Introduction.
Note!
Although this novel takes place in the city of Los Angeles, all locations, events, characters, and institutions are fictional.
Any resemblance to real persons or places is purely coincidental.
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Unknown Person
That night, something changed. I knew I would never be the same person again. I realized I could no longer be the old version of myself. That evening, it felt as though another person had been born inside me. Someone who was never supposed to exist. A side of me that had always been locked deep within the darkest corners of my subconscious.
But after seeing what they did to my sister... something so horrifying... I couldn't endure it anymore.
After that night, I understood that I had to take revenge on all of them.
Still, another part of me kept whispering that I had to remain a good person. That revenge would solve nothing. And for a while, those thoughts kept me alive. But that fragile peace and self-control didn't last long...
To be more precise, only a few days.
My sister killed herself.
And I was the one who found her lying on the floor.
That was the moment I truly understood something.
The world is a cruel place.
And good people are consumed by monsters like him...
That man...
Even after many years, I still wasn't ready to do anything. Maybe I was afraid. Or maybe I simply didn't want to take that final step. Because if I took it, everything would change.
Drastically.
Now I'm sitting in class...
And then I hear a name that catches my attention.
Gerard Felidge...
I frown.
That name...
I've heard it somewhere before.
And then I remember...
Johan Felidge...
One of the men who destroyed my sister.
I smile.
That's when I realize the time has finally come...
The moment I understood that every bloodline would get exactly what it deserved.
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Eddie Marson
A Few Years Earlier
Everything ends today.
I knew that from the very beginning, ever since I started killing all those students.
At first, murder was simply my purpose in life. But after slaughtering all the real culprits, I realized something terrifying...
I couldn't stop anymore.
Killing had become my life.
Murder became my caffeine before sleep.
Like a drug I would die without.
So I kept going.
I killed more than thirty people.
And every single one of them screamed in agony. They begged for mercy, but mercy never came.
Because none of them deserved redemption.
And I know that.
Everyone knows that.
Even they knew it themselves.
Still, just when I thought I had won, I made a mistake that left me sitting inside a prison cell.
Trust was my fatal mistake.
My girlfriend seduced me.
I couldn't resist her.
And then she struck.
Well... not exactly her.
Her real boyfriend did.
He beat me nearly to death.
And then he called the police.
I was arrested.
All because of one mistake.
That's how even the greatest minds in the world fall...
Trust destroys everyone.
Suddenly, my cell comes alive.
A silhouette appears beyond the bars of the prison cell holding me.
Then the door slowly opens.
The person I expected steps inside.
A grin spreads across my face without me realizing it.
"I knew you wouldn't be able to stay away from me," I say.
But the girl only laughs.
"Well," she replies, "I definitely didn't come here to save you."
I freeze.
A few seconds later, laughter bursts out of me.
"You really do have a good sense of humor," I tell her. "I know you came here to kill me."
My laughter fades, and I grin like a complete psychopath.
"But I have to ask you something."
"And what would that be?" the girl asks.
"Can you really stain your hands with blood?"
She freezes.
But then I notice another figure standing behind her.
That was the night I died.
But she wasn't the one who did it...
This novel is intended for adult readers, as it contains themes of domestic violence, psychological trauma, depression, and sexual violence. The book also includes profanity and offensive language, which may not be suitable for all readers. Some scenes and ideas may be inappropriate for younger audiences.
