Thorns of Roses

Last Christmas Eve

Song for this Chapter:

Thunder-Boys Like Girls

BONUS CHAPTER

CORINNE

It was my first christmas after Gianne passed away. It was so sad and depressing that I got to live in the moment and she don't.

It feels like I owe her everything. Feels like everything I do, she's there to haunt me and remind me that she deserves the truth.

Hannah and Diesel made me come with them to this shitty a-list christmas party.

I didn't want to come, but thinking that this was okay instead of getting stuck in the house for Christmas Eve.

Everyone's drunk and having a good time.

I am lonely and stuck-up.

I was minding my own business when I saw him.

Axel Matthew "Blaze" Mayhem walking out of the party like it bores the s**t out of him too.

And all I can see is Gianne and her dead body.

for a moment I froze, unable to move because there is only one thing I wanted to do after I saw Gianne get murdered.

Kill him. Kill him. Kill him.

Those words kept repeating on my head and I stood up. Followed him throught the event's parking lot.

He's just standing and minding his own business through his phone having a cigarette under the maple tree.

I look behind me and see my own car.

I entered my car and started the engine.

And just like God's will, I don't know if he would ever forgive me for what I am going to do. My car is facing perfectly in his direction.

When I hit him, it's the end of his f*****g useless life.

For me, this is the only way to get Gianne her justice since the justice system is all over this world no matter where Ingo would favor the Mayhems.

That's how powerful they are.

Then without a pause, in a heartbeat I run the car with the intention of killing him.

And when the lights of my car hit his infuriatingly beautiful face he doesn't even have an emotion.

He knows I am coming but didn't do anything to prevent his death, instead he just stood there waiting for the impact.

And it did.

I close teary messed up eyes when I feel blood on my head dripping. I was hit too.

Then I heard a blood churning screams from the inside and the commotion.

I slowly open my eyes, and saw him stuck between my car and the maple tree.

He has blood dripping on his mouth and it looks like he's in so much pain.

But what caught my attention is he's looking straight at me and smirks.

What the f**k?

When the people inside calls 911 and I can hear nearby the ambulance, Marv Davis walks towards him and read his lips, Blaze Mayhem says "Get her out first."

Did I just read that on his lips? Or am I hallucinating.

But seeing him on my mercy is very satisfying.

I smiled when he looks at me again, but this time there is no humor at all.

I raised my middle finger to him and he nods before closing his eyes.

But when do, Panic course through me.

Because I don't want him dead.

I want him in Pain but not dead.