His Lethal Love by Monika Singh (short story to read txt) 📗

 

“She tried to kill you, Sam. How could you speak as if nothing had ever happened?” Maura stepped out of the crowd with Scott next to her.

 

“I believe in a second chance,” Samuel said innocently and stepped up to me. “She is not that bad at all.” 

 

Scott said nothing, but he didn’t like his brother speaking to me like that. Through his serious expression, I understood what he meant. 

 

“How thoughtful you are, Sam,” I said, trying to appear sweet. “I was wrong about you. I should have never dumped you. I should have valued your love.” I held his gaze. “I regretted doing that.” 

 

“Did you?” Samuel asked, and I nodded. 

 

“I’m sorry.” I wiped my fake tears. “I’m genuinely sorry.” 

 

Samuel smiled and wrapped his arms around me. “I know you love me, Cami.” I gasped when he squeezed me tighter. “You’re mine.” 

 

I felt nauseous when he kissed my head. I wanted to push him away, but I let him hold me and forced out a fake smile.

 

After a while, 

 

“How are you feeling, Cami?” Samuel asked with a smirk as he approached me and sat next to me on the couch. 

 

My eyes focused on Scott and Maura as they were dancing and clinging to each other’s arms. I gripped the glass in my hand when Samuel placed his hand on my shoulder. 

 

“I’m feeling nothing,” I whispered, and looked at him. “Actually, I don’t know how I am feeling. Tell me, how am I supposed to react after what happened to my friend?” 

 

“She fell on her own. I didn’t do anything.” Samuel said while grabbing a glass of wine and downing it in one go. “I’m sorry for what happened to her.” 

 

I grimaced at his words and looked away. I couldn’t bear the sight of him. He was making me feel sick. I needed to work on my plan, so I told him, “I want to have sex with you, Sam.” 

 

He paused, snapping his eyes at me. Shocked by my words. “Damn, Cami! Are you serious?” 

 

“Yeah, I’m serious. I want to do something to divert my mind. Sex might help me to get rid of bad memories. If you don’t mind I…” 

 

“Of course, not!” His excitement was undeniable. 

 

Bastard! 

 

“Then shall we…?” I asked. 

 

“Yeah,” Samuel smirked and got to his feet. We headed out and into the car before driving straight to his place. 

 

Anxiety crawled to my chest once he parked the car in front of his apartment. It was the same place where Rika fell off the window. Samuel said he didn’t throw her, but I knew he did. The way her body lay on the road. I knew she was being thrown.

 

I stepped into his room and shivered. 

 

“It was the same place where we used to make love, Cami.” He laughed darkly and I grimaced. 

 

I squeezed my eyes, trying to calm myself down, but it was difficult when nightmares swirled all around me. I could see the images of that event playing in front of my eyes. I could even hear her voice. I could see blood. 

 

“Fuck!” I hissed out, trying hard to hold back my tears. Now, I’m thinking I shouldn’t have come to that place. 

 

“Come here, babe.” Samuel removed his shirt, and I narrowed my eyes at him. 

 

“What do you think about why I am here?” I asked quietly. 

 

He stopped unbuttoning his shirt and raised his brows. “We’re here for sex, right?” 

 

“No.” I sneered. “I’m here for revenge, Samuel.” I brought out my sharp knife. “Eye for an eye.”

 

“Are you fucking serious?” He gritted his teeth out and charged at me, trying to catch my knife, but I dodged. “Cami, listen to me. You would have been in jail if I had not been there for you. I saved your sorry ass. This is how you’re paying me?” 

 

“Paying you?” I scowled. “You just killed my unborn baby and threw my friend out of this fucking window. How could you save me when you’re the one who destroyed me? You just…” 

 

“I fucking loved you, bitch.” He growled. “Couldn’t you fucking see that?” 

 

“You raped me.” I swallowed hard. “You killed our child. You just stabbed me to death. You even tried to kill me. What kind of love is this? This was not fucking love.”

 

“Put down that knife,” he warned, cautiously stepping toward me. “Put that thing down!” 

 

“Okay, I won’t kill you.” 

 

“That’s… that’s it.” He stuttered. “Don’t do this. We have a long life to live. We could get through it together, Cami. I love you and I know you won’t do this.” 

 

“I won’t do this, I promise, but you need to do one thing for me, Sam.” I blinked tears. “You need to surrender yourself to the police. You’ll tell them the whole truth and show them our intimate videos. I want you to spend your entire life in prison.”

 

“Really?” he scoffed. “Are you scaring me, darling?”

 

“I know I’m giving you the option. Either you save your life or choose to die.” 

 

“If I choose the third one.” Before I could understand anything else, he wrapped his belt around my neck and pulled me over him. I didn’t realize when he took off his belt. He choked me tighter, preventing me from breathing. “I won’t let you do this, Cami. I’ll end your life before you can pull this damn stunt.” 

 

My eyes watered when he choked me hard. He snatched the knife from my hand and hurled it across the room. I gasped and gasped, trying to breathe into the air. He almost choked me to death if I didn’t jab into his abdomen. 

 

I spun around and lunged at the knife. Coughing hard, I grasped a knife and stabbed it into his gut. He grunted in pain and stumbled to the floor. Instantly, blood-soaked his pants.