Chapter 16 - The Desperate Lunge of a Humiliated, Broken Man
Just as the elevator doors parted, a frantic figure lunged out from the service stairwell with wild eyes.
It was Trevor, having slipped away from mall security in a desperate bid to salvage his ruined life.
“You ruined me! You took everything!” Trevor screamed, rushing toward Sadie with a heavy metal sculpture in hand.
Dante moved with terrifying speed, shoving Sadie safely behind his back as he intercepted the charging executive.
Before Trevor could swing the metal object, Dante caught his wrist with crushing force and twisted it backward.
A sharp crack echoed through the private hallway as Trevor dropped the sculpture with a blood-curdling scream.
Dante swept his leg out, sending Trevor crashing hard onto the marble floor in the exact same posture he put Sadie in.
“You never learned, did you?” Dante whispered, pressing his polished shoe against the back of Trevor’s neck.
Trevor wept openly into the floor tiles, completely broken, battered, and stripped of all human dignity.
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“Please... please don't kill me,” Trevor sobbed, pressing his face against the cold stone.
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