Chapter 129

ACHILLES. I nearly drop the lamp. If I didn’t know that it’s filled with gas and is likely to set the whole place on fire, I would have dropped it. Right on Larkin’s sorry little face. But I didn’t. And I’m surprised to find that it’s not because of the fire I could cause. It’s because of Larkin himself, and the look of pure confusion on his face that doesn’t seem to be in character with him at all. Add that to the fact that he’s stark naked and clearly almost freezing, I just find myself unable to hurt him. In fact, I find myself unable to move at all. It’s Claudia who steps forward. I thought for a moment that Larkin would leap at her and harm her, so I snap into attention and step in front of her. Larkin wheels around on us like a wild animal, but instead of attacking, he just bursts out laughing. I have to admit that catches me off guard. But since I am the way I am and he’s an untrustworthy piece of shit, my first instinct is to grab a weapon and corner him. I snatch one of th