Hidden Gifts

Twenty-two

It was Devon.

How the hell did he find her?!

How the hell did he know the passcode?!

He slammed his fist into her stomach making her stumble backward as she clutches her stomach in pain.

He uses her leg to drop kick her and she hits the floor hard on her face.

"No more playing around. I didn't want to do this to you but you have pushed my hand, Talia." He says plainly with no care what so ever.

"F– fuck you." She glares at him before going into a coughing fit.

"Pathetic." He grabs her both legs and flings her like a doll making her hit her body on the mirror. The glass shatters into a million pieces around her.

"Finally doing the dirty work yourself aren't you." She wobbles as she stands up using her sleeve to wipe her bleeding nose.

"Yes." He grabs her arms, twists it and kicks her in the gut once more. She felt like she was going to vomit. "It's not as exhilarating as watching others do it for you then killing them if they fail to deliver or.. tell the victims to run away." He swings his arm to punch her but Talia uses her forearm to block it.

"You killed Kim didn't you?"

"Of course. I mean, I did kill his family before I sent him to capture you. I had promised him that no harm would befall them if he complied." Devon chuckles lightly. "What a fool."

"How did you know the passcode?"

"How else do you know something you're not supposed to? I eavesdropped."

He uses his leg to sweep Talia off her feet but she grabs his collar and pulls him down with her.

Punching him severally he uses his palm to catch her fist. He looked at her like he was very unimpressed before flipping her over. Once on top of her, he holds both her hands together with his left hand and squeezes her neck with the other.

"This isn't going to end well for you or your male comrade, Carter, so give in while you still have your limbs in tact." Talia couldn't breathe so she did the only thing she could do, she kicked him right in the testicles.

His eyes twitched before he fell off her like a log of wood. She quickly rises to her feet, rubbing her neck grateful that she can finally breathe the stale air.

"Low blow but I guess it worked. No more games Talia. If you do not come back to me I will have no other choice but to go after those you hold dearly."

"How did you know his name? And Carter would wipe the floor with your ass." Talia says through gritted teeth.

"Eavesdropping and I.. doubt that but will your sister will be able to do the same?"

"Don't you dare touch her." She lunges forward but he moves one step to the side and she misses.

"Such animalistic behavior, don't you think? I will kill her and then that boy that keeps following you around?"

"Just shut up!" She swings her fist but misses.

"All I wanted to do was to help you control your powers better." Another failed attempt at punching him.

"Trying to help you become less of a monster." Miss.

"Less of murderer." She didn't even bother striking him, she just snapped. She stay still in that spot and Devon thought he had finally gotten to her.

Smiling, he inches closer as her head was down turned and her hair covered most of her face.

"I must have struck hard to home." He smirked.