THE DARE | BWWM 18+ (editing)

xxiii - the spoiled surprise

TW: BRIEF MENTIONS OF PEDOPHILIA, SEX TRAFFICKING, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

X A V I E R

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BANG! A bullet pierces his left shoulder.

"You like hitting women huh?"

BANG! Another one goes through his right leg.

"Well let's see how many people you can hit after I send you on a one-way trip to the afterlife."

BANG! BANG! BANG! Three shots to the heart.

That's the tenth body this week, and it's only Wednesday. Yeah, Leo has got some issues, and they all have to do with one woman. Iris.

Ever since they broke up, he's been on a murderous rampage. At first, it was a pedophile. Then, it was a sex trafficker. But the more blood he spills, the more addicted he becomes.

Leo has never been one to be in touch with his feelings, especially heartbreak or anger. But both of those combined with sadness, he's like Michael Myers, Ted Bundy, and Chucky all mixed in one. And then multiplied.

I thought he'd calm down after the third body, but as the days went on, he became buddy-buddy with the dirty sheriff and had him send the nastiest criminals to our house instead of a jail cell.

Granted they deserve it, but he's scaring me. The only person he fakes it for is Bella. I know he doesn't want her to see him like this, so unless he's with her, he's killing someone or stalking Iris.

"Aaannd he's dead," I say as Leo starts to pace around the room.

"Get the cleanup crew. I'm going to call the sheriff." I step in front of him as he's trying to walk out of the door.

"You need to talk to her or talk to me because what you keep doing is not going to help you."

"There's nothing to talk about so move out of the way," he says threateningly.

"You're literally using criminals for target practice, so obviously there's something wrong.

"I'm fine Xavier. I'm great." He never calls me Xavier. Yeah. he's hurting.

"Look. I know it sucks but you need to talk to her. Yes, it was a bad argument. But you can't let that end what you have."

"What we had already ended. Just leave me alone." And with that, he leaves the room to call the sheriff.

Great. More bodies are about to drop and the blood is seeping through the cracks of our basement. No way we're even seeing the pathway to heaven.

I want to help him because as much as I hate to admit it, I'd rather have him tell me how annoying and childish I am than have him be like this. I know he's ruthless, but I've never actually felt it from him. Now that I have, I see why people nickname him 'Lucifer'.

Since he's obviously not going to reach out to Iris, I have to take matters into my own hands. I got Josh's number the night from the club and we've talked every day since. I can see why he and Iris are best friends. They have a lot in common.

Iris has felt like my little sister in a way since we met so I've been checking up on her. She tells me that she's fine but Josh says something different. She hasn't been eating, just mostly crying, screaming, or laying in bed. Jesus these motherfuckers piss me off. Leo is killing people and breaking shit while Iris is punching mirrors and screaming until her voice is gone.

Talk about a match made in heaven. Both crazy. Both too prideful to reach out. Looks like I'm going to have to play the mediator in this whole relationship gone south situation. They both better thank me after this.