Chapter 814
Hearing this, Jonah could only stick close to Odie, his eyes fixed warily on Colby standing before them.
“If you’re here to get back at me for Sophie, go ahead and try,” Odie taunted as he plopped down on a nearby couch, paying no mind to the pain shooting up his injured leg.
Guys like them were used to brawls and bruises–what injury hadn’t they survived? Odie didn’t believe for a second that Colby would kill him, the head honcho of the Mintons, all over a woman.
As Colby moved closer, Jonah stepped in to stop him, but one icy look from Colby froze him in place, like some invisible force had locked him down.
“Do you know why I haven’t killed you yet?” Colby asked, his voice cold.
Before Odie could answer, Colby whipped out a syringe and jabbed it into Odie’s arm, catching him completely off guard.
“Boss!” Jonah snapped out of his trance, but it was too late. Colby had already emptied the syringe into Odie.
Odie’s face drained of color. He tried to stand and take a swing at Colby, but his leg gave out, and Colby easily grabbed him by the collar.
“If it wasn’t for some old ties, you’d be dead already,” Colby said, his voice even colder.
“Oh, I should thank you then–for this shot of poison!” Odie spat, grinding his teeth in fury.
He didn’t buy Colby’s act for a second. It was all because Sophie was strung out on drugs. Without a new fix, she’d be writhing in pain, tormented by withdrawal.
“You think you can ease Sophie’s pain with more drugs? Well, guess what, buddy, you’re not getting any from me!” Odie snarled.
Colby just sneered in response.
Odie thought Colby was here for Sophie’s drugs, but he was dead wrong. Colby would never let Sophie sink deeper into that hell.
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With a shove, he sent Odie sprawling back onto the couch. “Think about yourself first. I promise, your suffering will be much worse than hers,” Colby said.
The Mintons‘ drug’s were something else–pure and highly addictive. Breaking free was nearly impossible. While Colby didn’t have those exact drugs, he had enough to get Odie hooked.
Sure enough, Odie was already feeling the strange effects crawling through his body. Dealers might dabble, but bosses? They steered clear. Only they knew how horrific this stuff really was. In a few years, it would erode a person’s nerves, leaving them a broken shell, prone to madness and fits.
Colby’s move was truly vicious!
As Colby turned to leave, Odie called out, his voice icy, “Colby, you’ll regret not killing me today!”
“Death would be a mercy for you. I won’t let you off that easy,” Colby replied, walking away, leaving Odie sitting alone on the couch, his face dark with anger.
Once Colby left, Jonah rushed to Odie’s side. “Boss, we need to get you help. I’ll call a doctor right now!”
Odie hadn’t even noticed his pale face from blood loss or the hallucinations creeping into his vision. The sensation slowly taking over his body was almost too much to bear.