He proceeds to steal a lot of drugs from a dealer at the strip club. She seems to recognize him, but he doesn’t know her. One year after the events of Vicious and four years before the events of the present, Victor goes to a strip club and bumps into a female there. With normal doctors unable to help him, Victor turns to drugs to stop the effects of pain that lead up to his deaths. She wants to bring her sister Serena back and actually has a few of Sydney’s remains saved for when she is ready to try. Meanwhile, Sydney has been searching for a way to resurrect things that have been dead for a long time. For the last five years, Victor has been searching for people to help fix him, to prevent him from dying because if he stays dead beyond the medical limit, he could face severe brain damage. Each time, he stays dead for longer and longer amounts of time.

The story begins to flash back and forth from the past to the present, showing that a side effect of Victor’s second resurrection is that he continues to die and return. With that, Mitch, Sydney, and Victor flee Merit. The scene flashes back, and we return to where Vicious left off. After several moments, as his pain turns to currents of energy-the cause of his first death-Victor dies. Victor seems to be suffering from a lot of pain his previous ability to control his own pain and that of others doesn’t seem to be working. Victor kills the man to cover his tracks. Victor kills a man who claims he cannot help Victor with a mysterious task. Marcella flatlines and is eventually revived by medical personnel.Ĭhapter one returns to Victor Vale, five years after the events of Vicious. Luckily for her, she is rescued by Officer Perry, who has been following them, searching for enough evidence to arrest them. Unfortunately, Marcus kills her first, and her last thoughts are that she will ruin him. When Marcella discovers her husband has been cheating on her for the better part of twelve years, she attempts to kill him. Marcus Riggins, her husband, is involved in the mob in the city of Merit.

The book opens with the death of Marcella Riggins.

***** Everything below is a SPOILER ***** What happened in Vengeful? Special thanks to Hanna, a new BSR contributor who wrote this great recap! Visit her Tumblr page to keep up with what she’s reading. This page is full of spoilers, so beware! If you are wondering what happened in Vengeful, then you are in the right place! Read a full summary of Vengeful, the first book in the Villains series.

Ve schwab vicious series