Family Business

Chapter 41

The room was white and the walls were tiled all the way till the ceiling. The three victims were in three cubicals against the wall with the doors kept open.  There was a large table in the middle of the room. William knew what it was for immediately.

Everything was so white that it looked like it was sanitised. The wall on the side he entered also had a large window behind which the guests stood watching eagerly. They looked like animals, mouth watering at the site of the prey.

William tore his eyes away from them and focussed on the plan. Captain Fields had already predicted that William would have to kill in some sort of initiation ceremony, so he came prepared, but he was not prepared to this. Seeing the three people he was trying to save, hanging painfully by their hands in their cubicals.

William did not want to hurt a women, especially after the incident with Leah so the choice was sort of already made for him. He would have to choose Derrick and he knew Dana would hate him, the boys would feel betrayed but he had to try something if he wanted any of them alive.

Derrick twitched a little when William began to untie his hands but William ignored it and carried him to the table.

"Come on! Wake up." William muttered to Derrick poking his body with the knife. Tiny beads of blood appeared on his skin but William knew it was harmless. He just leaned forward and whispered to Derrick "I need you awake to scream."

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John was sitting at he edge of his seat, watching his son choose a victim.

This whole thing was a test, first they would see how many victims he would choose to torture and kill.

If he chose all 3, it meant he was a savage and needed to learn control. If he chose only one, it means he is not totally ready for this. John's stomach dropped when William only took one.

Secondly, they had to see his torture method and if it was consistent to his story. This was to see if he was trustworthy.

Third they wanted to see if he could restrain himself from a kill. This was a torture chamber not a murder chamber. Nobody told him this of course because it was a test to see his natural instincts. Somehow John was sure William will have no problem with the third part of the test.

"It's still new to the transition. I did not expect anything more from him. Not so soon anyways." Osborn whispered to John. As they watched William self consciously draw cuts on Derrick's arms, legs and face.

"Don't you think he is bleeding too much for such shallow cuts?" Aaron asked them leaning forward.

"Maybe he is on blood thinners." Osborn laughed. "I know I bleed like mad when I get a sliced a little.

Aaron did not laugh with him. He was angry. He did not like the fact that William was gaining his fathers favour back.

"I need to expose William for what he really is. A fraud. William does not have what it takes to run this business and it's going to be handed to him just because he is John Maxwell's son." Aaron thought venomously. "I need to do something. I need to prove to John that I am ten times better than William, blood related or not!"

Aaron got to his feet immediately.

"Where are you going? The good part usually starts now." Osborn asked him looking surprised.