SIMON POV
*Anne some chapters ago suggested this song for the unhinged Derrick in CH 72, but I saw it fitting for this chapter too so put in speaker : Break stuff - Limp Bizkit*
The only thing keeping me from tearing the steering wheel in half was the thought of Reyes screaming.
Not just dying — no, that would be too easy. Death was mercy. I wanted him breathing. Broken. Skin peeled back in strips. Knees shattered so every breath meant pain. I wanted him choking on his own spit while he begged, and even then, I’d decide when enough was enough.
Kai got it.
She was the only one who did.
Her tone never rose, never faltered — steady as a scalpel. She didn’t just think about pain; she thought about longevity. About keeping him alive so the torment could stretch on for days. Weeks, if we h
