𝙃𝘼𝙉𝘿𝙋𝙍𝙄𝙉𝙏𝙎 𝘼𝙉𝘿 𝙎𝘾𝙍𝙄𝘽𝘽𝙇𝙀𝘿 𝙒𝙊𝙍𝘿𝙎; 𝙃𝙊𝙊𝘿𝙔

Chapter 29

Stacy's words shocked me as she spoke, the venom in them even worse than what I could even imagine ever coming from her mouth. "You're a selfish bitch! You ruined my fucking life, you whore." Her eyes flared as she snarled.

I tried to push myself up, but the kick she landed on my side made me crash right back down to the floor. A pained groan left me at the impact, and I knew there was going to be a bruise. She reached down and grabbed my hair, tugging my face towards hers.

I didn't know where this strength of hers had come from, but it did not feel natural. "I don't know what you did to me," she started, causing me to furrow my brows in confusion. "But this weird mark showed up, and I'm having these hallucinations. People think I'm crazy! Even Lukas thinks I've lost my mind."

Before she could continue on, there was a click and the barrel of a gun was pressed to her temple. "Release her." Hoody commanded, causing Stacy to freeze. My scalp felt like it was on fire as she released it, individual strands of hair falling from them. "Now back away." I kept my eyes on her as she took four steps back, her glaring eyes switching between us.

"Why am I not shocked your soulmate is a fucking killer? Is he from the same place as the mark?" I spared a glance at Hoody, and he had followed her with the pistol, keeping it pressed to her temple. His face was covered by his stitched mask, but I could imagine the hard steel color of his eyes as he glared at her.

"Show me your mark." She went to protest, but the barrel of the gun was pressed harder to her skull. The muscles in his arms flexed as she pulled down the collar of her shirt. Just above her heart was the same mark I had on my hip and the same one that Hoody had on his left shoulder blade.

The 'X' crossing over a circle.

Nerves swirled in my gut, and I saw a twitch from Hoody's finger that was hovering over the trigger. "Starlight, grab my phone and text Skully to come here. The password is the same as yours." I grabbed his phone, inputting the same password I had on my phone. I sent the text quickly and saw him guiding Stacy to sit down in a chair while he stood in front of her.

I moved to get up, wincing at the pain in my side, but I forced myself to stand up while ignoring the pain. My vision started to go white, but I took a few deep breaths and waited for it to go away before I walked to stand next to him. I pressed my hand lightly to his back, but he didn't mind the touch.

Stacy's eyes tracked the movement with a sneer. "I cannot believe you willingly touched this filth." The barrel of the gun knocked against the center of her forehead.

"I'm better protection than you'll ever have." He responded back with the same disgusted tone. "And I am no killer." He spat the last word out, his shoulders tensed.

She gave him a look of disbelief, scoffing. A knock on the window took the attention of everyone except Hoody. I made my way over to it and peeked behind the blinds. At the sight of Skully, I hurried to let them in, keeping the blinds shut.

They walked up to the two, causing me to trail behind. Hoody didn't spare them a glance as Stacy studied the new being in the room. I could hear her breathing pick up as her eyes turned to me, the look in them pleading.

"Star, please." I flinched at the nickname, averting my eyes from her begging ones. "Are you…are you behind why Hunter disappeared?" She whispered, causing me to step back at the reminder.

My heart began to pound loudly in my chest, feeling like it would burst through my ribcage. My fingers twitched as I glanced down at them. My chest heaved as I shakily moved to sit down on the bed.

"How could you?" I felt my palms press onto my ears, trying to block her out. "He loved you! And you killed him! You disgusting bitch. I hate you. I hate you. I hate you.." She let out a broken sob as she pressed her forehead to the barrel of the gun. "Just kill me already."