Remember Forever (Book 9 in Nemi Forever Series)

Chapter 12

Nick

"You're lucky to be breathing over there. You know that, right?" I snarled at this man, who I learned just minutes before was named Vernon Phillips. He didn't answer me, but I wasn't expecting an answer. He just kept smirking at me, infuriating me beyond belief. "You know I could snap your neck right now in one swift move." I said it as a statement, rather than a question. I didn't care if he knew. I wanted him to be afraid of what I could do to him.

"But I know you won't. If you wanted to kill me you would have done it that night you pulled me from the back of the cruiser." He spoke with a sadistic tone.

"I have no idea what you're talking about." I said, leaning back in the chair, acting innocent. One cop told me not to admit to anything, at anytime. Vernon's head tilted in a cocky manner. My eyes studied his face. In fact, I couldn't take my eyes off of this man. I was imagining how much he'd bleed if I stabbed him in the face. Or I pictured him dying beneath me as I choked the life out of him.

"I see you looking at my wounds." Vernon nodded his head, slightly, as he sucked in his bottom lip. "Your wife put up a fight. She's a feisty little thing. I bet she's good in bed. She likes it rough don't she?"

Hearing him talk about Demi, in bed, made my blood boil. "She's a warrior & you tried to hurt our daughter. I'd expect nothing less than her trying to kill you." I said in an equally menacing tone as I leaned on the table, staring him, trying to intimidate him.

"Too bad she interrupted me. I was about to have some real fun with that sweet little piece of ass you call Mercy. I would have shown her no mercy, believe me." He was chuckling as he was speaking & I was seeing red. I don't think I blinked. I wanted this monster to see the warning in my eyes. I wanted him to see that I wasn't afraid of him & I would kill him if I was given the chance & wouldn't go to prison as a result. I wanted him to see how detached I was, that his life meant absolutely nothing to me.

My hands started to shake & I didn't even hesitate before I leapt over the table. Vernon fell back in the chair & hit the floor. He was dangling from the hand that was cuffed to the table & I pounded my fist into his face, repeatedly. I'm not sure how many times I punched him before an officer pulled me off of him. I got quite a few hits in, at least. Enough to break his nose, swell both eyes & split his lip as well as his eyebrow. I wanted to do more damage, but I wanted him alive so he could pay for what he did to Demi & Mercy. I didn't want to go to prison either for this lowlife. Sure, I'd love to see him dead, but I wanted to see my kids grow up. "You will never see the light of day you fucking piece of shit." I sneered at him as two officers picked him up. "If you ever step foot outside of prison walls, I will be standing right there with a gun & I will blow your fucking head off."

He spit some blood out & grinned at me, showing me his bloody teeth. "Is that a threat?"

"Oh it's a guarantee." I responded, my chest heaving in anger.

"Is that all you wanted to see me for?" Vernon asked.

"I wanted to know why you targeted my wife & daughter, but clearly it's because you're a sick fucking pervert."

"Actually, I wasn't targeting your daughter at first. I was actually targeting Gianna Valderrama after I saw her in a pageant magazine a few years ago with her mother, Olivia Culpo. Damn, I had the hots for Olivia back in the day. I usually prefer really young girls, but Olivia always got me hot & bothered. Damn. It just hit me. You used to fuck her. Oh how I'd love to hear you describe that, but that might be a little morbid since she's dead." He looked up like he was imagining it in his head & I got angry hearing him speak of Olivia that way. Her soul should be resting in peace, not being talked about by the lowest life form on the planet. He let out a deep sigh as I kept breathing heavily, trying to calm myself down. He looked at me again & his mouth turned up in an evil smirk. "Anyway, when I saw her daughter & she was like a mini version of Olivia, I thought I hit the jackpot. So I started following her & just happened to see your daughter one afternoon while they played together. I had two little angels then & so when I went into the building I saw Mercy & took full advantage. If Gianna had been there, it would have been her. Or I could have just taken them both back to my place & made women out of them. But lucky for your sweet little girl...." He licked his lips. "Too bad I got interrupted." I could only see one thing in front of me. His neck being snapped. I lunged at him, but this time the officer must have seen the murderous look in my eyes because he grabbed me around the shoulders. He held onto me with all of his might & he wasn't letting me go. It was a good thing, because I am pretty sure I would have killed him.