Page 40 of Wrath's Flame
“I’m back now, and I'm not going anywhere,”I whisper back.
“What do you remember?”He asks.
“Waking up chained with a splitting headache. It wasn’t long before Claire came in with Thing One and Thing Two. Did you see the other sets of chains in the room that were empty?”
I’m intrigued to know if he noticed them.
“Yeah, what about them?”He responds, his face filled with confusion.
“They were for you and Shadow. She told me they wouldn’t kill me until you were there to watch.”I begin explaining.“Then she gave Thing One and Two permission to do damage as long asthey didn’t kill me. She left after that, and as you can see by my state, they had fun. I think it became a challenge for them in the end, as I wouldn’t give them the reactions they were hoping for.”
“Fuck. Well, her plans didn’t exactly work out as she wanted, did they? We have Thing One and Two, as you call them. Now that you’re awake, I’ll be dealing with them soon. I just couldn’t do anything until I was sure you were okay, but no way was I letting anyone else be the one to handle them. For what they've done to you, they’re fucking mine. They're really going to wish they'd never been born by the time I'm finished.”
“I’m okay, I promise. Go deal with them and unleash some of that wrath I know you’ve got bottled up. It'll do you some good. Just make sure you make it hurt; they fucking deserve it."I tell him before leaning down and kissing his forehead.
"Where’s Cam anyway?”I ask, wondering where our son is.
“With Dad. They should be here soon. I sent a quick text when I woke up, saying that he could bring Cam over within the next hour. He’s been really worried about you. He thought he was losing a parent he’d just gained and really withdrew into himself. Dad stayed with him for me the whole time you were missing so I could focus on finding you and getting you back. I feel bad for not being with him, but I needed to get you home to us.”
After he finishes talking, the door to the infirmary slams open, and Cam rushes in.
“PAPA!”He yells as he runs towards my bed.
“Hey Cam,”I say through laughter.
“I’m so glad you're back and safe. I thought I’d lost you when I only just found you. I love you, Papa; please don’t make me worry like that again.”He says with tears streaming down his cheeks.
I lean over Wrath, wiping the tears from Cam’s face before holding his face in my palms.
“I love you too; you might not be mine by blood, but you're my son. I’m sorry I worried you, but I’m home now. I’m not going anywhere.”
Moving back, Wrath climbs off the bed. He drops a quick kiss on both mine and Cam's forehead before saying,“I'll be back soon. Be good.”
I laugh as he leaves. Not like I’m moving out of this bed anytime soon; I fucking hurt; the pain meds must've worn off while I was asleep. Hopefully, Doc will be in soon to give me something.
“So come on, Cam, fill me in on what I've missed while your Dad’s gone,”I say, patting the empty space next to me.
He climbs up and cuddles into my side before he starts talking about what I missed, like his meeting with Jasmine and all the time he’s spent with his Grandfather. It's nice to get some time with him now that I'm back. I missed him just as much as I did his dad.
Chapter Twenty-Four
Wrath
Now that I know Flame's really okay and he’s awake, I can go and deal with the fuckers we caught beating and stabbing him. Sending a quick text to Shadow, telling him my plan, I make my way to my office to grab my hidden bag. I don't use it often, only when I fully unleash on someone, and I haven’t done it since I took over as President, but these fuckers deserve everything I'm going to do to them. They touched what’s mine. They’re seriously going to regret the choices they made in their lives by the time I'm finished with them.
On the way down to our holding area, I’m met by Shadow. I had no doubt at all that he’d be here after I sent my text. With Flame out of commission, he’s the only one who's going to be able to pull me back if I go too far too fast. I wouldn’t want them dying quickly now, would I?
“Are you ready for this?”I ask him as we descend downstairs.
“Yep.”He replies steadily.
I can't help but let out an evil laugh as we enter the holding area. Both fuckers are strung up in the middle of the room, waiting for me. Now that's a wonderful sight to begreeted with. I wouldn't have wanted them sitting all nice and comfortable now, would I?
“How long have they been like that?”I asked Shadow.
“Since they got here, there was no need for them to be even remotely comfortable after how they had Flame.”
Ah, it seems my brother had the exact same thinking as me; sometimes being twins and so alike really does come in handy. They’re both just staring at me; they aren't gagged, which is good. I want to fucking hear them beg for mercy by the time I’m finished. I have no doubts they will be; they aren’t going to be able to hold anything back like Flame did when they tortured him. I'm going to make sure of it.
