The Devil's Masquerade: The Poison
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“Nick is under the spell of Savage’s poison. He has no control over what he wants right now.” I look over my shoulder at her as she smiles wide. “You heard me right. He’s been poisoned. His heart is hardening, and if we don’t get to him before it finishes, he will be forever Savage’s loyal warrior.” I sigh, wondering what I could possibly do and how can I do it while still protecting my sons, Ryan, Elijah … “Kayla!” she yells suddenly, forcing me to look up at her. “He has gotten into your mind and made you believe that he is stronger than you, and it is not true. He is scared of you! Why don’t you see that?”
“Because I am nothing! I am nothing more than a tired woman who has a family to care for, to look after. I cannot risk losing my sons. They are all I have. I can’t let him take all that I have left,” I yell back at her, returning my focus back to my feet.
“He already has, Kayla. He has you running, and he can take whatever he wants from you, whenever he wants, when you are too scared to fight back. He will take from you and then take from you again until there is nothing left and there is nothing left of you. He doesn’t need a weapon to kill you when he can get you to destroy yourself.” I raise my eyes up to hers once again. “Fight, Kayla, fight. Don’t run or you will surely lose everything.” My head begins to spin, and I am not sure how I can find the energy to even continue this conversation.
“I need to go home and rest. I need some time to think,” I say as she stands silent. “You’re not going to stop me?”
“Leave if you want to leave. I won’t stop you. I don’t have the power to do that. All I can do is show you how to fight, but if you don’t want to, there is nothing I can do,” she says, standing in the wind and judging my every step away from her. I turn completely away and walk towards my car. “Will you start drinking like your mother now?” she asks, remaining in her place. “Search for love within the arms of any and every man that shows you any attention? Will you hate your children because they remind you of what you have lost?” I immediately spin around, eyeing her down.
“I will never hate my children! I am not my mother. She was a horrible person. She hated everything and everyone. She blamed everyone for her problems when all she had to do was …”
“Was fight? Not give up every time things became difficult?” Kamini asks with a smile.
“This is not the same situation.”
“Isn’t it?” I have to close my eyes and tell myself to breathe. “You know you have it within you. You know he still loves you. Just think about it. None of it makes sense. I can help you, Kayla. All you have to do is fight and stop running.”
“I don’t know how. I …”
“No, there is no more ‘don’t or can’t.’ There is only, ‘I will. I will fight.’ I will meet you here tomorrow at this same time, and if you show up and say, ‘I want to fight,’ then I will help you. I will help you protect your family and your friends and get your husband back. But if you don’t show, if you decide you don’t want my help, then I will walk away and let you run.” She steps towards me. “I want you to think about this when you go to sleep tonight, Kayla. Ask yourself how strong your love is for him. Will you fight for him like he has for you? Is Nick worth fighting for?”
Her words echo in my head, all the way home and on into my bed. Nick is worth more than I can even put into words. Can I fight? Can I fight and win? Will I fight? Kamini’s words haunt me throughout the night, sneaking into my dreams over and over until I wake up in a cold sweat. I dreamt of running, and I dreamt of fighting, and in the end, my fears crept in again, and I dreamt of dying. The question is: Will I die running or will I die fighting?
For Nick … I would die fighting the devil himself.
Table of Contents
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Table of Contents
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41