Chapter 54 Chapter 54
Chapter 54
Darius POV
“I stood over two men that were chained to the pipes , one of the men was Iris driver , the other was the truck driver who had run Vickie off the road .
Blood filled the floor and on my hands , I had been on this for hours . I tortured them slowly until they had nothing left to hide.
When they were finally ready to talk ,they were begging for death to come take them .
The name they gave stopped my heart beating for a moment.
It was not Leonard’s enemy , it was not some business rival of Iris' father , the man who wanted Iris dead was Marcus Webb .
A long time enemy of mine, someone I had completely forgotten about, someone that I had buried so deep in my past .
Seems like Marcus Webb had not forgotten about me , I was still in my thoughts when the truck driver said something that made me feel like the floor was rolling right before me .
“He said the sister was just the first message,”the driver cried ,blood running down his chin . “He said you would know why”.
I went completely still, my mind raced back , Marcus Webb. Twenty years ago,a deal went wrong,a fight I had won ,and Marcus had sworn revenge.
I had laughed it off and moved on with my life. I had forgotten the man even existed.
But Marcus had not forgotten, he had been watching me without my notice .
Vickie's fall ,the accident that has taken her life was not an accident at all , it was Marcus all these while.
He had killed Vickie because of me , he did all these just to get back at me just to ruin me .
Devastation washed over me. How could I possibly tell Iris that her sister is dead because of me? How can I look her in the eye again ? How could I tell her that the person she loved most in the world was gone because of a grudge I had forgotten?
I had nothing left to say to the two men as they had given me the ugly truth .
I walked up the basement stairs in daze , I didn't feel the blood drying on my hands , I fell to notice the dark red stains on my shirt and on my jaw , I felt empty inside .
I pushed open the door to the main hall and there she was .
Iris stood in the middle of the foyer , her eyes went wide when she saw me , she had come back on her own , she looked at my hands , my clothes and my face , I guess that's where she saw the blood.
I opened my mouth to speak , but I didn't even know where to start. The words were stuck in my throat.
But before I could say anything, a voice came from the hallway.
“Well, this is a nice welcome.”
I turned, my blood ran cold for a different reason now .
Clara .
She was standing there like she owned the place , her coat and hair were perfect, she had a small smile on her face .
She looked exactly the same as the last time I had seen her. The last time I had told Napheal to send her away and never let her come back.
“What are you doing here,Clara? “ I growled, my voice was low and dangerous. I clearly remember everything I had told Beta Napheal and that was to send her away for years , so why was she suddenly back ?
I noticed the confused look on Iris' eyes , her eyes moved between me and Clara , searching for an answer because clearly she did not understand what was happening.
I wanted to explain, I wanted to tell her who Clara was and that she meant nothing to me , but before I could say a single word, Clara spoke again.
“Well, I'm guessing you are his maid ,” Clara said, turning to face Iris. She looked at Iris from head to toe .
“I'm Clara, your boss betrothed .”
“What ?’ Iris gasped , her face went pale; she looked like someone had just hit her in the chest .
I was what happened, I saw the light go out in Iris eyes and it made me furious .
What do you want , Clara?” I demanded as I stepped forward and put myself between the two women.
“Mind you Clara she isn't my maid . She is my wife and you are going to respect her or get the hell out of my house.”
Iris did not stay to hear the rest ,she shook her head , it was a small movement, but it said everything. She turned around and walked towards the front door, she didn't look back.
“Iris!” I called out , my voice cracked and she did not respond, but as she walked out the door, I saw a tear fall from her eye .
"The door closed behind her.
Clara let out a snort and crossed her arms. "I don't think you are happy to see me," she said. "And what do you mean you have a wife? You know damn well you can't have one. You are betrothed to me."
Darius hissed through his teeth. He did not have time for this. He ran to the door and threw it open. But the driveway was empty. Iris was gone. Far down the road, he could see the red lights of a taxi getting smaller and smaller.
She had left. Again. And this time, he could not blame her.
The anger and the sadness and the guilt all mixed together inside him until he could not hold it anymore. He pulled back his fist and punched the wall as hard as he could. The sound was sick. His knuckles split open and blood ran down the white paint.
"Why the fuck is she back, Napheal?" Darius demanded. He did not turn around. He knew his Beta was there. He could feel him standing in the corner.
Napheal had been watching the whole time. He did not say a word until now.
"I'm afraid we will have to tend to that later, boss," Napheal said. His voice was tight. Something was wrong.
Darius finally turned around. Blood was still dripping from his hand onto the floor. "What are you talking about?"
Napheal held up his phone. The screen was glowing in the dark room. His face was serious. Graver than Darius had ever seen it.
"Your uncle has just been involved in an accident," Napheal said.