Page 25 of Voodoo Doll
“You won’t know unless you tell me your plan. I can do far more powerful things than you can imagine.”
“They need to pay. Both of them.”
“On that, we agree. But what is yourplan?” I hid my sudden spike of excitement and anticipation as I eagerly awaited her response.
She looked down at the doll, her fist wrapping around it so tightly I feared it would rip beneath the strength of her grasp.?
“They don’t deserve to live,” she hissed through clenched teeth. The sheer power of her malice and anger filled the room, making the air heavy with her fury.?
Any question I’d had of her intentions went out the window. I never could have guessed this. She wanted to cause them harm. My violent little moon. Could she be any more perfect?
My fingers touched her chin, lifting lightly until her anger-filled eyes found mine.?
“Say it. Tell me your plans,ma chère,” I whispered, my voice low, hoping that my excitement at the prospect of bloodshed was not overly apparent.
“They should never be allowed to hurt anyone ever again.” Her eyes darkened, pupils dilating as she spoke. She was succumbing to it, to the will of the ancestors. Just the touch of them, through my conduit, had been enough to awaken the dark part of herself she had buried for who knew how long.?
“And how do you plan to teach them this lesson, little moon?” I urged her, eager and desperate to hear her speak the truth of her violent desires.
“They’ll never learn; I know that now. So there is only one thing left to do. They won’t live long enough to hurt another soul.” Her eyes narrowed, never wavering from my gaze. Her intention was as clear as pure diamond.
“You will kill them both? Can you do it,ma chère? Can you bring yourself to take another life, let alone two?”?
Doubt clouded those brilliantly dark brown eyes, insecurity shining through as she lowered her gaze.?
“I don’t think I can.”
“What is it you need?”
“I need help.” She replied, biting her bottom lip nervously.
“How?”?
Her eyes darted back and forth for a moment while she considered her options. With a sudden soft gasp, she found my gaze again.?
“I don’t need a voodoo doll.”?
“What?” I was no longer following her.
“I needyourvoodoo doll.”
“It doesn’t work that way,ma chère. A doll is made to only work for one soul, bound by hair and the recipient’s lifeblood,” I explained carefully.?
“No. I need you to use your voodoo doll.”?
“My voodoo doll is attuned to you,ma chère. It will not work on them,” I explained slowly, unsure what she was missing here.?
“Exactly. It doesn’t work on them. But it works on me.” The corners of her lips slipped up into a most sinister grin, making me crave her all over again.?
“You wish for me to use it on you, and … then what?” I asked carefully, curious as to her answer.?
“And then you will help me exact my vengeance.”?
“You wish for me to control you? To force you into killing them?”
“Exactly.”
“Are you sure that is what you want?” I could not coerce her. This had to be entirely of her own free will.?
