Chapter 7

I stepped over the wailing and whining men, walking toward Barry, closing the distance between us one step at a time. With every step I took, Barry's tremors became more and more visible. The cigar fell from his lips as he retreated a few steps. Despite his obvious panic, he put on an act of bravado and stammered, "Don't think you can do anything to me just because you've defeated my men. I'll have all of you locked up in jail with just one call to the police!" I curled my fingers, channeling all of the anger raging within me into my fist before driving it directly into his ugly face, knocking out a dozen of his teeth in a flash. Barry collapsed to the ground, holding his face as he stared at me in disbelief. However, his pathetic appearance did nothing to appease the loathing I felt for him. He destroyed everything that I held dear. I was going to make him pay for the atrocious things he had done to me. Barry continued babbling incoherently as I dragged him into the hall. His word