“I’m sorry,” he sobs.
Nora continues as if he hasn’t spoken. “She didn’t stop fighting, though, did she? Not even with broken hands and feet. No, she didn’t. She still had her knees, elbows, and teeth. And that’s when they killed her, when she used those teeth to bite offhis puny dick. That’s when she was taken from me, wasn’t it, Lloyd?”
Nora’s fury and pain continue to spill from her lips. “Did you watch as they slit her throat? Did you feel any remorse for the little girl who lived next door to you all her life? The one who hero-worshipped you? The one who believed you were redeemable right up to the moment you fucking sold her?”
Nora’s tone doesn’t change the entire time she speaks to Eade. I understood now why Nora is with us.
“I’m sorry.” Eade sobs, and snot runs down his chin as Nora lays it all out for him.
“I’m sure you are,” she tells him. “Just like I’m sure you’re sorry you killed my parents, and your attempts on my life were unsuccessful. All to cover up how Willow was taken and MURDERED!”
She stands in one fluid motion. “My friends would like a little word, but then it will be my turn,” she says with a cold smile as she bends to look him in the eye. “And Lloyd… you better hope they kill you before I get to you, because what I’m going to do will hurt and there’ll be no coming back from it.”
Nora straightens and walks toward Nickel, who opens his arms. She walks right into them.
I tilt my chin at Brass. “You’re up, brother, but don’t kill him. Nora deserves that privilege.”
“Gotcha, Pres.” Brass grins and bounces on his feet as if he’s warming up before letting loose a flurry of punches.
We all take our turn. We’re not looking for information; we just want him to hurt. Nora will get the information because she knows what questions to ask.
Copper steps up. He eyes the pulley above Lloyd, then turns to look over his shoulder at Bee. “They had you strung up, Spice?” She nods, and he turns to me. “Help me string him up.”
It doesn’t take us long to get him out of the chair and dangling from the roof. I like this setup. Everything is easy. Everything is at our fingertips. I make notes of what I want in our wet room at the club. Until now, we haven’t needed one, but I have a feeling we will in the future.
Eade has passed out, so I douse him with another bucket of icy water. He wakes with a jolt, but it’s slower this time. We’ve avoided marking his face until now, so he can still talk when Nora’s ready for him.
“Go for it, brother,” I tell Copper.
Copper slides sharpened knuckle dusters onto his fingers.
“Fuck, you’ve still got them?” I ask.
“They were my prize. Nobody goes after one of mine.” Copper grins and punches Eade in the face, splitting his cheek in the same spot Eade injured Bee.
“Ah, the old eye for an eye.” I smirk as I move to stand beside Bee. We watch as Copper hits Eade in every place Bee suffered Eade’s fists.
“So much better than flowers,” Bee says with a cheeky grin.
“Jesus,” I mutter, pressing my fingers to the bridge of my nose, my shoulders shaking with laughter. How is it possible that I’m laughing while we torture someone?
“What?” She shrugs. “Some women like diamonds, chocolates, or flowers. This is my version.”
The rest of the brothers hear her comment and start laughing.
Bee shrugs and looks at Nora as if to say,What’s a girl to do?Nora loses her haunted look, and a smile tugs at her lips.
Copper pauses when we laugh and turns to look at us as if we’re nuts. He’s filthy, covered in blood and sweat.
“Ah, fuck, that’s a sexy sight,” Bee hums happily.
“Nope.” I stick my fingers in my ears. “I don’t need to know what you think is sexy when it comes to my brother.”
Bee laughs at me until her attention is diverted when Copper stalks towards us and slams his lips to hers, lifting her and pressing her against the wall.
I walk away and take a turn around Lloyd, who looks a little worse for wear. I tilt my head at Nora. “He’s all yours. Do whatever you need to get the information you want from him.”
“Thanks.” She shrugs off her backpack and kneels to remove what look like two metal cages before walking towards Eade.
