Chapter 99
"You say Gracie? Which Gracie?" Natasha asked, her eyes tearing and her voice trembling as her rage bubbled up.
"Now that I think about it, I've seen you two together before," he said, his tone disturbingly cheerful. Then, with a glint of excitement in his eyes and an ugly grin revealing his teeth, he added, "And the place where I killed her? It's the same company you work at, isn't it?"
Natasha felt as though her soul was being ripped apart. When the police investigated Gracie's death, they came up empty-handed—no fingerprints, no footage from security cameras, and no evidence suggesting it could have been a suicide. With nothing to go on, the case was ultimately labeled a cold case and closed.
If only she wasn't tied up and helpless, with the amount of anger she was burning with right now, she would tear this man before her to shreds and won't feel a damn remorse, he deserved the worst death possible, and if heavens helped her to survive this, she swore to the last face he sees as he breaths his last.
"I'll tell you one thing, even after my death, I'll come back to you as a grim reaper and be sure to take your soul in the most agonizing ways possible, mark my words you psycho." Natasha's shaky voice promised, her body trembling from both murderous rage and Exhaustion.
"Grim reaper you say? Even grim reapers are afraid of me." He declared with a mocking chuckle.
Just then, Natasha's eyes widened as she senses a presence, it was a grim reaper, was he here to take her soul, or was it.....Drogen!! Her heart raced from the possibility, had he come to save her? Was that even possible? For him to still be willing to save her even after everything she said?
"What's wrong? You Finally got tired of running your mouth?" He asked, grabbing her chin forcefully, tilting her head to look up at him.
"Hey, brace yourself..." Natasha said with a smirk, and before he could even figure out what she meant, a sudden energy surged and sent the man flying stry into a pile of woods, the heavy logs scattered and fell on top of the man, knocking him out instantly.
Natasha's eyes teared up as she realized who it was, he had really come for her. She felt his hands untying the ropes around her body and hand from behind, but she felt too guilty to say anything, it was definitely him, she could recognize that scent anywhere. Once the last rope was untied, her weak legs wobbled as she struggled to stand up, she turned to look at him, expecting him to just leave after saving her, he was supposed to be mad at her anyway.
But when their eyes met, the look she was expecting to find wasn't what she saw. His eyes were filled with both disbelief, rage, pain, love, there was no hate or disgust like she expected.
"Drogen I...." Her trembling voice tried to speak but was cut short when he pulled her into his embrace, hugging her tightly against his firm body. Natasha froze, completely caught off guard. He wasn't angry?
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry for coming late." He apologized, his voice trembling slightly as he buried his face in her nape, Natasha could feel his heart race tremendously, his body also trembled from overwhelming emotions.
She wrapped her hands around him, hugging him back, her resolve finally shattering as she broke into sobs. She was finally safe, she wasn't going to die. Drogen pulled back, and the next moment, his lips captured hers in a deep kiss, the taste of her blood filled his mouth but he couldn't care less.
As his kisses deepened, Natasha felt her wounds healing, the soul wrecking pain she was feeling earlier were slowly fading. She knew he had healing powers but this was just.... Incredible. Her arms wrapped loosely around his neck as she kissed him back, savouring the overwhelming feelings and emotions the reunion brought to her.
When he finally pulled away, they were both breathless as he held tightly onto her, unwilling to let go, as if afraid she might disappear. All the pain and discomfort she was feeling had already disappeared, like they were never there before.
"Drogen I'm sorry, I didn't mean anything I said, I just....I was just...." She struggled to say, her voice trembling with guilt as she sobbed softly, she had so many things to say to him, but it was like her mind had gone blank, she couldn't think straight.
"I know, you gave me a reason to hate you but I just couldn't bring myself to actually hate you, I'm sorry it took me so long to come." He whispered in a deep manly voice, but it full of warmth and something she never realized was actually possible, Love, had he really fallen in love with her?
Her heart ached from both joy and sadness, the joy of being loved by the one person she wished would, and the pain of knowing it was the same love that would cause his death, there definitely had to be a way, a way for him to love her and still survive, she couldn't afford to lose him again, not this time.
"I should be the one apologizing, I don't see you as a monster, not even a little...so don't take my words seriously, I just...."
"Shh, I understand. You can stop crying now." He said softly, wiping away her tears with his thumb as he gave her a teasingly reassuring smile.
The sounds of woods scattering shattered the emotional moment, their faces instantly twisted into a frown as they turned to the source of the noise. They both had the strong urge to rip every limb in his body apart, and they didn't care about the consequences.
"Can I have your dagger?" Natasha asked, turning to Drogen with her palm outstretched. The only reason she had lost to that psychopath was because he had a weapon and she didn't. Sure, he might have been more experienced, but this time, she wasn't planning on losing. This time, she was going to get revenge for her best friend.
The thought of being the one to end his life sent an unexpected thrill through her. Was she becoming someone she didn't recognize? One thing was certain—she wasn't the weak girl she once used to be.
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