Satan's Duplicity

:Chapter 37:

:Isabella:

I woke up gasping for air my throat hurting. My neck felt swollen and I felt red hot rage bubbling and sizzling inside of me. Flashes of Payton pinning me down went in through my mind. 'You were in hell calming down. Pexhar said you broke a few chairs in my home.'

I grinded my teeth in anger as I didn't growl like an animal. But I wasn't to grind something else into a pulp. A dick of a blonde who tried to strangle me. I looked around to see I was on the couch in the Ashford's.

There was an abandoned ice pack on the couch as I got up. Maryse came running in and I reached down to pet her. 'Just go on. Maryse love time can be saved.' I forced myself up and into the kitchen where Orchid was at the stove.

Andrew in a chair next to Dalton. Dalton looked up and relief crashed over him like a sea. "Isabella your up." Orchid said as she took the pot off the stove and put it in the freezer. "I made a salve to help with your throat so sit down and wait for it to cool." Orchid ordered.

"Where is he?" I asked my voice hoarse. "Who?" Orchid asked. I could feel Dalton's eyes burning into my skull no doubt full of concern. "Fucking Payton who tried to kill me!" I yelled slamming my fist into the table. "I bet he's the fucking hybrid." I muttered my throat complaining at the speaking.

"You need to sit down and wait for the salve to be done." Orchid said. "I want his head on my fucking wall." I said clenching my fists. Dalton grinned at that just as Orchid pushed me down.

"After the salve. It will help for what you plan to be doing." Orchid said. I glared at her but didn't argue as I wasn't in the mood. 'Deep breaths then we will go burn a fucker to the ground.' I smirked at that thought. A frat boy barbeque. Should of known Payton was fishy.

I wonder how Rory is doing knowing he let Payton in. 'Probably beating himself over it.' 'He will calm down eventually.' Orchid sat there watching the freezer as it hummed. Then she took out the salve and came over after scooping some out on her clean fingers after rinsing them off.

Orchid came over and began rubbing the salve on my no doubt bruised neck. The salve was cool against my warm skin. Orchid rubbed it all in before pulling back. Orchid got a green lotion bottle out and dumped the salve in. "Use it each day in the morning and at night." Orchid said.

Then she handed me the salve bottle and I accepted it. "Now onto where Payton is." I said. "He's in the basement." Dalton said coming to life looking at me with a small smile. "Who found me?" I asked as Andrew and Orchid left. Dalton bit his lip.

"I did. Payton was strangling you. I smashed him into the wall after getting him off. Something inside me snapped seeing him on top of you. I actually thought he was being sexual until I saw his hands wrapped around your throat." Dalton said. 'Well no duh he was trying to kill Isabella.'

"So you saved me?" I asked. "Yeah. Payton threw me off and then I was restrained as Ryne kicked the shit out of him. Ash forced a shift out and I was locked outside as I wasn't in control. A more primal side of me was out because Payton made an attempt on your life."

I went silent taking in the fact Dalton had saved me. That Dalton had been the one to find Payton strangling me. If he hadn't come sooner I may of been dead. Dalton had saved my life not me saving his life like it mostly was.

'He most of felt something hadn't been right. The fucking little punk was using blockers.' Yeah that made me mad too. "Well thank you for that. Lead me to the basement please." I told Dalton. Dalton nodded and got up before grabbing my hand and leading me to the basement door.

Dalton's hands were warm against mine. With that Dalton reached his hand out and opened up the basement door. Dalton and I went down following the dim artificial orange light to a space where my two brothers, Lucas, Danielle, and Jackson sat. Payton was tied up and bloody.

"Started the fun without me." I pretty much croaked. Ryne looked at me. "He looked like he wanted it." Ryne said as I came over. Payton glared at me. "So did the dear old first send you? Are you the hybrid that's been messing with me?" I asked wobbling up and ungagging him.

"I serve no one." Payton said. "Except the first. Sending some idiotic frat boy after me." I said rolling my eyes. Ryne went forward and took something from his pink pants and cursed. "He's with a church organization." Ryne said tossing a card and stomping on it. Payton glared at me.

"As I said you are a sin in the eyes of god. The vessel of the devil the fallen Lucifer." Payton hissed. 'Idiot.' I agreed. "Sorry to break your bible but Lucifer and Satan are two different people." I told him before raising my pistol at him.

Fear crawled into Payton's eyes. "Sorry but your almighty God ain't gonna save you or give you permission to kill me." I told him. "The church was afraid." Payton said. "They should be." I said before pulling the trigger. For a second Payton saw the bullet light in blue fire before it buried itself between his eyes.

Blood splattered the basement wall as Danielle stood up. "Boys clean it up. Take the bullet out and make it look like a suicide." Danielle said before walking out. I looked at Lucas who came over as Dalton went over to help. I looked up at Lucas.

"So he made a hit on you since he worships the all powerful God." Lucas said as we watched them clean it up. 'That is just cold. He is lucky he used blockers or I would of burned him to a crisp.' 'Shows him not to mess with Satan. God can't save him now.'

'Oh I am sure he is going straight to hell and I'll pay him a nice visit.' I grinned at that. Oh Payton not even death can protect you from my wrath. Lucas turned to me. "Yeah you caught quite a catch. Dalton had to be dragged out as he was prepared to rip apart Payton for choking you. He was brought outside and forced to run off his pent up anger as it was bad." Lucas said brushing some blonde hair from his face. His pink-red eyes scanning the room before landing on Enyr and grinning at him while staring at his butt.

I rolled my eyes. Men. "Well there is only one thing pissing me off now." I told Lucas crossing my arms across my chest. Dalton glanced at me and offered a small smile to me before going back to cleaning duty. "What?" Lucas asked staring at me.

"Who is the hybrid betraying me?" I spoke.

1201. Tomorrow is the Thanksgiving update. The story is nearly done. Yeah tons of action near the end. But the end is near then the real end comes as it will be the last book. Until next time my eventful marshmallows.