Chapter 236
Angel
It was as if I was staring at his ghost instead. I was certain I shot him to kill him so how the hell did he manage to live?
I looked at my men and they all stared back at me with assurance.
“Explain what’s happening here.” I said to Knight and he nodded slightly.
“It’s really Carl. We found out that he was alive after searching for him for almost a week. You missed your shot and by the time his aunt found him, he was still breathing and she was able to save him.
Knight explained and I trailed my gaze back to Carl, tilting my head and narrowing my eyes to make sure he was really the one. I took a step further and examined him more thoroughly. One thing was sure, he looked more alive than I could ever imagine.
I took more steps getting a closer look at him.
“I killed you.” I repeated as if that would make him disappear.
“Like he said, you missed.” Carl spoke for the second time and his voice was completely laced with anger towards me. I blinked severally trying to get over the shock of a person before me.
“I was so sure.” I whispered still finding it hard to believe
“Why don’t you take a more closer look at me?” He spoke again. “I mean, you can touch me to confirm.” He said stretching his hand towards me. I looked down on his stretched hands and hesitated a little before reaching out to it but the next thing I felt was a hard punch land on my face which sent me almost falling to the ground.
“You fucking bastard!” He yelled and came at me again, this time succeeding in pushing me to the ground. Several hard blows landed on my face and I felt blood spilling from my mouth.
“Bloody! Bastard!” He yelled accompanying each word with a punch. I swear I felt my face was disfigured with all the punch landed on me. I managed to wedge his attacks with my hands but what surprised me the most was that my men were not interfering. Was this some sort of deal? To have him kill me instead? I pulled myself together allowing Carl land more blows to my arm while I calculated my next move.
I got my chance and I took it and was able to pull him off me. I scrambled backwards trying to get to my feet when Carl yelled angrily and pounced on me again. My back was slightly touching one of my men’s feet but whoever the motherfucker was, he pulled his feet away convincing me this was a deal made. Carl attacked me with more fury, hitting me more aggressively and after struggling a while I was able to turn him over.
I got above him and landed three hard punches to his face instead. The man really hated me and he was right to. I deserved every pain he inflicted upon me. It was only after I hit Carl that my men came to interfer pulling me away from him.
I pulled myself away from their hold and they came between me and Carl protecting him instead. I wiped the blood from my mouth and stared at them quzzically.
“That’s enough now Angel.” Caspian said and I focused my gaze on him. “I promised him we wouldn’t interfer when he tries to get at you… You deserve it anyway.” Carl said and I felt stabbed by his words. I dipped my head in guilt and took some steps away from them. I moved towards the desk in the room and placed my hands on it.
I was panting heavily and then began to laugh hysterically.
“He’s alive, he’s fucking alive!” I yelled amidst my laugh. Soon my laugh turned into one of relieve as I fell to the ground.Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!
As much as I was trying to get Thea to forgive me and love me again, I also had the internal battle of guilt for taking Carl’s life.
“You’re alive.” I said as my chest squeezed painfully while looking at Carl who was now on his feet. I felt my eyes moist with fluid and I laughed again feeling a huge relieve at the reality that played before me. My emotions soon switched and I found myself sniffing back the tears that threatened to fall off.
Up untill now, my life was a complete mess but having one good news was everything to me at this moment.
The men looked at me like I had gone crazy but I was beyond happy to see that Carl was alive.
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Carl had explained everything that happened that night and how he received a call from Thea. He had also told me Thea’s part of the story as she had narrated it to her. He kept swearing to kill me if he found out that I indeed hurt Thea as well.
I felt a huge weight of guilt, three times stronger than what I had felt previously.
I hated myself for real.
“Why was I so impatient? Why did I let her go through all that without giving her a chance to tell her side of the story. I broke the woman I love, I broke her heart.” I cried to Knight and Caspian while they just watched me with empathy. Mike had escorted Carl back to the room they had prepared for him.
“Carl is alive and Thea needs to know. This might not be enough to win her love again but it’s a start.” Caspian said and I looked at him full of gratitude. I heard how he went down to convince Carl to come along with him and even though he confessed painting me horribly before Carl I still felt grateful because the truth was that he didn’t lie.
I was indeed a monster just like Thea always called me.
“How do I face her now? All she ever did was love me and this was how I repayed her. I don’t deserve Thea. I don’t deserve her love.”
“… She deserves some justice at least. She was framed for loving you and punished by the same man she was trying to protect. She has been through hell and you have to do whatever you can to make up for that. I doubt you can but at least try.” Knight said and I felt worthless. I was ashamed to face her not after knowing what I do now.
All the while she only defended me against Sparrow. I couldn’t believe I treated her so coldly. I don’t think I could ever forgive myself.
“There’s one more thing you need to know about our prisoner Julio.” Caspian said and I became alert.
“What is this?” I asked seeing the recorder he handed over to me.
“It’s a record of his confession. I tortured him the other day and was able to get the truth out of him.” He said and I took the recorder from him. I pressed the button and began to listen to Julio’s confession. I shut my eyes full with regret as he confirmed in his confession everything Carl has said and how they had framed Thea to make me think she betrayed me.
I messed up big time. I messed up everything. I was the fucking problem!
While I was hating myself within, the next line of confession shocked me to my bones.
That single name mentioned…. Natalia.
I listened through the entire confession and ropped the tape standing to my feet still in shock.
Everything came back to me now. It all made perfect sense. Natalia ….
“How was I so blind?” I muttered. “How the fuck did I let that bitch deceive me all these while?” I said building with anger and in a matter of seconds I erupted smashing things across the room. I was fuming.
“Natalia….” I called with so much anger within me.
To think she said such terrible things about Thea just to change my mind about her and I entertained her through it.
I wiped my face in regret not knowing how I where to start fixing the damage I had caused.
Was this an irreparable situation?
“I confirmed Julio’s confession as well.” Caspian said. “Mike and I spoke with some strippers. Trish confessed to Natalia being behind Sasha’s murder and that she had been fucking both you and Sparrow at the same time.
He said and I felt completely disgusted. Having had myself inside her while she fucked that bastard as well.
They all had to pay for what Thea had gone through and for what my men had suffered.
Don Ricardo had better prepare for was because I was certainly going to kill Sparrow.
“Take me to Julio I have unfinished business with him.” I said and they both nodded.
It was time to fight an eye for an eye. Sparrow’s men for my men and blood for blood.