leaned against the kitchen counter, pouring himself a generous amount of whiskey and gulping it down while he heated the leftover curry.

He checked his phone. A message from Kayden told him they were up on the rooftop.

Jason was exhausted. But if it meant Kayden got to stay home and enjoy himself, if it meant Kayden was safe, Jason would keep running this show on his own for as long as necessary.

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