Chapter 13

"Can't you understand me?" Theodore asked. Wayne swallowed hard in fear as he instinctively tried to flee. But the moment he lifted his foot, two bodyguards in black stepped forward and delivered two kicks to the back of his knees. As he crumpled to the ground, his knees slammed into the floor, and his bones cracked with a sickening sound. A cry of pain rose in his throat, but it was stifled before it could escape. Theodore slowly closed in. His eyes were cold and detached, as if he were looking at something already dead. "Pull out every last tooth in his mouth." After giving those instructions, he turned and walked toward the edge of the terrace. From his place, he could glimpse a corner of the main entrance. He stood in silence and watched as the slender Cassandra tapped her white cane ahead of her and climbed into a van. "Cassandra Monroe…" he murmured. For a moment, the frost in his expression thawed. His gaze lingered on the taillights as they vanished into the night until,