Chapter Eighty-Seven: Your Dark Secret Is Theirs! 

Orion’s POV

Agonizing pain sears through my guts.

My whole body burns with a flame of torment. It feels like my lips are busted, my nose is broken, my ribs are damaged…

All of me!

Slowly, I open my eyes as I try to take in what's before me.

My eyelids stick together, the mix of tears and blood almost seals it shut for a lifetime.

“Argh.”

I groan, flipping to the side and waiting for the pain to subside, but to no avail. I've never passed through such torture before, not even when I was in the face of death for months in the hospital.

“I'd make you pay, Avery.”

Coughing out light red fluid like blood, I almost gag at the sight of it.

Remaining on my back, I inflate my lungs with air as I inhale deeply.

Damn it!

For what seems like ages, I crawl on my side, with my elbow prepped forward. Thankfully, I returned the car, so I didn't have to pay extra for a delayed return.