Black Romance Chapter 61

What she didn't realize was how that day changed my life too . It was the day I knew I had to do things differently . I had to make sure only the right man got what was coming . I wasn't going to kill the innocent . I wasn't going to use the innocent to get back at the wicked .

It wasn't right, it was wrong .

I didn't care who came looking for a job if they said they wanted everyone in the house dead for one person's betrayal, I said no .

That was the only time I could say I honestly felt hate for my father and was able to see the man my mother saw . The greed and power had taken over, he had lost his ability to separate his values .

She hated him, and for a little while, I hated him too .

AdvertisementAfter that day, things changed, he did things differently . It was as if he had looked in the mirror and saw the same person my mother did . I don't think he liked the image he saw peering back .

So, we had laid out plans, we weren't allowed to deviate from it . If it didn't seem like it would work, we pulled back until the timing was right .

I know he felt remorse for what he had done, and I often thought he still felt that remorse up until the day he died .

Because his last words to me were, 'I'm sorry, tell her I'm sorry . "

I never really knew what he was talking about, not until right then as I watched Berlin collapse to the floor .

Was he talking about her?

"Nice job, dip-shit, you killed her . " Virgo was softly caressing the flower, pulling the petals between his fingers with a tender force so that they didn't pluck free .

Growling, I whipped my body around and lunged forward . Gripping his throat in my hand, I squeezed, cutting off his air supply . "You fucking asshole," I said, digging my fingertips deeper into his skin . "I should fucking kill you right here . "

"Then do it . " His lips moved in soundless words as he held his gaze on mine .

"It's not for me to decide if you live or die, it's hers . " Looking at Berlin, she was starting to come to, pushing herself up off the floor . Drawing back my fist, I let it go easily .

Connecting with his face, I watched the blood as it started to trickle out of the nose and over his lip . Virgo smiled, his teeth bloody and tinted red .

"You fucking pussy, you're not even strong enough to kill me . You want to leave it up to a stupid fucking whore . You are just like your father, you're weak . "

That was it . I lost control . Any restraint I had been gently coddling, quickly dissolved .

Punch after punch landed on his face . I could feel his bones as they crunched beneath my knuckles, and his skin as it grew warm from fresh blood . Virgo's body went limp as I repeatedly hit him .

Dropping him to the ground, he flopped over into a bloody pile . He was groaning, rolling around slightly as he held his face .

Turning to Berlin, I dropped to her side . "I'm sorry, Berlin . I really had no idea, not until today . I should have told you, but I wasn't sure how you would react . You already had a reason to hate me, I didn't want to give you another one . " Filling her in on some of the details, I watched her face as it transformed . It was as if I had filled in some of the blanks, pieces of that day that she was missing .

Helping her up, she looked at me, her expression sad, but holding understanding . "It's not your fault, I can't blame you for something you didn't have any control of . That's not right or fair to you . "

"I really am sorry, I was still just a kid, barely a man . There was nothing I could do to help you . "

"Stop," she said, holding up her hand and touching my cheek . "Stop apologizing for something that's not your fault . " Her eyes fell on Virgo, lids lowering as her lip curled . "Fucking piece of shit . " Walking over to him, she gave him a quick kick to the ribs .

I watched as her body began to shake and her tears came pouring down her cheeks . "I fucking hate you! I fucking hate you! You stole my family! You stole my life!"

Berlin stomped on his head, kicking him in the face and any other open area she could find .

Stepping to her side, I grabbed her arm . "Here," I said, pulling the hidden gun from my waist .

Chapter end