Be Careful What You Wish For: A Zombie Apocalypse
Chapter 37: A Good Thing

Chapter 37: A Good Thing

Salvatore Breaux cocked his head to the side as he studied the scene in front of him. René was still acting like he had complete control over everyone and everything. It had yet to occur to him that everything he held dear was slipping through his fingers like sand.

’Are you going to tell them?’ asked the voice inside his head.

Salvatore fought the smile that was trying to escape as he watched René fight the burning pain every time Alicia touched him. The stupid cunt didn’t even realize that she was causing him even more agony, but...

’Is masochism one of the Seven Deadly Sins?’ he asked the voice as René snarled at his brothers. ’I think that one suits him better than Pride.’

’Mmm,’ hummed Envy, and Salvatore could feel him watching the world from his eyes. ’You have a point. But Lust might take offense to that. He likes to think he’s the one in control when it comes to kinks.’

Salvatore nodded his head as he lost the fight against his emotions. The smirk on his face would have been enough to stun any of his brothers if they bothered to turn to look at him. However, he had prided himself on his ability to blend into the background; no one even knew he was standing so close to them.

So many people overlooked him because he chose not to speak that it was little wonder he knew everyone’s secrets.

Even the ones that Alicia tries so hard to hide.

’Do we bring her back?’ asked Salvatore, straightening his head as Dimitri cocked his hand back and punched René so hard in the face that the leader of their little gang couldn’t help but fall down.

’No,’ replied Envy. ’You seven had your chance, and René fucked it up. Pride really isn’t happy with him, by the way. It should be fun to watch what happens in the coming days. We’ll be with her from now on.’

’Did he fuck it up for all of us?’ sighed Salvatore, closing his eyes. It wasn’t only René’s hopes and dreams falling through his fingers like sand. If Salvatore wasn’t careful, it would be his as well.

Every second that passed before Envy replied to him felt like a lifetime as Salvatore held his breath. ’Potentially not,’ announced Envy, and Salvatore finally found the light in the darkness.

’Tell me what to do. If necessary, I can take on all of you. I can be enough,’ said Salvatore, straightening his back.

A scuffle broke out in front of him as René and Dimitri went head to head, Alicia trying to get in the middle like she wasn’t the one to fuck everything up.

’Are you envious of your brothers?’ chuckled Envy.

’When it comes to our Little Star, you and I are in the same boat,’ replied Salvatore, spinning around so that he could pack up his sleeping bag. ’We don’t exactly share well.’

’Very true,’ agreed Envy. ’But that doesn’t mean we can’t be the favorite.’

’I’m listening,’ smirked Salvatore as he dipped his head down and started to break camp.

’Make sure everyone follows René. Alicia smells like death, which means she shouldn’t be walking the earth right now. I’m guessing her ’visions’ of the future are nothing more than her being reborn.’

’Is that really a thing?’ asked Salvatore, stunned at the very idea.

’You host one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Is there really anything in this world that is too far out to be believed?’ chuckled Envy, and Salvatore could feel him clenching his shoulder for a moment before the ghostly touch went away.

’True,’ shrugged Salvatore, not at all concerned about being a host for Envy. Everyone seemed to hate the voices in their head, not bothering to talk to them unless it benefited them in some way. But he had always been a loner since birth, and Envy had been his only friend before he met the rest of the guys. He was grateful that the demon had been around, keeping him sane when he needed someone on his side.

If the others couldn’t appreciate the demons, then that was on them.

’The cunt tried to kill our Queen,’ continued Envy, pulling Salvatore from his thoughts. ’So it is only right that you use her to create the perfect world for our girl to thrive in. Let her think her schemes have worked. And when she finally thinks she has it all, tear her apart and watch her burn.’

Nodding his head, Salvatore stood up. Taking the backpack filled with supplies that Alicia had given him, he put it on his back and walked toward the group still screaming at each other.

"Fine," he announced, causing everyone to stop talking in order to turn around and look at him. "We go."

"Is yous fucking crazy?!" snarled Dimitri, his bloody knuckles raised as if he was going to take a swing at Salvatore. "My Kitten is gone. An’ the only one with issues with ’er is this one. It donna take a rocket scientist to know tha’ shes ’ad somethin’ to do with it."

If Dimitri was fire, Ronan and Luca were ice as they stared at Salvatore. Désiré and Max, always the peacekeepers, kept to the outside, ready to jump in if needed but not ready to show their cards yet.

"Finally!" exclaimed Alicia, throwing up her hands in the air as she looked at Salvatore with a pleased smile on her face. "Someone smart. I’m sure that the woman, girl, whatever she is, will show up later. She knows where we are going, but if we don’t leave soon, we will be stuck here another night."

Clapping her hands, she brought everyone’s attention to herself. "Let’s pack up. We’ll leave in five."

"Does yous know what yous doin’?" asked Désiré as the others all broke off to collect their supplies. "Because if somethin’ happens to our little Pet, I donna think you’ll be livin’ much longer."

Salvatore grunted and nodded his head, not at all intimidated by his friend. Lust might hide as much as Envy did, but at the end of the day, they were evenly matched. And one less sin was always a good thing.

Right?