Twenty Seven

*HECTOR*

The rage inside me burns like a blazing inferno as I think of Hudson's heinous actions. The memory of him violating Aaliyah flashes before me, a searing image that makes my blood boil. He thought he could get away with it, but he is dead wrong.

An eye for an eye, a tit for tat. That's what he deserves. And I was going to make sure he pays for what he did. He had bitten off more than he could chew, and I was going to relish watching him choke on his own bile.

I could still feel the sting of his lies, his manipulations that had made me look like a fool in front of the Beta. But it was nothing compared to the pain he had caused Aaliyah. And now, he has his precious pets, Jim and Jay, by his side. He dotes on them like they were his own flesh and blood.

But that makes them the perfect targets. I could feel the weight of the vial in my pocket, the poison that could end their lives in an instant. But that is too easy, too quick. I want to see the pain in his eyes, the agony of lo