Chapter 60: Blood Isn't Everything
"Call Michael," ordered Susan as she handed Lincoln a phone, "Tell him to put Whistler on the line and that I need for him to listen very carefully to the following instructions."
Lincoln reluctantly did as she said. Jack never let her eyes wander from Susan. She glared at her with pure hatred the entire time. Susan seemed slightly unnerved, but kept her composure and evenly held Jack's gaze. It was unusual for someone to defy her so openly. She was used to people cringing at her glare, not the other way around.
Susan lit a cigar and sauntered over to Sophia. She stood behind her chair and waited, balancing the cigar between her fingers.
The second she heard Whistler's voice come on the line, she whirled around and stabbed Sophia with the cigar. Sophia screamed in pain.
Jack reacted instantly and flew at her sister with a feral snarl. The guard tried to stop her, but she was too fast for him. Jack landed a punch squarely in Susan's jaw before the man managed to grab her and fling her away.
Susan snarled in anger and pain, but managed to recover quickly. Whistler's terrified yelling broke the momentary silence as Jack stood over to the side, glaring at her sister and blocked from continuing her attack by the guard.
Susan shot Jack a look of loathing as she picked up the cigar she had dropped.
"Have the coordinates worked out James?" she asked into the phone.
"Not yet…"
Susan lunged towards Sophia again and burned her with the cigar. Sophia's cries of pain made Jack leap up again in anger. Lincoln moved forward as well, but the guard drew his gun and aimed it back and forth between Lincoln and Jack, keeping them at bay.
"I'm pretty sick of waiting around for you guys to screw me over," said Susan, "I'm going to need those coordinates by the end of the day."
Susan moved forward and burned Sophia for a final time.
A few minutes later, Susan pulled out a medical kit and nodded to Lincoln and Jack. They moved forward hesitantly and began to pull out some ointment and bandages.
Jack helped Lincoln apply them to Sophia's burns, all the while keeping an infuriated eye on her half-sister.
"You made a big mistake today, Jack," said Susan, quietly and almost regretfully.
"No, you're the one who's made the mistake," snarled Jack with barely suppressed fury, "And I'll get you for this…I swear to you that I will!"
Susan shook her head, a sad look in her eyes.
"I'm truly sorry you feel that way, Jack. We could have worked well together."
"The only working you and I'll be doing together is when I'm killing you!" yelled Jack.
Susan looked genuinely taken back.
"But we're sisters…"
Jack sneered, "What? Is that supposed to mean something to me?"
Susan looked hurt.
"Because it doesn't," continued Jack, "Sophia's more like a sister to me than you. And Michael, Lincoln, Sucre, Sara, L.J., Alex….they're all more of a family to me than you could ever hope to be."
Susan took a few steps back. She seemed almost afraid at the look of pure, unbridled anger that distorted Jack's face.
Jack smiled coldly at her look of fear and uncertainty.
"Like I said…I will get you for all that you've done…I swear…even if it's the last thing I do…"
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