to-do list.”
Owen clears his throat and shares a look
with Mrs. Scott. “Carm, I don’t think that’s a very good idea.
Don’t let this man ruin your life any more than he already
has.”
Grayson’s mother nods. “Please, dear girl.
Don’t let yourself get obsessed with vengeance. It’s not worth it.
You’ll only end up hurting yourself. Focus on the good things in
life instead. Let Brad go. Leave him to his own devices. He has to
live with what he’s done, and that’s a punishment far greater than
anything you or I could do.”
“It would be—if he cared.” Taking another
sip of Owen’s hot cocoa, I frown. “I think he’s incapable of
caring. He doesn’t experience normal human emotions. He’s a
sociopath. The only way he’ll understand what he’s done, is if it’s
done right back to him.”
“And why is it your job to teach him that
lesson?” Owen asks. “I hate to say this, Carm, but you need to let
it go.”
“I can’t. I’ve already let too much go. This
time, I’m ready for war. That bastard’s going to find out just what
Carmen Winters is made of.” I place the ceramic mug down on the
coffee table with a little clink. “Bradford West won’t know what
hit him.”
“Did you know that’s not even his real
name?” Grayson’s mother asks me. “He was born as Dmitri...
something. Petrov? Popov? I don’t know. He is Russian or Ukrainian
or something. His parents were criminals that were sent to prison
for life. Drug dealers. When he was a child, his name was changed
to avoid the negative association with them. I think he still had
an uncle or something that visited him occasionally and got him
into the life.”
“Wow,” Owen says in surprise. “This guy’s a
real class act. You sure know how to pick ‘em, Carmen.”
Grayson’s mother looks at me with sudden
worry. “Were you seeing him, dear? Are you close to him?”
“Yes. Unfortunately.” I swallow a bit of
bile that’s rising in my throat. “He’s currently staying in my
house. He used Grayson’s death to get close to me.”
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