Page 69 of Into The Rabbit Hole

Chapter 13

Aaron/TheObserver

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“Time to go, my friend,”Aaron said toZeek.

This was where they would part. Who knew what would happen afterthis.

Zeek sat next to Jackson’s headless corpse, finishing off his sandwich. Aaron didn’t know which was more gross, Zeek eating a shrimp cocktail sandwich next to a corpse with maggots coming out of it, or Jackson’s corpse itself. Both turned hisstomach.

Taylor was right to faint. Jackson’s corpse was disgusting. He’d left it there for effect more than anything, but Zeek, as like with most gruesome things, hadn’t seemed tomind.

“You sure you don't want to run this side?” Zeek asked, munching away. There was a little bit left. The corner of the bread with a little bit of sauce. Aaron watched with disdain as Zeek tossed it where Jackson’s head used to be. It landed right in the middle of it and the maggots scattered. Zeek laughed, fascinated by thesight.

“No,” Aaron told him. They had a great plan put together for this amazing location. He's chosen this area for the old mining cave. Most of the passages were still intact, but where they were was restricted due to its instability. Restricted access meant that no one ever came down here unlessinvited.

Tonight was going to hold a wonder of drama, blood would be spilled, and maybe more heads would roll. “I need to be deal withBenjamin.”

He was going to the other side, on the other path. Both paths connected but there were separateentrances.

He took one last look atTaylor.

She'd been a weakness for him, possibly the one person who could have swayed him. But he had to do what was necessary. She had todie.

He planned to finish everything and everyone here, then get the hell out of town with his family. The billion dollars would take care of them for years tocome.

As he was about to leave, Chloe woke up and started to look around. She didn’t see Jackson sitting next toher.

Her eyes landed on Aaron and then onZeek.

“Richard.” Tears ran down her cheeks. “What are youdoing?”

He wasn’t doing the whole introduction thing again, and definitely not with her. Of everyone, he couldn’t stand her. Hated her to noend.

She’d never been accepting of him when he was going out with Taylor, and he saw the pleasure it gave her when she threw him out of Taylor’s hospital room when he came to visit after heraccident.

He’d have no sympathy for hertonight.

“Not Richard, the name’sAaron.”

She looked as shocked as Taylor did, but without the hurt. That was understandable. There was no love lost betweenthem.

Chloe shook her head at him as more tears spilled down hercheeks.

“I believe you already know Zeek.” Then he motioned at Jackson, ready to introduce him, but she started screaming and drowned out anything he was going tosay.

Zeek started laughing and made his way over to Aaron. They closed the door behind them as they left the room, leaving their three victims tothemselves.

He smiled to himself. This had well and truly turned into something spectacular. There had been hiccups along the way, but this was the result he was hoping for. He had everyone exactly where he wanted them tobe.

They went out into another room that led to different paths. The place could be like a maze, but as like that, if you knew your whereabouts, you’d be able to maneuver your way around quite easily. Anyone just coming into the place would have no hope, but they’d been here for over a year, plotting andplanning.

This was the old control room. Zeek had fixed it up so that they could use the space for surveillance. Up until last week, when Regina’s minions had scrambled the system, they’d been able to have eyes everywhere. They used this place, and his apartment in L.A., as abase.

Looking on the monitor now, he could see the guests hadarrived.

He laughed at the whole scenario. The directions both he and Zeek gave were different and led to opposite sides of the cave. Wade was on the path that would supposedly lead to Chloe and Taylor, andRegina…