Chapter 11. Doomed to Their Fates

Beta smiled at them and Carla resisted the urge to glare at him, knowing it would be stupid to provoke the man who had their lives in his hand.

He continued to stare at them with that muted smile that grew creepier as the seconds went by and Carla felt herself tensing in response.

Why wasn't he saying anything? Was it an intimidation tactic or mind game he played to see who would crack first? If it was, Carla wouldn't fall for it and she refused to be the person to break the silence.

"F*ck this," Aria muttered from Mark's back with an impatient look on her face, prompting everyone to look at her, though she didn't seem cowed by the attention.

"You destroyed my beautiful car, chased me around the bloody woods for hours and prevented me from getting my beauty rest. You hold us captive and drag us here yet you have the audacity to remain silent and not explain yourself..." 

"Aria," Mark whispered in warning as Beta's face grew blank but she was too an