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I took one last look. I’d be back for her. She was just too tasty to pass up. I could smell her fear. I had a sixth sense about those things.
Call it a gift.
Making my way to the third floor, I slid the key into the doorknob and my breath hitched as the lock released. Closing my eyes, I inhaled the scent of freshly painted walls and new carpeting. I rounded the corner into the master bathroom. Huge lights framed the mirror over the counter, and I finally saw the reflection staring back at me.
The corners of my mouth slowly curled into a wicked grin that broke at the top right corner of my mouth. It split into the carnival-freak clown face that garnered stares in public. The four-inch long scar twisted and curved from my lip, up through my cheek, giving me a permanent Joker face.
She’d done that.
After that damn documentary ran, a street gang in south Florida decided to dole out their own justice on a drug debt I owed. I barely remembered the rival gang showing up. If they hadn’t, I’d be facedown in the Everglades.
Eyeing the black bag at my feet, I pulled out a yellow scarf. It was a color and symbol she’d never forget. Revenge may be a dish best served cold, but there’d be nothing but fire in my soul as I watched her die.
But first she had to suffer. What I had planned would cause her so much pain, she’d beg for death. Three years of my hell would now be hers.
Grabbing my wallet, I shoved the key into my pocket and closed the door behind me. I hummed to myself as I walked back to the apartment office. Pushing the door open, I called out to the blond still seated behind the oversized desk.
“Would you call me a taxi, darlin’? I need to go into the city.”
“Sure, Mr. Falco. Will there be anything else?” she asked, batting those freaking baby blues. Unfortunately for her, they reminded me of someone else.
“Yeah,” I said, flashing her a smile. “Can you show me to the laundry room?”
She grabbed a set of keys off the desk and tucked her phone in her back pocket. “No problem. I just can’t be gone too long. I’m short-staffed today.”
The familiar rush heated my limbs as I followed her outside. “No worries,” I assured her, salivating as I took in her porcelain, perfect neck. “This won’t take long, I promise.”
