Chapter 451. Rocks and Branches

FAYZ

“What are you going to say now?” Larry asked, his presence making me nervous.

His face was back to its usual self, making me feel like he was going to pull out a dagger and stab me at any moment. Because he was a murderer, no matter how much he seemed to be pretending to be calm now.

I got off the horse. He wasn’t expecting that. He looked at me like I had gone crazy. He must have expected me to take him to Zack right away. Because Zack deceived him with false promises of freedom.

I had to convince him to get back on. Damn it, I didn’t know if it would work. I didn’t know why I pulled away either. I guess this was my big chance to get rid of Larry for good. It wouldn’t be easy.

And I didn’t want to do it either.

“You’re messing with me.” Larry’s eyes darkened. “It’s Zack I came to see. Not you.”

“I know that. But…” I blurted out, without opening my mouth to speak, it was costing me terribly to have to say these words.

They were my