In the pitch of night: When He Finds You

Chapter 37

Once back to the hotel Maxius was glad to have Thalia back in a safe place and not surrounded by the enemies. He was still curious to find out how they had found them. However he would know soon enough. Once they made it back to the tower. Everyone was waiting on them. He thought Thalia would want to shower and change though. Her clothes were ripped and stained to high hell. Which was to be expected after being tortured for hours. He just hated seeing her like that though. He needed to get her fed too. She could probably do that at the tower.
"Go get cleaned up and we will head to the tower. I need to get there and start the questioning." Maxius said. To the imps he added. "You guys eat a little something and get cleaned up too. You guys are coming with us."
Then they were all off to get cleaned up. All he needed to do was jump in the shower and change his clothes. So he followed Thalia into the bathroom.
"What are you doing?" Thalia asked.
"Well I need a quick shower too. I figured I would join you in the shower."
"We will never get out of here if you do that. Let me take a quick one then you can get in. You can sit in here and wait though. I really don't want to be alone. Plus we need to talk."
"What do you want to talk about?"
"It is about Ezekiel. I want to be the one to question him first. I am afraid if I don't I won't ever get my answers I need. I think you will kill him before I get the chance."
He didn't say anything at first. He was worried that if he said no she would get upset. He just felt like she had been through enough already. She didn't need to go through much more today. Plus he wanted to be the one that did the questioning. He needed to do it. He wasn't able to protect her before but he could protect her now.
"Hello." Thalia said from the shower. "I am going to be the first one to question him. Say it. I deserve this after all I have been through today."
"I understand that. I really do. I just want to protect you. I already failed you once today. I don't want to fail you again. What if he tries to hurt you with his answers? What if you doing it doesn't make you feel any better?"
"We will never know if I don't do it. I was the one tortured. I think that gives me every right to be the one that does it to him. Plus I am less likely to kill him off right. If you don't let me do this we may have problems. Like seriously big ones."
Then she was getting out of the shower. She started to dry off right in front of him. He was glad she was no longer covered in bruises and lacerations. She looked like she was fully healed. While she was drying off he stripped out of his clothes then he stepped under the running water she had left on for him. He did a real quick soap up and washed his hair. When he got out Thalia was already dressed and was sitting on the toilet with the lid down. She didn't look happy at all. He really wanted to keep her happy. So maybe he could compromise with her. Then they could both get what they wanted.
"How about this. Me and you both go in there and you can ask some questions then I can ask some questions. I just want to be here for you and keep you safe. Would that be fair?"
"I think I can handle that. As long as I get to go first. I am the one he has been stalking for years. And he said I was special somehow. He wouldn't tell me how though. And I want to know. I deserve to know. Do you know why I am supposedly so special? Did my parents ever tell you why?"
How to answer that question. He knew the answer. However if he told her her whole world would probably crumble at her feet. She deserved to know nevertheless. He would rather be the one to tell her than have her hear it from Ezekiel. Because this was surely going to crush her.