Waiting for Superman ~ Part 3 (3rd & Final Book of Hero or Hellian Trilogy)

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I'm a murderer! I've murdered at least two men in just days and between them I have shot another and now I've brought my best friend into it.

My mind is such a mess and for some stupid reason I drive to her house and the shock in her eyes tells me that she thinks I have lost my mind which in all honesty, I have, but she hands me the key and I run to the door and open it as two sets of happy bark greet me and I want to hold Cian and Cameo but I don't have time. I ask them to get in the car and then we take off.

I have no idea where to go or what to do from here. No doubt the police are on to me! I do the only thing I can think, I drive to my old cabin in the woods. If I'm lucky Levi has just left it vacant.

Stupid luck is on my side and there is no one there and it appears that no one has been there for months.

We go inside and I build a fire as Tink sits close to it on the floor and I sit next to her after the fire is going and radiating heat as Cameo snuggled onto my lap while Cian snuggles up to my side.

For an hour we just stare at the fire in silence before Tink turns to me and asks, "What happened? Why did you leave me in New York?"

The memory is so fresh and I pull my coat around me tighter before I tell her. I don't cry which shocks me however I do shed a few tears as I apologize again and again to her for bringing her into this. I never wanted her to get involved into any of this and I tell her that she can take my car and leave however she shocks me and scoots closer to me and places and arm around me.

I wrap my arms around her and we just hold each other until we fall asleep.

I am jolted awake by the sound of Cian growling and it makes me shiver and want to scream. What to do? What can I do?

I shake Tink awake and she just looks up at me groggily and I urgently whisper, "Get up in the loft now and take this." And I hand her my Kimber miniwhich wakes me up and she looks at me with wide frightened eyes.

"I don't know what is going on but do know you have to get up there now and stay hidden. I don't care what you hear from me, don't come out until you know whatever is gone." And I also hand her my keys and push her to the loft and then I wait.

Cian and Cameo are right on my sides as I crouch in the shadows in a spot where I can see most of everything. I cannot explain how scared I am. The unknowing is the worst. If I knew it was Merlin then I could make a plan, if it was wolves again, I could make a plan but right now with everything I had no idea. As far as I knew, it could be a S.W.A.T. Out of all the options I would prefer S.W.A.T but I know I am not that lucky and honestly I do know what awaits me and I just hope they had forgotten about my dogs.

Soon I hear their foot falls crunching in the snow and my heart begins to race as they approach but then I freeze when I hear one of their boots step onto the porch.

I shut my eyes hard for a moment to hold back the tears and when I look back up I hear many boots on the porch and someone is jiggling the handle to the back door.

A menacing knock sounds on the front door and Merlin chuckles before he laughs, "So sorry we have to cancel your appointment the other day however you are in luck because we can do in home surgeries as well." And then he gets serious as he slams his hand against the door and shouts in a murderous tone, "The devil in you will die! You cannot escape me! This is my mission and I will fulfill it no matter what. I will always find you and you can shoot me again and again and I will never die until I have conquered my mission which is to save you and make you a woman once again."

I want to vomit. This guy is absolutely bat shit crazy!

Both front and back door handles jiggle which are thankfully dead bolted.

I look down at Cameo and all the hair is standing up on the back of her neck and Cian is coiled and ready to pounce. We may not be much of an army or mafia but we will have to do.

A window crashes, sending glass flying and upstairs I hear Tink let out a surprised squeak. I have to protect her!

Two guys enter and Cian is on one before his feet touch the floor as Cameo grabs a mouthful of an ankle and the guys screams in agony but then another window shatters and two more jump in and I am left to continue what I started. I shoot both of them once however not to kill although they could be fatal if they don't take care of their wounds asap.

Next I hear Merlin say, "Let him go."

I look and after a moment an enormous pit bull emerges from the darkness and grabs a hold of the back of Cameo's neck which causes me to scream, "NO!" before pulling my gun up to shoot but I can't. I could hit her!

Cian thankfully comes to the rescue and with one quick motion has shredded the pit bull's ear causing it to yip in pain before turning on him and that is when another one comes rushing in!

This time I shoot before it can reach either of them and I'm grateful it kills it instantly because I know it is not its fault. I know these are stolen illegal fighting dogs. Poor things.

The pit bull fighting with Cian is crazed and is moving so much that I still cannot get a shot off as it fights with Cian and Cameo and it also has a nail like collar so Cian and Cameo cannot get ahold of his neck.

I'm too occupied watching my loving dogs that I don't notice him approach me until the blade is under my chin and his hot breath touches my neck making me chilled to the bone.

"Lets get this over with." Is all he says before pushing me to the kitchen making me tear as I witness the horrific sight of my dogs fighting another dog.

Merlin has taken my gun making me wish I had used it on myself before I got into this situation.

He ties me to one of the log support posts and forces me to watch the awful dog fight scene and causing me to scream as I see the pitbull get ahold of Cian's neck but my scream is cut short as the whip cuts through the fabric of my shirt and into flesh.

Tears and screams turn more and more hysterical as I watch the scene and receive my lashes until the gun shot makes the whole room seize.

The pitbull drops Cian who just lays on the floor and I realize that with my hysterics I have loosened the rope and am able to slip out of it and stand up and see Merlin knealing on the floor holding the side of his leg.

I look and notice Tink shaking and almost dropping the gun and in a fit of rage I grab my gun just feet away from Merlin and with clenched teeth I hiss, "You are the devil and I'm sending you to hell!" and then I pretty much black out.

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