Sweet Revenge

Chapter 33

"The lack of money is the root
of all evil." -Mark Twain.

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I stood frozen in my spot. Marcus softly chuckled as his knuckles slowly traced the nape of my neck.

"I must say," Marcus whispered from behind, "-I'm impressed."

Clenching my jaw, I spun around and narrowed my eyes. Marcus raised an eyebrow at me and stared at me in amusement.

"Hello Marcus," I hissed. And right then, it was the first time I allowed myself to show him exactly what I felt.

Rage, anger and disgust.

I allowed all the emotions too play out on my features.

My glare was so intense Marcus took a step back. However he then begun to slowly circle around me.

"I didn't think I'd see you again. Samantha."

I didn't like the way he said my name and I slowly turned to face him.

"Really? I hope you didn't think you'd get away with murdering my parents," I gritted and it felt good to be able to show him my anger.

However what I didn't expect, was for Marcus to throw his head back and laugh.

"Oh but Samantha," he cooed with a smirk, "-we already have gotten away with it."

I tried my best to stay still as he fired his words at me. I was planning out my motives, however it seemed like Marcus had a lot to say.

After circling me, Marcus paused in front of me. He took a step closer to me and his face was inches away from mine.

He brought his hand up and placed his palm on my cheek.

"You know," he slowly drawled out, tilting his head, "-I liked Victoria a lot better than Samantha. I actually quite liked the new you," Marcus finished in a bare whisper and I gave him a sarcastic smile.

"Marcus liking someone?" I snorted and pulled away from his hand.

"So why did you call me? Planning on killing me like you did to my parents?" I asked and clenched my fists.

Marcus paused and glanced at the ground before looking back up at me in thought.

"I really did like you Victoria. I'm willing to let you live. For us to...forget the past."

I didn't dare let another emotion play across my features. Marcus seemed calm.

Way too calm.

"Marcus," Catelyn hissed from behind, "-we are getting rid of her," she stated firmly as she glared over at me.

"That is not your call to make Catelyn," Marcus said calmly as he continued to stare at me.

I raised my hands and shoved Marcus away from my body.

"Actually, that isn't anyone's call to make," I chimed in and Catelyn narrowed her eyes at me.

Glaring back at Catelyn, my gaze drifted to Max. He stood behind Catelyn with a frown. He didn't dare utter a word.

"Catelyn," I slyly grinned, "-have you told Max about your secret lover?"

Suddenly Catelyns glare dropped and she looked at me with wide eyes. Standing up, she quickly spun around to face Max.

"Secret lover?" Max repeated with frowned eyebrows.