He tries to struggle in my grip, the blood turning the water red, and what a splendid sight it is. Pulling his head back, I enjoy watching the salty water dripping all over his wounds.
“Nobody hurts my wife and gets away with it.”
He coughs and splutters and cries, gripping the barrel. “I’m sorry. I’m so sorry.”
Except begging for forgiveness right now does nothing for me.
My wife’s prayers stayed unanswered all these years, so Grant doesn’t get mercy from me.
Through the night, I subject him to all the hideous things he did to Diana. I multiply the punishment and make it more unbearable, treading on the fine line between hurting him and killing him.
Finally, once done, I send him to a hospital knowing full well he won’t ever speak about what I did to a single soul, and Rafael already has a secured alibi for me in case the idiot would be stupid enough to try to go after me.
Cleaning up the dungeon, I leave it spotless and call Levi. He picks up on the second ring.
“I’m all done. I’ll send you the keys.”
He chuckles, and I hear the roaring of a motorcycle in the background. “There is no need. I’ll change the locks.” The cocky bastard doesn’t trust anyone, and I bet he has cameras in here to keep evidence against me should I turn on him or his family.
As I said, the Scotts never do anything that would put them at a disadvantage, and they fiercely protect one another.
Not that I give a fuck. I have my own evidence to last me a lifetime, so if he plays that card, I’ll play mine. “I’ll see you at the engagement party, Orion.”
Brother of the bride-to-be except…
“Make sure not to upset my cousin, Levi. I’m sure Rush and Aileen would prefer a drama-free party.”
Another roaring of the engine echoes in my ear, followed by his cold words that serve as a warning in themselves, and I find all this deeply hilarious despite the disaster they promise in the future. “I don’t remember Rush thinking about me when he kidnapped my sister. This conversation is over, Wright.”
He hangs up, and I can’t even take offense at his tone.
Levi Scott craves payback, but that was inevitable, wasn’t it?
You don’t cross a lion hungry for blood.
In fact, I know more than he suspects, and somehow Lavender ended up being collateral damage in all this mess as she’s also leverage he can use to lure out the ghost from the past.
My cousins won’t be able to stop him. The only man who can is his own father, and it would be a dreadful sight to watch them go against each other.
In a lot of ways, Lachlan and Levi are each other’s mirror image, so I know he won’t listen to any reason.
I can’t blame Levi, though.
If someone stood between my wife and me, I’d destroy them and watch them burn with pleasure.
She became irrevocably mine, and nothing would ever separate us. Even if or when she discovers the truth.
Forever mine and only mine.
After all…
Life is not fair.
It’s cruel and vicious.
And the sooner we accept that fact, the easier it will be to bear it.
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
