Page 44 of Sapphire Queen
Nicholas looked at his feet, refusing to speak.
“Who are you? Who put you up to this horrific stunt?”
“You might as well kill me,” he huffed, “I’m as good as dead anyway.”
“You tell me this instant who paid you to do this.”
“No. I’d rather sit in prison for the rest of my life than risk death. You do not understand who you're messing with. He’s crazy and will stop at nothing to get what he wants.”
“And what is it he wants?”
“To rule all six kingdoms.”
Sarifena barked out a laugh, “Is he mad?” She glanced at Onika, “Do you hear what this imbecile just said?”
Onika sauntered over, “You should reconsider telling us,” she ran her finger over his shoulder, “because I don’t play fair like my sister. I’ll make you wish you were never born.” Onika’s hand glowed, giving off an eerie sensation in the room.
Nicholas screamed, dropping to his knees, “Please… stop… please,” he begged.
“Onika,” Sarifena placed her hand on Onika’s, “stop. You're hurting him. We aren’t monsters like him.”
Removing her hand, “Fine. But now he knows what he’s up against. That, my friend, was just a taste of my magic.”
“It doesn’t matter if I tell you or not. You’ll learn soon enough.”
Nicholas broke his hands-free from the zip tie he’d been bound with. Lurching toward Captain Stephens, he attempted to pull his gun from his hip. The captain was quicker, wrestling it from his hand and pulled the trigger.
