Elena grasped the tablecloth, dragging it in her direction. Silverware fell to the floor. "Enough," she breathed.
"Fuck off," I responded. "You deserve to sit there while that shit spreads nice and slow, shutting down your organs one by one."
We focused on Blaine. "Kinsley? Kill him quick or take him to the warehouse for slow torture?"
"I think his borrowed time should come to an end. No loose ends."
"Fair enough."
"Wait!" Blaine cried as Burke raised one of his guns. "Who put you in charge?"
"The woman you were working for begged me to take over for my father."
"But why do you get to decide my fate?"
"It’s called vengeance."
I didn't look away when Burke shot Blaine. Their deaths filled me with nothing but deep satisfaction.
However, Elena lived on. "Too . . . cowardly . . . to . . . shoot . . . your . . . mother?"
Burke held one of his guns out to me. Accepting it from his hand, I didn't hesitate to shoot Elena in the shoulder.
"Do you feel that? Feel how deep the bullet lodged?"
"Bitch," she choked out, her voice garbled.
I shot Elena in the knee, her cries soft due to the lack of oxygen remaining in her body. "That's Queen Bitch to you."
Burke added, "You know, I always say I'm not angry, just disappointed. Turns out I'm both."
Elena's eyes slipped closed.
"Your daughter is dead. Your husband is dead. Your son and daughter-in-law killed you."
Her breathing became incredibly shallow.
"You didn't break me and my wife. I love her more now than ever. Die with that on your conscience."
Striding into the kitchen, Burke snapped his fingers at Oliver and Noah. "One of you, make sure they're all dead. The other one, find me clean clothes and a bag to put this in before burning it and calling the clean-up crew."
They hurried to do his bidding, and he turned to me. "How are you feeling?"
"Relieved."
"You're not going to have a panic attack, are you? It's okay if you do, just maybe give me a heads up."
Smiling wryly, I snaked my arms inside his jacket and around his waist. "Nope."
"Even though you most likely just got Asher's brains on you?"
"I'm fine, Burke. Not looking for a repeat at any point in my life, but I promise I'm okay."
He kissed me. "You're fucking amazing."
"I could say the same about you."
"It'll take a while to recover from the shock of my mother being the mastermind."
