Page 31 of Dark Prince

“No. I changed my last name and moved to Kansas City as soon as I could, my mom died when I was sixteen and Clayton was tired of me after he made me get rid of the baby.”

“Why do you kill people ?”

“Men.” I correct him.

“Why do you kill men?”

“It started out because one touched me after being told several times to stop and I flashed back to Clayton, and ended up killing him very sloppily. But after that, I just did it to get rid of the pain Clayton left inside of me.”

“Now? Why do you do it now?”

“Because I enjoy it.” I answer honestly. “Why are you asking me?”

“Because I'm wondering if it's your upbringing or if it's just part of your DNA.” He rubs his hands over his face. “This is a fucked up-” he pauses.

“What?”

“My family has been slowly killing off all of your family.” Oh, he just realized that. Good for him. “My mom, dads, brothers, me.” He looks me dead in the eyes. “I killed Gabriel in prison.” He blurts. “Because we're trying to flush out his father, your grandfather.”

“He's still alive?” I ask.

“Supposedly.” Axel throws his knife down and grabs my wrist, “take me to your basement.”

“No.”

“There might be cameras up here. I'm assuming you keep the basement on lockdown.” I nod, “then take me there.” I lead him through the living room to the dining room, open the hutch cabinet door and punch in the code. The door slides open and we slip in. The door shuts behind us and I lead him down the stairs, flipping the light on.

“There are no cameras down here, the room won't allow signals through.” He walks straight to my victim's chair and sits. “Are you okay?”

“No, and our lives are about to get a whole lot more complicated.”

?Chapter Eighteen

?Axel

Alexander fucking Romano. That’s who her father is, that’s the reason my mother is so hard up to get me married to her so quickly. I wonder if they knew who her father was before they gave me her information. Did they set me up? Am I just another fucking pawn in their games? Up until now I knew where I stood with my family, I was the youngest sibling, the one who could do no wrong, but after I took the fall for Kenan and killed Gabriel in prison, I knew things were going to be different. I had never actually killed someone until him. I was always the one who created the games, enjoyed the torture. Then after I killed him, it was one name after another. How I didn’t get caught in prison killing four different men is beyond my knowledge, and when I would ask, Mom would just tell me not to worry.

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