I tried not to scream, feeling the dead weight of Oliver on me as he bled out from his neck.
Nate looked at me with wide eyes. "Don't scream or we'll get caught. Okay?" He whispered as I nodded.
As soon as he pulled his hand away, he pulled the body off of me. "Is Colby here?" I whispered, tears welling in my eyes.
"Yeah, he's here." He said as I shook my head, feeling my chest ache with fear.
"They're gonna kill him, you have to get him out of here." I whimpered as Nate stood up.
"He's not leaving until you're out of here." He said as the door handle jiggled. "Hide." I whispered as Nate's eyes widened.
"What?" He asked as I pointed towards the desk I always hid under. "Go." I begged as the door started to open.
I grabbed the knife as Nate dove under the desk, getting out of sight.
"What the fuck is going on in here?" The guy who was coming into the room asked as I trembled.
"I- I didn't mean t-to." I whispered as he clenched his jaw. "You killed him?" He asked as I nodded.
"Oh, now you've done it." He said then grabbed me by the wrist and grabbed the knife, throwing it across the room before forcefully yanking me out of the room.
"Please.." I begged as he held my wrist so tightly he probably was bruising it.
"Joey's not gonna be fucking happy." The guy said then knocked on my dad's door.
"Yes?" Dad answered causing the guy to open the door. "This one fucking killed Oliver." The guy said and pushed me into the room.
I was so weak that I fell to my knees, catching myself before I could smack my face on the ground.
"Repeat that." Dad said and kept his eyes on me. "She killed Oliver. Stuck a knife in his neck." The guy explained as my dad nodded slowly.
"Thank you, Tyler. I'll take care of it from here." He hummed causing the guy to leave the room.
"Tsk tsk, Juliana. I thought your killing days were over." He said with a sigh. "What are we gonna do with you?" He asked then looked at Will.
"Tie her up, I want her to watch what's about to happen." Dad said with an amused tone. I hated how satisfied he was with himself.
He didn't care that he was traumatizing me. He didn't care that I was the same person who adored him as a child.
None of that mattered anymore.
Will lifted me up and dragged me to the corner of the room, grabbing some rope along the way.
I didn't know why he had that on hand but I didn't question anything anymore.
Will tied me up then shoved me in the corner before going back up to my dad.
"Enjoy the show, Juliana." Dad said as the door opened, revealing Sam and Colby.
"No." I whispered, tears welling in my eyes. "Nice of you to finally join us, Brock." Dad said as Colby's jaw clenched, all the color from his face draining.
It was almost as if he had seen a ghost.
"How?" He asked after a moment of silence, causing my dad to chuckle.
"Ah, Colby. Hasn't anyone ever told you to be ten steps ahead?" He asked then looked at Sam.
"And Mr. Golbach, it's been a while." He said as Sam shook his head.
"I don't understand." Sam said as Colby looked over at me. I whimpered and shook my head, silently begging him to turn around and leave me behind.
He had no idea how dangerous this situation was. He didn't know that my father had been planning this moment for a long ass time.
