The Darkness of The Heart

Chapter 4 of my Walking Dead story, enjoy.

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Chapter 4

Clem groaned into her gag as Lilly entered the door, Minerva stepped back, still smirking, the brand on her upper left arm had been just the start.

"Can you do nothing right?" Lilly sighed seeing this.

Minerva scoffed. "What does it matter, we all know how this ends anyway."

Lilly shook her head before gesturing. "Alright then, let's get this dealt with now, time to pay for what you've done, Clementine."

Clem didn't reply, except to let out a short yelp as the tape was ripped off her mouth, she was then untied from the chair and forced to her feet with her hands tied behind her back once more. Lilly led the way while Marlon trailed behind, Minerva held Clem upright and forced her along, back into the main room of the barn.

"What the fuck!?" Marlon suddenly yelled. "This isn't..."

Lilly cut him off. "She ruined our plans Marlon, she will pay for it, this is the only way and you know it!"

Minerva scoffed. "It's what she deserves anyway, little bitch."

With that she jolted Clem, making sure to hurt the branded arm. This made Clem jerk and she finally saw what was causing the reactions of those around her. She saw what Lilly had planned for her. For there, hanging from the rafters, was a noose.

Clem reacted at once, trying to struggle away, but the torture had weakened her and Minerva's grip was too strong.

"But, this...this isn't, we can't just kill her!" Marlon protested.

"What would have us do, this is what she deserves for ruining us." Lilly growled.

With that Minerva forced Clem up onto the stool set up below the noose and despite Clem's struggles she found herself in place, the noose secured and tightened around her neck.

"You should never have interfered Clem, now this is your only fate." Lilly remarked darkly.

Clem glared at her. "You kidnapped my friends, you expect me to just..."

Lilly shook her head. "We were going to make them far more capable and better than even they could imagine, they would have been part of Delta, part of us, more powerful than anyone and able to deal with all who dared try to harm them or put them down."

"But you just had to ruin it, steal Violet from me, do this to me." Minerva snarled, gesturing to her burns. "This is the best outcome, get rid of this trash."

Marlon shook his head. "C'mon, this isn't right, we can't just-"

"You're either with us, or against us Marlon!" Minerva snapped.

Clem tugged at her bonds and suddenly found, to her surprise, that the bonds around her hands had begun to loosen.

"Let me do it."

She started at that, reminded of her current danger, as it seemed Minerva was volunteering to be the one to actually hang her.

Clem grimaced, glaring darkly at Minerva as she approached, laughing.

"Defiant to the end, huh?" She scoffed.

With that she was about to kick the stool out from under Clem's feet when suddenly out of nowhere, Minerva was tackled, crying out in shock. Clem and Marlon gasped, while Lilly yelled out in anger.

"GET THE FUCK OFF HER!"

Minerva screamed, trying to get away, but Clem could see she was struggling against the one who had tackled her.

"Violet." She gasped.

It was indeed Violet, she must have been able to sneak in, as Clem remembered the way she had got in the first time. It was the only thing that made sense.

"Urgh, I will not let this-" Lilly snarled.

Then, Clem's panic built again as Lilly approached her instead, ready to kick the stool out from under her.

But then it happened. "NO!"

With that, clearly pushed too far, Marlon acted and tackled Lilly with them starting to fight too. Clem grimaced at this, she had to do something as both fights continued and she knew if she wasn't careful, the stool would be knocked and she would be hanged anyway. Working as carefully but as quickly as she could, she managed to free her hands and quickly got the noose off. She leapt down from the stool and grabbed the ropes that had bound her hands. She hurried over to where Violet was still struggling with Minerva.

"She turned you against me, she ruined me!" Minerva was screaming.

Violet spat. "You've only yourself to blame, you manipulative bitch, you-"

She stopped, startled as Clem suddenly attacked Minerva too, getting her from behind and even securing the taller girls hands with the ropes.

At that moment however, the front doors burst open, the chain holding them closed being broken and the police burst in. The confusion that followed lasted for only a brief moment but soon things were under control and Lilly and Minerva were arrested and being taken away while Marlon turned himself in, planning to fully cooperate with the police.

"So what happens to him now?" Violet asked the officer who was checking over her and Clementine.

The officer shrugged. "Can't say, but his willingness to cooperate, might work in his favour."

Clementine sighed, feeling dizzy. "Good...that's good..."

"CLEM!"

That was the last thing she heard before blacking out.

End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.