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Chapter 314
Natalia scoffed, the sound weak but defiant. “I don’t regret any of it, Heath. I thought I had a friend. Someone I could trust. But you… you’re far from a friend. You’re a monster.”Heath’s smile was chillingly serene. “Yes, dear. I am a monster. I never wanted you to see this part of me. I kept him locked away, on his best behavior, just for you. But you forced the door open. You unlocked the cage.” His voice took on a petulant, wounded edge. “How could you think you could just… leash me? Put me in the ‘friend zone’ like some harmless puppy? After everything I offered you? After the world I was ready to lay at your feet?”He started pacing, his words becoming a rambling stream of bitterness. “I gave you devotion! I gave you exclusivity! I was going to make you the queen of this city! And you threw it all back in my face for what? For a ghost of a marriage? For a man who didn't want you back? You chose a has-been over a king! You made me look like a fool! You humiliated me in the quie
Chapter 313
Braxton just looked at Natalia, savoring her anguish, then back at the smoking, blackened mark on Nathan’s back. He let out a low, satisfied laugh. He brought the now-cooling metal rod to his nose and sniffed it dramatically. “Mmm. I like the smell of revenge in the air. Especially when it’s being accomplished.”Natalia glared at him, her hatred a physical force.He caught her look and his smile widened. “Oh, don’t give me that face, sweetheart,” he mocked, shaking his head. “You know, you’re officially the most foolish woman I’ve ever met. To be hung up on a worthless piece of trash like him? After everything? It’s pathetic.”Heath nodded in vigorous agreement. “I concur. Her taste is so poor it’s almost a medical condition.” He feigned a gag, clutching his stomach, then smirked. “Blah. Makes me want to throw up just thinking about it.”He clapped his hands together, rubbing them with glee. “But enough about her poor life choices. It’s my turn now. My turn to torture our guest of ho
Chapter 312
Natalia’s eyes, bleary with pain, shifted slowly. She followed Heath’s pointing finger, past Nathan, to the heavy stone suspended high above and the lonely plank beneath it. The realization of Heath’s plan hit her like a physical blow.“Don’t, Nathan!” she cried, her voice ragged. “Just go! Get out! It’s a trap! He wants to kill you with that!”Heath smirked, not denying it. “She’s somehow right,” he admitted, his thumb stroking the remote. “But get on it anyway. I’m sure you’d rather be squashed flat than have poor, innocent Natalia boiled alive. Right? That’s the kind of noble idiot you are.”He looked up at Natalia, then back at Nathan, his smile turning conspiratorial. “You see, my whole point in getting her abducted was mainly to get you, Nathan. Don’t ruin my hope and my fun.” His thumb moved, hovering meaningfully over the button on the remote. “Or…”Nathan watched the thumb. He calculated the distance, the mechanics of the winch, and the fragility of Natalia’s position. He co
Chapter 311
Heath squeezed the herb between his fingers, crumbling it directly into the bottle of vinegar. The particles floated in the liquid, turning it cloudy.He looked at the same man. “The stick. Now.”The man rushed off again and returned with a long, thin wooden stick, one end wrapped in a dirty foam pad.Heath shook the bottle violently, mixing the poison into the vinegar. He then carefully poured the cloudy liquid over the foam pad until it was soaked. He took the stick, holding it by the clean end, and stepped forward. He stretched his arm out, bringing the dripping, poisoned pad closer and closer to Natalia’s parched, parted lips.“I want to see what happens,” he whispered, his eyes gleaming with a sick fascination, “when Nathan finally shows up, late as always, and finds you already dead. I wonder what his face will look like.”He laughed again. Braxton, watching, let out a nervous chuckle in echo.He brought the soaked pad right up to her mouth. The sharp, acrid smell of vinegar and
Chapter 310
Heath’s thumb hovered over the button. He watched Natalia’s face, her eyes screwed shut, her body tensed for the final, fatal drop. A wide, delighted grin spread across his face.He didn’t press it.Instead, he cocked his head, listening to the silence beyond the warehouse walls. After a long, tense moment, he looked back up at her and sighed dramatically. “No sirens, dear Natalia. No flashing blue lights. Hell’s kitchen isn’t seeking a new chef today. You get a stay of execution.” He gave the remote a little waggle. “For now.”Natalia’s eyes flew open. The relief was so immediate and overwhelming that it made her dizzy. She sagged in her bonds, a broken sob shuddering through her.Heath pointed at her and laughed, a loud, crowing sound. “Look at you! Look at that face! You were so scared! I could see it! You really thought you were about to become soup!” He wiped an imaginary tear from his eye. “And you call yourself proud. Even in the face of death, you’re just a trembling little t
Chapter 309
Meanwhile, back in the dimly lit and grim room, Heath handed his phone to Braxton. “Send him the address. Now.”Braxton took it, his thumbs flying over the screen. “Sent.” He looked up, his earlier bravado tinged with nervous energy. “Do you… do you think he’ll actually come?”Heath nodded, his confidence absolute. “He’ll come. He’s that predictable, noble type. He won’t leave her to boil.”Then it hit Braxton. His eyes widened, a fresh wave of anxiety washing over his face. “Wait,” he stammered, the words tumbling out. “What if… what if he brings the police along with him? Or at the worst level, the FBI? We didn’t think of that!”The thought visibly struck Heath, too. His smug expression faltered for a second before twisting into a scowl. He rounded on Braxton. “Why didn’t your brainless head think of that before you sent the damn address?!”Braxton flinched. “Huh? You gave me an order! I couldn’t think that second, I just carried it out!”“Then you must be stupid,” Heath said, his v
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