His Serpent's Kiss
I remembered my mother’s heavy sobs, her subsequent illness and death, the pain and anger I had carried with me since then.
If Angelo Vecchio could give me that vengeance I needed, then I would work with him.
“What do you need me to do?” I asked, my tone heavy with meaning, gaze fixed upon his one eye.
He blinked, then smiled slowly, lips curling up into a satisfied grin that made my body chill with a strange dread.
One cannot un-ring the bell, I thought, pressing my lips together.
However, I knew in my heart. This was akin to making a deal with the Devil. And I had sealed my fate.