All Chapters of BLACKRIDGE: FORGED FROM FIRE: Chapter 1 - Chapter 4

Michael’s POVThis was the first time I disagreed with Ryan. Damn, such a pathological liar, it is very embarrassing.Ryan was many things. He was reckless, brilliant, infuriating, and sometimes calm.But a liar? I doubt it until this call.I stare blankly into space, pressing the phone tightly against my ear. I clench my fist so much that my fingers sink into my palm.“You must think I’m a baby to believe such,” I murmur gloomily.“Say it again,” I mutter.Ryan’s voice roars through the phone, and I can feel his frustration and anguish, but his words are too hard to swallow. “I said, I didn’t do it.”I exhale deeply, running a hand through my messy hair. “They have evidence, Ryan. Glaring evidence.”“Those… those are fabricated.”“What about the witnesses? What about the videos? What do you want me to believe?” I bark in frustration.“They paid witnesses, manipulated those videos. I... I didn’t do it!!!”This time his voice is loud and sharp. “Why… why… why the hell are you sounding

Ryan Carter POVToday I sought vengeance, retribution for the humiliation Samuel put me through.He tortured me, and totally embarrassed me on this cursed solitary concrete floor.The moment I tried to pick up the belt, he notices my movement and steps on my hands. The disturbing crack envelops the whole room.What follows is my agonizing scream. I feel all my bones cracking. His boots are hard and merciless, judgmental enough to shatter my bones and tendons.He doesn't stop. He uses his fists to hit me over and over again till I lose all will to fight.“You shouldn't have done that, Carter. You think getting rid of me will save you in this hellhole? I am your greatest ally as well as your nemesis. Victor and Mateo Cruz will feast on you like a living sacrifice if I was out of the picture.” He grabs my hair hard as he whispers those words into my ears.................The remaining days here are horror, pain, and fear intertwined to break me.The darkness is even more torturous. It h