Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 175
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Jude and Yalda ran in after they finished their surveillance outside too, and when they saw what had happened inside, they halted.
Another wave of shock slapped them right in the face.
Tobias still stayed on one knee where he was, staring at the maid who just died like her dead body would spit out answers for him.
But behind his focused, trembling lashes, he could make out the only thing that made sense here.
The bodies.
They aren’t bodies of people he knew. They aren’t bodies of Odds.
Only the dead maids belong here. The rest of the bodies? None of them belong to Odds at all.
He got up, bones creaking under his flesh. Only him could hear.
“They aren’t Odd s!” Yalda said breathlessly.
“Could Odds have gone in chase of the perpetrators?” Jude said.
“The surveillance room.” Tobias said without waiting, and they all rushed to the lift, riding up to the room.
There, they met a bleeding Odd—the most brilliant handler.
He sat behind a system, clutching his stomach with an hand, grunting.
Relief showed in his eyes when he saw Tobias, he stood weakly.
“Wrath…” His words were weak too, and his legs skipped the floor.
His knees pushed forward to a fall, but Tobias quickly rushed to catch him by the arms.
“Zaine,” he called his name.
“We…we were ratted out. There’s… there’s a rat among the handlers…. he’s…from Atlanta too, just like Migos… he’s… he’s…”
“Are you talking about Perez?” Yalda said impatiently behind.
Zaine nodded, blood shooting out of his stomach.
“Get a clothe!” Tobias snapped.
Jude quickly took off the shirt he’s wearing. He gave it to Tobias, and Tobias tied it around Zaine’s stomach.
“Exact…ly..” Zaine nodded. “It’s Perez. That bastard must have been in love with Migos, and he got mad when you killed him, so he became a dog for the enemy. We fought hard, Wrath, we really fought…you know we got you anytime, but…when it’s an inside job, it’s hard….”
He coughed blood again.
“First Lady fought so hard too even with the fact that she wore a swimsuit only. I was shocked, but they took her in the end. Saint tried to protect her like the rest of us, but they took him too. I think Perez messed with the walls, so we didn’t get a signal when Serpents of Valhalla were coming…” He continued.
“They killed the maids, but we killed many of the Serpents… their bodies littered the Oddsion right now. Odds went in a hot chase after them, and I tried to follow them in the chase too, but Estelle locked me here with my wound, saying I’d die if I fought with my wound, so I’ve been here…”
“Where’s the full footage?” Tobias asked, more impatient.
The story he just heard made his flesh cook inside of him. He could smell his own anger.
The rage and fury.
“That system!” Zaine pointed.
Jude took Zaine out for proper treatment while Tobias tapped the main surveillance video.
Yalda stood behind him, and as the video began, they watched together.
[An Hour Ago]
“We should eat together, don’t you think?” Saint went after her.
“SarahNina!”
But Seraphina didn’t stop. Immediately the lift halted at Tobias’s floor, she rushed into his room, not wanting to interact with Saint.
She backed the door.
“Fûck,” She muttered.
After listening to the solitude behind the door for few minutes, knowing Saint is never coming back, she left the door and fell in bed.
Needless to say, she missed this bed. She rolled around it, bunching the duvet over her own face, hugging it to her chest and inhaling him.
She’s in love!
She threw her legs in the air, lathering her own happiness as she rolled right to left again.
“I want to spend the rest of my life with you, Tobias.”
“I love you like a creep, Wrath.”
“I can’t wait for the swim session!”
She rubbed her belly.
“Can’t wait to carry your baby.”
She sat up, blinking.
“Wedding comes before that part. I can’t wait to walk down the aisle with you, Tobias. I’ll be a St. Graves because of you, alone. I can’t wait to be your wife, but I’ll enjoy this girlfriend moment so much!”
She hugged the pillow too, resting her chin on top of it.
“Wonder if our kids will have his chin dimple and height and beautiful eyes too, and our female kids will have my curves and face!”
She giggled, folding her toes as the joy seemed to be limitless.
She can’t contain it, can’t even lay down anymore.
She took her phone to punch him a text, but she stopped herself quickly.
He went to the precinct to prove his innocence and shit, so it’ll be senseless to disturb him now.
She’s just gonna wait for him to comeback to her.
But is it weird that she misses her boyfriend already?
She smiled to herself.
Boyfriend.
She never thought she’d be someone’s true girlfriend, or claim someone rightly as her boyfriend.
Her man.
But it’s happening.
She dropped the pillow and stripped herself fast, rushing into the bathroom in her towel only.
She drowned herself in the tub, washed herself clean and even washed her hair since she’ll be entering the pool later.
She emerged after few minutes and dried herself, wearing the blue swimsuit she found in his closet.
He must have been preparing for today for long.
The swimsuit hugged her so tight she could feel the tiny thong ropes inside her p$ssy and asshole.
She’s practically naked, so she wore a long jacket to cover up before she came out of the room.
As she walked towards the lift, she changed his name on her phone.
From Sugar Daddy to…
Love of My Fucking Life with so many hearts like she’s selling them.
Again, the urge to call him took her, and she nearly dialled him, but she stopped herself and inserted the phone into her jacket pocket.
The lift got to another floor, and she met an Odd waiting below it.
He stepped aside for her though, then he bowed slightly.
“Goodevening, Wrathress.”
“Everyone’s calling me that now?” Seraphina smiled cutely.
“Of course!” The guy smiled.
Seraphina’s smile disappeared immediately, cos she mightn’t be a seer, but she knows a smile that’s not genuine. This one’s creepy.
“Perez!” Another Odd hollered at him from the top of the lift.
“What’s up, Zaine!” Perez hollered back, giving Seraphina another creepy smile before getting on the lift to go meet Zaine.
Immediately they went out of sight, Saint came to sight.
“Yo! Wrathress! First Lady! Black Flower!” He grinned. “I’ve lost count of how many names you have.”
“Black Flower?” She nudged him.
“Yeah!” He blinked. “Since he’s Rose, you’ll be his Flower!”
“Shit, you talk too much…” She shook her head, moving.
“Where you going?” He followed her immediately.
“To the kitchen, I need a cucumber.” She responded.
“Why the fûck would you go to the kitchen for a cucumber when you can just send any of the Odds?” He blocked her. “You have the obsidian eye necklace around your neck, use your authority, First Lady.”
“I just wanna take a walk, ok? Before my boyfriend comes back..” Seraphina crossed her arms.
“Ohhh….” Saint laughed. “Oh I love this! Boyfriend? This is lit!”
“What exactly do you want from me?” Seraphina pushed him off.
“You’re my brother’s girlfriend, we should be close so I can tell you things. See, I’ve closed on making friends for the year, but I’ll give you a chance…” He followed her again. “Toby likes cakes, in case you dunno. Tiramisu in particular.”
Seraphina stopped, gasping.
“He does? I do too! In fact, it’s my favorite dessert!”
“See? We’re getting along!” Saint walked side by side with her.
“Maybe,” she gave him a sideeye. “Tell me more about him.”
“First, tell me all you know about Bexley Hart—your best friend’s sister.” He shrugged.
Seraphina laughed.
“So…this is trade by barter? You’re into Bexley?”
“I’m not exactly into her,” he scratched the back of his neck. “Let’s just say I’m curious.”
“Of course,” she rolled eyes as they entered the kitchen together.
So many Odds are there, and they immediately gave her bows.
“Mrs. St. Graves!” One of them shouted.
“Mrs. St. Graves!” Another shouted.
Seraphina began blushing again, looking at Saint.
“Mrs. St. Graves…” He winked.
She slapped his arm, and he laughed excitedly.
The scream of Mrs. St Graves filled the kitchen from everyone, and they began dancing around her, raising their champagne bottles and popping loudly, making sure they don’t spill her, but only for a moment.
There was a blur, then the echoing sound of sudden gunshots from within the Oddsion.
The hailing and chantings died untimely, but the shock didn’t stop everyone from gathering their weapons. Guns from under the kitchen islands. Knives from under their double-sole shoes.
The gunshots only sounded once from outside. Second round started from the kitchen as a sea of armed Serpents flooded inside.
“Protect the First Lady!!!” An Odd screamed madly.
“Protect Saint!!” Another Odd shouted.
Saint and Seraphina went down behind one of the cabinets, and Odds covered them from the front, making sure no shot flew in.
Gunshots cackled in the air like witchy manifestation, bullets crashing chandeliers and other bulbs, boring holes on the walls and scattering on the floors like sand.
Another chandelier fell from the ceiling from the force of bullet, and it crashed down to the middle where Saint had Seraphina are.
Saint quickly pushed Seraphina closer to the island as the chandelier shattered, sending pieces around.
Initially, Seraphina was numb, rigid, eaten raw by the shock of how intruders could successfully enter this place, but the fallen chandelier seemed to call her back.
She instantly dragged her gun from under her swimsuit jacket.
“Where the fûck do you think you’re going!” Saint held her.
“I didn’t read day and night about the use of guns just to hide when there’s a need to use it!” She spat.
“You don’t see the men? They’re not ordinary, SarahNina. You can’t just go out there and—”
Seraphina broke free, adamant. “If I wanted pep talk, I know where to get one. Just quit!”
She spranged up, taking a clean shot at the Serpent opposite her.
The shot hit the Serpent’s arm, and it sent him staggering to the wall, but not enough to disarm him.
He aimed for Seraphina, but Seraphina picked a knife from the island and threw it.
It met him on the throat, slicing his life apart.
As he’s falling, an Odd by that side swung a machete at his stomach, slicing it down with his legs.
The Serpent fell dismembered, and Seraphina went back down, crouching behind that island again.
“Ook,” Saint smiled with admiration. “That was good…”
He pulled his gun too, and at the same time, they both stood from the cover of the island.
They made sure to stay beside each other as they joined the rain of shots, doubling up the ongoing chaos.
“First Lady! Saint! Go down!!” An Odd yelled from the other side.
They didn’t even hear.
They were too engrossed with their triggers to hear a thing.
By now, four Serpents are down, and two maids in that kitchen.
An Odd got hit on the back, and during his groan, another Odd returned the shot to that Serpent from the back of the freezer.
Blood spilled on the freezer as the head of the Serpent split.
Then, the remaining Serpents in the kitchen escaped.
Odds followed them, plus Saint and Seraphina who’re clutching their guns breathlessly.
The rest of the Odds are down on that first floor now.
Now, there are like more than thirty Serpents left in total.
Serpents were surrounded by Odds despite the fact that Serpents are more. Zaine was the last to come down, panting.
“There’s a betrayer insider!” He shouted, but before he could go on, Perez shot at him from the middle of the Odds, and Zaine lurched.
“Fûck!!!”
“Perez!!!!” Estelle shouted from the top of the lift, eyes wide.
“Migos deserves more than what he got, motherfuckers!” Perez screamed, and together with the rest of the Serpents, he dropped poisonous smoke bombs which exploded.
But even with the smokes, Odds fired. Everyone used their emergency masks, over their noses.
They shot with an hand, and more and more Serpents fell to their deaths with shattered heads.
It was at this time Grimm showed up from the elevator.
The dog had been having it’s beauty sleep since the stuff with Kimmy cos of exhaustion, but it had to come out now, joining the exercise.
Jumping, leaping, growling and roaring, it fought.
In the middle of the smokes, it fought too, dragging the Serpents it could get it’s paws on around.
It dragged about six of them successfully, tearing their flesh apart, pulling their heads, legs and intestines around, dragging out their bones and distributing their body components around the Oddsion.
The park, the gardens, the marbles and glass and cars.
The dog went feral.
It didn’t kill to eat.
It killed to kill.
But in the middle of it all, they heard the zooming out of a car.
The gunshots stopped, all eyes swept around….
Over the bodies of over twenty Serpents and the five maids.
None of the Odds died. Some of them only got shot.
But two people are missing.
Saint. Seraphina.
They’re nowhere.
“Follow the cars!” Zaine shouted.
Everyone ran out.
Zaine tried to push himself up to his feet to follow too, but he fell back.
His stomach is literally open, intestine peeking out.
“Fûck! Perez…” He cussed.
Estelle appeared and took his gun from his straps.
“What the hell are you doing!” Zaine shouted.
Estelle tucked the gun into her pants and then dragged Zaine to the core surveillance room.
“Estelle!! Argg!” He groaned painfully. “You don’t even know how to shoot properly!”
“But I’m not staying here uselessly, Zaine…” She replied, shutting the door on him and leaving.
[Present Time]
Tobias shut down the laptop after they finished watching.
And he caught the most important moment, luckily.
In the surveillance video, when Serpents dropped the smokes, Odds knew to cover their own noses cos they were conversant with it, but Seraphina and Saint didn’t.
The smokes got them, and they lost their consciousness.
That’s why Serpents were able to grab them inside the smokes.
Tobias left the surveillance room, and Yalda followed.
Jude met them outside.
“Zaine is stable now, and resting…” He said, panicky.
“Prepare for war then.” Tobias let out the order like a war blaze. “Get the weapons, Yalda. There are trackers on the shoes of every Odd member. Get the system, and get their locations. We must get to them in five damn minutes!” He grunted.
“I’ll drive!” Jude ran.
“No,” Tobias wore his gloves which felt hot on his palms. “I’m driving.”
Together, they rushed out of the bloody Oddsion. Yalda pushed the weapon bags into the car with them.
“Vince would wanna leave this country, no doubt… considering the fact that his secret is out at the precinct and the city knows of his atrocities now. He’s gonna want to take First Lady away.” She said.
“That’s only gonna come true when my body gets embalmed.” Tobias responded as he drove out speedily.
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