Chapter 37 A Price On His Head

Bellatrix Sinclair

Our eyes were locked in a trance, dread churned like acid in my stomach. I’ve never seen such violence, such bloodshed – it was disturbing.

His sinister smile was even more terrifying stained by blood. “Are you scared Ma Cherie?”

Lazarus strode towards me, malevolence dancing in his eyes. “You should be. This is what happens when people think they can try and kill me.”

The pressure intensified in my chest as he lifted his hand, bloody tainted fingers twirling a lock of my hair. He was completely engrossed, his words soft and lethal. “So beautiful and I’ve tainted you.”

“Who was that?” I blurted in question, despite the fear slithering in my veins like poison.

He tilts his head, his gaze shrouded in darkness. “Concerned?”

Swallowing the lump forming in my throat, a spillage of truth in his words.

“An assassin.” Lazarus answered, his hand falling. “Many people want me dead Ma Cherie, you are just another person added to the list.”