Chapter 16: Broken Apart

Addicus slowly walked up to Sharon and moved past her and locked the door to the office and kept the key in his shirt pocket. Then, he stood directly in front of Sharon who looked at him with hatred and disdain; *a look that shot daggers into his heart.*

Sharon was already in tears and Addicus lifted his hands to hold her shoulders and calm her down but she pushed him away.

"No! Don't you ever dare put your hands on me again," Sharon yelled with tear-filled eyes and in a cracking voice.

Addicus got angry.

"Why did you have to eavesdrop on my conversation? Do you know the position you've put in now? Do you know what I must do now?"

He was upset by the idea of killing Sharon because despite how sick it was that he would love a woman whose family he slaughtered, he did love her in his own twisted and psychotic way.

"What? What will you do? Will you kill me just like how you killed my mother and father? Will you get me out of your way so I could never take back what you stole from my family? You monster!" She said angrily.

"What I stole? Do you really think I wanted that? I'm a businessman, Sharon, not a criminal. I went to your father with a good offer. An offer that anyone in their right mind will embrace and even thank me for but your father was stubborn. He was proud and he refused my offer.

"It was his fault. He knew how much I wanted that land and still chose not to sell it to me. I warned him. I warned him that I always get what I want, one way or the other but he didn't take me seriously and he paid the price.

"Your mother on the other hand was just collateral damage," Addicus said to her without any real remorse or sensitivity in his tone.

"You may always get what you want but not this time. I'd rather die than be married to a monster like you. I'll go to the police and I'll tell them everything and you'll rot in prison," Sharon threatened.

This didn't sit well with Addicus. He grabbed her neck and pushed her to the bookshelf just behind her which caused some books to fall on the floor.

"You dare threaten me? You ungrateful brat! I gave you everything you ever dreamed of and this is what I get in return? You don't deserve my love. You're nothing without me," he said like a beast about to devour her.

He immediately calmed down and had this crazed look in his eyes. He fiddled with her hair with his one free hand and began trying to convince her to still marry him despite everything.

"I'm sorry, my dear. You know I'd never hurt you. Just don't tell anyone about what you know and we can go back to the way things were, huh? What do you say, my dear?"

He sounded like a complete lunatic and Sharon was now really scared for her life. His choking hold on her neck was getting tighter and she found it difficult to breathe.

"Never!" She managed to say.

That one word infuriated Addicus even more and he threw her across the room. She crashed into his desk and fell, hitting her head on the arm of his chair.

She was already bleeding but Addicus continued attacking her. He picked her up and slapped her across the face. She fell and was trying desperately to get away from him but he pulled her back and kicked her several times.

"It's all your fault. It's all your fault," he yelled and continued beating her.

He grabbed her neck again and slammed her to the floor and was choking her with both hands.

She was struggling, clawing at him, trying to free herself but he was too strong for her. She started fading away, unable to breathe.

In desperation, she moved her hand across the floor, trying to find anything she could use in her favour. Her hand touched something and she grabbed it.

It was his whiskey bottle. She smashed it directly on his head and he screamed in pain and let go of her neck.

Sharon was finally able to catch her breath and tried to stand up so she could get away from him. She crawled on the floor and made it to the door with her face and dress covered in her blood. She tried to open the door but it was locked and the key was in Addicus' shirt pocket.

She had to get it from him. She moved towards him and was quickly going through his pockets looking for the key. She found it and turned around to face the door when he grabbed her hair. She screamed, yelling for help but to no avail.

He got on his feet and dragged her across the room by her hair. He got on top of her and laughed maniacally.

"No one can help you, little Sharon. This is my house, remember?"

He started to pull the top part of her dress down to reveal her bosoms. He also pulled the bottom part upward, touching her legs and thighs.

"I always imagined what it'd be like to have you in my bed, to see your naked body and make love to you. I guess I'm about to find out," he laughed.

He wanted to rape her. Sharon screamed and tried to pull away from his grip but he was way too strong for her.

"Leave me alone, you monster," she shouted frantically.

Her screams only seemed to excite him more and he started to rip her clothes and undo his belt.

"Don't fight it, my dear. You'll enjoy this as much as I will,"

Sharon noticed a flower vase right behind her. She picked it up and tried to hit him again but he caught it and pushed it away from her.

**The vase fell to the ground and broke apart; a perfect symbol of her life in this exact moment - broken beyond repair.**