Chapter 133

Alyssa POV

“You’re the reason I’m here,” Chief Phillips sneers, his bloodshot eyes filled with hatred as he struggles to lift his head. The chains rattle with his feeble effort before his body slumps back against the wall like a broken puppet. “You stupid bitch! Tell them-”

The words die in his throat as King’s knife slices clean across his chest. The cut is precise, shallow enough to hurt but deep enough to make sure he knows who’s in control. Phillips lets out a guttural scream, the sound raw with pain.

I don’t flinch, not even a little.

Even though that looked like it fucking hurt, I’m done feeling sympathy for monsters.

King tilts his head, his voice a low growl that hums with a deadly calm. “Watch your fucking mouth when you speak to her. That’s the only warning you’ll get.”

Phillips gasps for air, his chest rising and falling as blood trails down his torso. His gaze shifts back to me, a flicker of desperation masked by a sneer. “I don