Author's Note: Good evening fellow readers and authors. I want to thank Sporky and Sickly Sweet for their generous reviews. They helped me to improve my work. You two are my very first fans, thanks again. Please sit back and make yourself comfortable. I wish that you shall yet again enjoy another one of my tales of love and vengeance. Please feel free to submit a review of your choice. I beg of thee DO NOT BE GENTLE WITH YOUR REVIEWS. I am strong and can handle harsh words. Yours Truly,
Hope Corven
The Price of Retribution
"Damn that is one hell of a sight!" Officer Nicholas Graves said in disgust. The sight of Faith Angell was something that could haunt his dreams for years. Whoever had murdered her and her boyfriend Conner Drakens did a quite a fine job of screwing up her face. "Her face looks like a suicide clown to me" Dr. Corpse, the city's coroner, said jokingly. "Ha, ha, ha." Nicholas replied. "Good thing tomorrow is Halloween." Nicholas said sarcastically. "What are the exact causes of death?" Nicholas asked. "Drakens died from a severe gunshot wound to the head. I'll have to perform an autopsy to determine her cause of death." Nicholas focused upon Faith Angell's body. She was laid upon her queen-sized bed in a crucified style while Conner lie on the floor next to her.
"Whom is sick enough to do this?" Nicholas asked himself silently. Dr. Corpse stepped closer to Faith's body and pointed out two puncture wounds. "As you can see there are two injection marks, one on each arm." Dr. Corpse explained. Have you noticed anything strange about the about her wounds?" Nicholas asked.
"Actually, yes there appears to be no evidence of blood anywhere near her body. I did find a strange type of ash in the wounds on her face. I'll send a sample to the lab to determine what it is exactly." was Dr. Corpse's explanation.
Excuse me, Officer Graves, I found something you may want to see." one of the C.S.I.'s on the scene called out to him. Nicholas walked over to the C.S.I. and took the evidence bag she was holding.
Nicholas carefully looked at the card sealed inside. Tears welled up in his eyes from the painful memories brought on by the card. He quickly walked out the victim's sixteenth-story apartment, but not before handing the evidence bag to Dr. Corpse.
Dr. Corpse watched Officer Graves leave the apartment before he looked at the card. With just one glance, he knew who was responsible for Faith and Conner's deaths. In a death-like whisper, he mumbled three words "The Suicide King."