Chapter 8
Everything burns
Kol was having a time of his life. He had just slaughtered a lot of people. And these people actually offered him some challenge. They were all predators, like him. Not as good as him of course. Their guns didn't help them much. Only this guy called Fitz was left. He didn't look so scary now hiding in his study. Kol knew exactly where he was.
"Come out, come out, where ever you are", he said cheerfully.
He could hear his heart beating faster and faster. It was like beautiful music. He could practically smell his fear. Kol kicked the door open. Fitz tried to shoot him in panic but Kol got his gun easily.
"Look, what ever you're paid, I double it. No, triple it", Fitz said trying to back away.
"Hmm, let me think about that…no", Kol said and broke his neck.
That was the last one. Kol smirked. What a great way to spend a night. He could have just pay Selene's debt or compel Fitz but that wouldn't have been much fun. Instead he had got rid of all of those who threatened Selene and her family. But everything had a price. Soon it would be time to collect. He was looking forward to that. But now it was time to do some cleaning. Playing with fire was always fun. A perfect way to end this pleasant night.
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Selene had a terrible headache. She hadn't slept very well. She forced herself to get up and started to get ready for work. She opened the TV and was just about to make coffee when she suddenly froze. She couldn't turn her head away from the TV. Fire. At least nine people dead. She recognized the house immediately. It was Fitz's house. She started to shake and fell to the floor. No. It couldn't be…
"Selene?" Derek said. "Are you ok?"
She couldn't speak. She just pointed the TV.
"No way…" Derek murmured. "Is that bastard really dead?"
"I… I don't know", Selene managed to say. She was pretty sure that he was dead. Thanks to her. What had she done?
"Hey Selene, you look terrible", Derek said when he helped her up. "Are you sick?"
"Yes, I… I can't go to work. Could you please call Arnie? I have to…"
She would have fallen again if Derek wouldn't catch her.
"Hey, should I take you to hospital?" he asked worried.
"No, no, I need to rest. I need to…"
"Ok, let's get you to bed then."
Derek helped her to her room and tucked her in.
"Just rest, ok. I was going to run some errands but do you want me to stay home with you?"
"No, you don't have to. I just need to rest."
"You do that sis. And don't worry; everything is going to work out. Ding, dong, the witch is dead."
Selene opened her mouth but couldn't say anything.
"Sorry", Derek said. "I know it's wrong to be happy about someone's death but let's face it, if Fitz really is gone, that's the best thing that could happen to us. Maybe our luck has finally turned."
Selene wanted to laugh hysterically but instead she just nodded.
"Yeah, maybe."
"I'll see you later sis, just take it easy."
"Sure. Have a nice day", Selene managed to say.
She felt nauseous. This was so unreal. She had made a deal with… who? Or what? A devil? The Devil? No, it couldn't be. But his eyes… For a moment she had saw the darkness in them. She had known all along. And yet she had said yes without even knowing the price. Selene started to shake. What kind of person would do something like that? Not a good person.
She had always tried to do what was right. She had been respectful to her parents, polite to everyone who she met and always followed rules. She had never even got detention. And now all those people were dead because of her. Maybe all of them weren't good people but that didn't matter. She had no right to judge anyone. And then there was the question she didn't want to think about. What did he want in return?
She couldn't help thinking about Faust. That story had scared her when she was a child. Had she sold her soul to the devil? But that was crazy. Selene tried to calm down. She closed her eyes and tried to think about something else. Something nice. That didn't work out so well. Finally she fell asleep but her dreams turned into nightmares. She woke up gasping for air. She wasn't really surprised when she saw a red rose on her nightstand. There was also a note. There was only one word written on it. Soon…
