The Enigma's Lover (PoohPavel AU 18+)

CHAPTER 23

TIN

This feels like a deja vu, he also said the same thing when he told me he knows I'm a psychopath.

I've been playing this scenario in my mind a couple times, what will I say if someday Vel really finds out that I am the Thumb Collector? And I never manage to create a scenario where I can get away from it.

Despite knowing I can easily use my ability over him if we keep having eye contact, Vel keeps looking at me in the eyes. It feels like he wants to see my mind through my eyes and it scares me.

"Like I was about to say, we've been through this, I was with you when the killing happened, what makes you suspect me again now?" I just say the things that feel right for me even though I know it won't save me from his suspicion whatsoever.

"The black van the witness saw wasn't the van that was used by the killer, it was the van that was used by the people who cleaned up the scene. The killer has been gone long before the van arrives."

"That really doesn't mean anything, just because I'm a psychopath, doesn't mean I'm a serial killer, you said it yourself."

He smiles cynically "It was so obvious and I should have figured it out from the beginning but I guess I was too blinded. I've been trying to deny it even though all the evidence has been pointed at you since the beginning. How did all of the victims just voluterally come to the killer? It's been clear since the beginning but I refuse to see it."

He started to sound angry when he said the last sentence.

"You can easily lure your victims away using your ability. Just with a simple command you can make them go anywhere you want, anytime you want."

"I'm not the only person with mind control ability in this country, if that's your theory you should find another special person with a mind control ability."

"And I guess Ten is also helping you, isn't he?" He clearly didn't listen to what I just said "That's how you're missing from all of the digital evidence."

"Babe... don't you think that..." I tried to get close to him and reach him but he screamed at me.

"Don't touch me!"

I immediately stop my movement.

"You know what angers me the most?" his voice is trembling and he looks at me with a fierce look. "You make a fool out of me, you use my trust and my feelings for you to make me not suspect you."

"Babe... please..." I started to feel frustrated now, realizing he has made up his mind and nothing I say will change his mind.

"Were you dating me just to make me not suspect you?"

The answer for that question should be yes, but right now, I don't know if the answer really is still yes, because what I feel about him is no longer about making him not suspect me anymore, it has become a lot deeper and more complicated than that.

"Will you also kill me because I've found out who you really are?"

"No!" I just automatically answer that "I will never ever hurt you for any reason."

Vel looked surprised by my answer, even I myself was also surprised by my own answer. Where did it come from? It's not coming from my logic, it definitely is not coming from my usual mind. My usual mind will totally think of killing him because he has become a threat to my existence. So, why did I say that instead?

"I feel like nothing I can say will calm you down or change your mind." I said with a calm voice.

"So why don't you just admit it?" he asked with a challenging look.