Finishing The Deed (Book #2 of Trails of a Psychopath)

Deep Feelings

Chapter Eleven

"When you touch someone with your spirit, and in turn they touch your soul with their heart."

~Rachel's Pov~

"You're not going anywhere...anytime soon."

His voice made chills crawl slowly down my spine.

I felt bile start to rise in my throat. My body was shaking so hard I couldn't stand still as he leaned down closer to Charlotte. A scream erupted from me and even though no matter how hard I tried to get free, I was stuck on the ground. My hands throbbed as the ropes tightened on my wrists.
Tears rolled down my face and I felt the weight of someone leaning against me. When i craned my neck back, I saw Reid unconscious with me. His face was bruised and blood was dribbling from his nose. His hair was messy and slicked with blood.

"R-Reid..." I whispered, my voice cracking.

The man chuckled deeply before grabbing Charlotte and picking her up. I couldn't focus on anything else, it was like a black blanket was settled around us. Charlotte squirmed in the man's arms but he held strong. I looked m at her, unable to do nothing but watch.
She screamed my name but nothing helped. His hands tightened around her and she whimpered in pain. Anger coursed through me and I clenched my teeth as the ropes cut off the cirulation to my hands.

"YOU MONSTER! YOU HURT HER AN-" I was cut off as he pulled out a slender knife.

The blade was serrated and the tip of it shined into my eyes. Charlotte cried out and started thrashing and kicking until a frown deepened on the mans face. I shook my head as he placed the knife against my little sister's throat. She stopped moving and squeezed her eyes shut as the blade touched her flesh.
I called for her and the more I moved, the tighter my chest felt. The man laughed and stood in front of me.

"What are you going to do now, huh? You going to save your baby sister? Sorry Princess, but you have to know by now...Daddy always get what he wants."

His words sent daggers into my heart as his hand clenched and I knew what was about to happen. I opened my mouth to scream as the blade sliced Charlotte's throat. Her little body flailed in his grip, her feet dangling.  Blood was running down her chest, the sound of gurgling and choking resumed.
I just sat there, my mouth dropped open and my eyes so wide it started hurting. She was choking on her own blood, her hands weakly grabbing at her throat. He held her out on display, watching the life drain from her. Blood trickled onto the floor, forming a puddle.
The pain I felt was indescribable. A searing, hot pain that surged through my veins and reached the tip of my fingers. My breath escaped me and my chest felt like exploding. The last thing I was able to see was my sister's body being thrown to the ground...just like a piece of trash.

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I sat up quickly, my head starting to spin. My fingers gripped something soft instead of cold and hard, the atmosphere calm and quiet instead of tense and horrifying. I slowly looked around, my chest heaving up and down as I slowly came to my senses.
Tears ran down my face as I carefully got out of bed and looked at Charlotte. She was okay, she was alive. I checked her several times, no blood, no stab wounds, she was okay. A relieved sigh escaped past my lips as I sank to my knees. I wiped away the sheet of sweat clinging to my forehead and forced myself to stand up.
I couldn't handle these nightmares anymore. I swallowed hard and tried to control the shaking in my arms. I tiptoed over to the front door and looked through the peep hole. I saw two police cars parked out in front, with the sounds of chatting and footsteps coming around the back.
I spun on my heels before heading upstairs. I glimpsed at Reid before making it to the top and going to his office. He was snoring away on the couch, arm dangling and blanket pulled up to his face. I used the back of my sleeve to wipe my face before heading towards his window.
My stomach pricked with pain and I bit my lip as it continued to get stronger. I ignored it the best I could and pushed open the window. The cool air felt amazing on my burning skin and I breathed in the scent of pine trees as i took a step out. Once I was all the way out, I remained in the shadows as I fumbled to get some footing.
After some slipping mini heart attacks, I was sitting comfortably on top of the roof. I brought my knees to my chest and stared out into the night. Everything was going a mile a minute inside my head. I could barely keep up with myself.
  My eyes swept over the trees as they were gently swaying in the breeze. Cars passed and pale yellow lights washed over the house every few minutes. The sky was slowling turning into a light blue as the sun was just peeking over the treetops. I heaved out another sigh and rested my chin on my knee.
I could just be able to hear the officer's quiet mutters and the constant crunch of the leaves as they walked around Reid's house. I tried blocking out my mind, tried refusing the thoughts to enter my brain, but it didn't work. I rubbed the sleep out of my eyes and shivered as my dream came back to me.
My sister getting killed...I can't let that happen...I can't. If Charlotte ever got hurt because of me, I would never be able to forgive myself. She deserves so much more than me, she deserves to actually have a family, a mom and dad, an actual li-