Ardent pinched the bridge of his nose as he breathed in the aroma of eggs cooking in the kitchen mixed with blood and charred skin; he stared down at Willow's wounds. Renee must of used a new whip he thought to himself as he assessed the throbbing gashes.
"This is gonna hurt Willow" he mumbled as he stuck his blanket in her mouth. "You can't scream; you know what will happen if Renee finds out". He said soothingly as he watched Willow nod. Patting her on the head, he looked over the wound once more and poured rubbing alcohol all over it; Willow whimpered into the blanket as she clenched her teeth. She wasn't sure what was worse; being whipped or the aftermath.
After the alcohol started to dry he wrapped her chest and back in antibiotic soaked bandages he had prepared for times like this. He had taken it from the doctor he killed a while ago. Hiding it was hard but not impossible, but he's no replacement for a real doctor. Renee must have had an inkling of what Ardent was doing but if she did...she never said. He just made sure she never caught them. He helped Willow dress and moved on to Regan, he had burns but not as bad as he originally thought. Only surface burns but they had started to blister. All he could to was treat it with antibiotic burn cream and let him rest.
"Ardent!" He heard Renee yell as he finished helping the twins.
"Yes Renee?" He said as he marched up the stairs towards the kitchen. He saw her standing at the stove smiling back at him, "call the kids; it's time for breakfast". He nodded and yelled for the kids. Sitting down in his usual spot; he began to collect his thoughts; he would need to change Willow's dressing later.
He heard the kids shuffle up the stairs and find their own seats as Renee served the food.
"Ardent" She hummed as she set down his plate. He looked up at her conniving smile, " since the twins managed to mess up, you'll have to take on their slack tonight" she said simply and he looked blankly at her, great more work he thought to himself.
"You're a good boy so I'm sure you can do as you're told and still be on time. Right darling?"
He scoffed, "We kill people it's pretty straight forward right?"
This earned a smile from Renee as she walked over and grabbed the back of his neck, gripping it tightly as her teeth unclenched, "Yes dear". That was the last thing she said before she retired to her room.
Elaine then stared at Ardent, "Ardy I don't know why you're mean to Ms Mama, she cares for you most". He shook his head and smiled at the younger child. He couldn't expect the younger ones to remember. They hadn't experienced their first beating or torture game. Unfortunately Elaine would learn that sooner than later. He needed to get them out of there before her next birthday. Before she had a chance to ruin another child.
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Assassin's Contempt
Mystery / ThrillerArdent is an assassin. He isn't one by choice and he wasn't born into a family of assassins. He was kidnapped as a child and tortured and in order to survive he followed his kidnappers every command. Including becoming a murderer.
