Almost Easy

Chapter Sixty-Nine:

Adam’s POV

Everything is coming together quite nicely. There isn’t a single detail that isn’t going according to plan. I can’t say that I expected anything less. My plans almost always go according to plan. I’m meticulous with every detail. If you want something done right, you have to be. You cannot leave any room for error. If you let anything catch you off-guard, things can get messy. I don’t like messy, unless I’ve planned for it. I’m always the one in control and I plan on keeping it that way.
Derek has proved useful – for now. He’s given me some insight on new ways to get under my daughter’s skin. I have to say, for a coward, he’s very inventive.

I’m sure that he’ll outlive his usefulness. When the time comes, I’ll give cut that loose end. I have no qualms about killing the man who forced himself on my child – especially without my person. Under no circumstances is alright to do that to another man’s child. There are limits. There are rules. Without rules there is only chaos. Chaos is not tolerable.

Lynn is a completely different story. She’s never been predictable – now is no exception. She’s made it clear that she wants no part in my schemes. She just wants Doug, after I’m finished. She’s attractive – yes. As hot as she is, her insanity is at least double that. She’s self-serving and takes the world by the balls. That’s what attracted me to her in the first place. We wanted the same things.

We never would have worked. She thrives on havoc and I on control. We worked short-term. I’m a sadist. I know that. I take pleasure in breaking people. Lynn is one of the rare few that I couldn’t really break. She would bend for me, gladly. As long as I kept her happy, I never ran into any problems.

But, after a while, it didn’t do it for me. I needed someone who I could make fear me. That’s where Lydia came in.

I never expected to have kids. When Lynn told me that she was knocked up, no one was surprised more than me. Our condom broke and we had a baby. We were only together for a year, before Lynn got pregnant. Both of us were young, but neither of us wanted to kill our own flesh and blood.

When Lydia was old enough, I just couldn’t help myself. The possibility of hurting her was just too tempting. I was able to control myself while she was too young. But, one day, my resolve snapped. I needed to cause her pain. I had to see her cry. I craved her tears. She broke so beautifully.

Lynn pretended that she didn’t know what was going on. She had no issues taking her to the hospital or covering up her injuries for me.

Lydia was an unnaturally well-behaved child. She tried so hard to please us. It was entertaining to see. A big part of me was proud to be a father. Who better to help repopulate the earth? Any child of mine was going to be exceptional and Lydia didn’t disappoint.

She was bright and insatiably curious. She took pleasure in knowing how things worked – how people worked. She wasn’t like anyone else I’ve met. That’s why breaking her was so much sweeter.

Lynn surprised both of us one day, when she told me that things had to stop. She was worried that I would go too far one day and I wouldn’t be able to stop myself. That’s ridiculous. I’ve never had a problem with controlling myself… Normally. She knew that she wasn’t parent of the year, but she couldn’t sit idly by and watch her only child die at my hands. She packed up Lydia and she left.

I let them both go. I could understand her reasons. I didn’t question or push them. I’ve kept my distance and used other people to fulfill my need to control things and people. I would have honored her request and stayed away, but then she called me. And her offer was too enticing to refuse.

Lynn asked me to come to California and help her scare our daughter into submission. She told me her reasons. I was surprised to hear from her at all. Apparently, she was worried that Lydia was going to ruin everything for her and she couldn’t have that. With Lynn, things are always about a man.

As far as her exes, I’m hardly the worst. I think Derek takes the cake there. The things that Lynn let him do to her… disturb even me.

After Lydia was committed to a hospital in New York, a Oliver’s father reached out to me. He explained the situation and what was going on. He had tried talking to Lynn, but she wasn’t hearing it. I had kept my distance, and I only broke my silence, because of the nature of the abuse that Lydia had suffered. That good-for-nothing bastard raped my little girl.

I’m no saint and I don’t claim to be, but I would never rape a woman, regardless of the situation. I get off on pain, but even some things shouldn’t be violated. Call me an enigma.

I flew to New York and paid Lynn a little visit. I told her that if she didn’t cut Derek out of her life and Lydia’s that I would kill her without any remorse. Was it a stretch of the truth? Yes, but it did the job. I asked Oliver’s father to deliver the message for me. I wanted to keep my hands clean of everything. He had no problem roughing Derek up a bit.

As far as I know, Lynn kept that part a secret. I doubt she wanted anyone to know that she was ordered to do something and actually obeyed.

When Lynn asked me to come to California, I had no idea that Derek was back in the picture. The fact that he came crawling to me, only made my plans for revenge so much sweeter. He’s bound to slip up at some point and when he does, I’ll be there waiting.

My plans for Lydia are nearly ready. I’m waiting for a couple more things to fall into place and I’ll strike. She won’t suspect a thing and no one will see it coming. It will be the perfect crime. I don’t need to keep her. I just want her to stay broken. She’s come so far and overcome so much of her childhood. I can’t have that, now. Can I?

Notes

Bear with me. The POV is going to be switching around a lot in the upcoming chapters. I have a lot of ground to cover and it's necessary for everything that's about to go down.

ALSO, in other important news, my new story is up! It's titled "Welcome to My World" - please check it out.

A big thank you to everyone for all of the feedback! I appreciate it. I helps put things into perspective for me.:) Also, happy Easter!

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-Katie