ASHES: 19

Melanie stretched her lithe naked body happily, basking in the afterglow of a passionate night, letting the rays of the morning sun sneak a peek at her gorgeous body. She smiled happily as she got out of the bed and headed for the bathroom.

A few minutes later, she got out with a towel wrapped around her body. She looked at the man still asleep on the bed. 'I wonder how your fiancée would feel if she knew that she's the only one keeping her chastity intact' she thought. She stepped out and headed downstairs. "I still want yours Lucas", she muttered to herself walking down the stairs still littered with clothes. Hers and Jake's.

She headed to the room where they'd dumped Lucas and banged the door open. He wasn't there. She panicked and headed back up the stairs. This was bad, very bad.

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Drake opened his eyes and stared at an all too familiar ceiling. He was in Lucas' house. He sat up and groaned, his head was killing him. " It seems you went overboard," someone said to him. He looked up. It was Lucas staring at him, hard. He was about to speak when he found himself choking. He ran to the bathroom. The sound of him vomiting echoed through the quiet room but did not deter the two men waiting on him.

He appeared again before them a few minutes later, all clean with a towel wrapped on his waist. He sat down on the edge of the bed, his wet hair dripping down his back.

" You were half intoxicated and half drugged", Lucas said quietly. "That's why you were knocked out cold by the time we found you", he continued watching the man before him. He had chosen him to be 'Lucas' and so far, everything was going according to plan. He stood up.

" I must thank you for making me witness an unforgettable sight and also making me realize what exactly I should do to my fiancée -," he continued but was interrupted by Drake. "What did you see"? he asked quietly, his voice groggy. Lucas looked at him and sighed. He deserved to know. Riley, who had been silently watching them, fame close to Drake and whispered in his ear. His eyes widened in shock and looked up at Lucas. His expression had changed into something dark and evil. It quickly disappeared and was replaced by a poker face.

'Poor guy' Drake thought, 'He just had to see his brother fucking his fiancée. That won't heal ever'. Loudly, he said," You'll be the one hosting the business expo in two weeks", he cleared his throat then sat there stunned at the sight before him. Lucas was smiling darkly. It was a smile that sent shivers down the two men's spines. From their perspective, Lucas looked mad, no, deranged even. To them, he looked like the epitome of pure unfiltered danger. The bloodlust he was emitting was enough to have them wishing they could be anywhere but there.

'Finally' Lucas thought,' Everything has fallen into place... time to make them ALL pay'. A slight tap on his shoulder brought him back to reality. He looked at the scared men and suppressed his rage and bloodlust. 'Two weeks and then I'll let it all loose.... I can wait' he thought and smiled. A genuine one at that. Drake's phone rang, breaking the spell that seemed to have engulfed them. It was Melanie. Drake answered and put it on speaker.

" Where are you? Did you see anything last night? It's not what it looked like let me explain," she said quickly, words falling over themselves. " What are you saying Mel," Drake replied rather sweetly. " Didn't you guys drop me here in my house then left for some party," he continued staring at the ground. "Ye-ah yeah that's right we um... we did exactly that," Melanie replied, he voice a mixture of relief and confusion. " Really? Did you have fun," ? Drake said and flinched, he shouldn't have asked that.

"Oh yeah I did," Melanie replied her voice heavy with satisfaction. Drake could feel the bloodlust coming out of Lucas. He needed to end this before Lucas killed him. " Alright let's talk later," he said and hung up. Lucas stood and went to the door. He had come up with the best way to make Melanie pay. He needed a few tings.

"Why do this yourself", Drake asked looking at him standing at the door, Lucas turned and said," Revenge is a personal thing and doing it yourself makes it even better," Lucas replied coldly," I want to be the one who makes them cry out in pain and despair, beg for mercy and crawl begging for forgiveness myself," he concluded and left. Riley followed close behind. Drake was left there stunned.

Thirteen days left to the business expo