Taste of Vengeance

By Charlie Wagner

The scene starts with Melanie sitting on the kitchen floor, looking at her bloody hands and going through a mental crisis. She didn't know that she was allowed to fight back, let alone physically capable of standing up for herself. She only wanted a promotion as was suggested, but instead was forced into abuse again. The reaction of her boss immediately after caused something to snap, and now he was dead. After replaying the event and trying to get a grip of herself, there is a knock at the door to end the prologue.
Highlights:
- The Boss starts to 'woo' from the moment she enters the door...wine, dinner, etc. He is very aggressive in exploring her interest in him, and avoids her attempts to discuss work while his intoxication increases. He forces himself upon her, ignoring her tears...
- When done, he showers while she cries and collects herself. When he exits, he gives a sinister smile and says something along the lines of 'someday discussing that promotion'. That is when she breaks and grabs the closest blunt object to lay into him.
-While beaten, he still swears and threatens her, and she grabs a broken piece of glass from the struggle. She is unable to take her eyes away from his as she stabs him in the chest, watching the life go out, then retreating to the kitchen. Her first kill is mimicked in nearly all others to follow, with the stab in the chest while she forces eye contact in death becomes somewhat of a trademark, and the similarity that binds the victims to draw in the FBI.
- Melanie is very fragile at this point, and her mind is a bit chaotic as she tries to grasp what happened...but there is perhaps an inkling of the assured and confident killer within as there is a measure of pride in having stood up for herself...she doesn't feel guilty for having fought back, but is concerned about legal implications, the blood and violence, the shock of seeing death...

• Language: English
• Publisher: Charlie Wagner
• Release date: Jul 26, 2016
• ISBN: 9781370998838

Charlie Wagner

Charlie Wagner has published a total of 200 short stories and 15 thriller and mystery novels since the beginning of his career in 1970. He has been nominated numerous times for many awards in his field such as the PEN/Faulkner award and Self-published Book Awards to name a few.

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A Taste of Vengeance

Chapter 1: First Kill

Chapter 2: The Struggle Within

Chapter 3: Thicker Than Water

Chapter 4: Awakening

A Taste of Vengeance

A Novel

Part 1

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Chapter 1: First Kill

It was finally closing time. Friday had arrived and it was time to go home and enjoy a relaxing weekend. Melanie looked around to make sure that all of the customers have been taken care of. There were still a few people milling about, but none were standing in the line to be helped. She looked down the line and saw Caroline already counting out her station. Melanie smoothed out the cuff on her shirt and began to tidy her space. She set her pen back in the little cup she kept them in and made sure to straighten the blotter that covered her desk. Using the key she kept around her wrist, she opened up the cash drawer and started to count out the money. A sensation of being watched caused her to shiver. She knew he was watching her. He was always watching her. Trying to gain composure, she put down the money and looked out at the sun setting beyond the big glass wall. The sun was gorgeous, painting the sky with pinks and purples. It was a majestic sight and had a calming effect on her. She could see an opaque reflection of herself there in the large window and wondered why Mr. Brooks, or anyone, would want to stare at her at all. 

Melanie was small and meek. She was short-statured, with a round face, a cupid’s bow mouth, button nose, and watery grey-blue eyes. She wasn’t one of the pretty girls. She didn’t even do her hair most days like the more stylish women did, she either left it down or drew it up into a ponytail. Even her clothes were plain and thrifty. She smoothed the cuff on her sleeve again and closed her eyes, thinking about going