Twenty-six: Bloodied hands

Temperance

After we leave her grave we end up at the warehouse per my request.

I walk past everyone who had just come from the funeral. Instead of mourning at home, they hide the pain by continuing their work.

I stand in front of Rea and Justin who guard the heavy metal door. I know Tj is behind this door, and you bet your ass I'll get in.

"Let me in," I grit my teeth.

They glance at each other, then back at me.

"We can't let you do that." Rea looks at me sadly. They know who I'm going for. They know my reason. And they continue to stand in my way.

I turn around and eye Alec and Zander. They speak up.

"You can let her in. There's no stopping her today.." Alec replies, watching my every move.

They open the door, revealing a set of stairs leading down into a dimly lit hall. I go down the stairs.

"I'll take watch. Rea, you can go down there instead." Zanders's voice almost cracks in that sentence.

He's too heartbroken to look at the man who murdered the woman he loved in cold