Lori raised her hand, as if ready to attack.
“Enough!”
Adalyn jumped.She hadn’t noticed another person was with them.A man stepped forward from the darkened corner, and maliciousness radiated off him.Tall, bald, and tattoos all over his head and face.Stone-cold evil seeped from his dark eyes as he looked her up and down, assessing her like she was his property.
“I find it hard to believe that someone as small as you could kill two of my men.”
Adalyn lifted her chin.“I don’t know why.They bleed just like any other men when you shoot them.”
An ugly, smile carved out his mouth.“I’ve always loved my women bloodthirsty.But, if you killed my men, I’ll eat my hat.”
Her gaze flickered up to his bald head, and he smirked.
“Now,” he continued.“What really happened with my men?”
The last thing she wanted to do was implicate Lord Huntley, nor did she want to bring attention to Chester and Brennen waiting in the car.A diabolic idea suddenly formed, and it was an opportunity she couldn’t pass up.She stared at Lori.Deep in her heart, only vengeance burned, and she acted on the promise she made to herself.To make Lori pay.
“Tell him the truth.”
Confusion lit up Lori’s face.“What?”
“Tell him,” Adalyn stressed.“Tell him what you told me.”
“Uh.”A nervous laugh escaped her sister, sounding guilty as hell.“What are you talking about?”
Adalyn wiped her expression, smoothing everything out to portray an air of innocence.“About our plan.”
“What plan?”Apex demanded, glancing back and forth between them.
“Lori came up with the idea to bring you here and kill you,” Adalyn said in an almost childlike voice.“Like how she killed those two men last night.”
Lori blinked as comprehension struck.“No, no, no, no.You’re lying!She’s lying, Apex.I would never—”
“But you said he didn't need more money because of the lockbox.”
Lori's mouth dropped open.Desperation colored her tone as she looked between Apex and Adalyn.“I didn't say that, Apex.You have to believe me.”
“What are you waiting for, Lori?Shoot him.”
“Shut the fuck up, you lying—”
Apex raised his gun.Lori had a split second to comprehend her death, and then the gun fired and a bullet lodged in her skull.Dead before she hit the ground.
Adalyn stared at the body of her sister, feeling nothing but relief.Did it make her a bad person that she had caused Lori’s death?
“Clever,” Apex said, amusement in his tone.“I know she didn’t kill them because I was fucking her all night.Or I was watching someone fuck her.So, the audacity to find a solution to both our problems was genius.Now tell me, where are my men?”
“I didn’t lie about that,” she replied.“They’re dead.After they killed my friend, I grabbed the gun we kept behind the counter and shot them.Then I called a friend to help dispose of their bodies.”
Apex cocked his head as he studied her.Adalyn made sure to stare him in the eyes and not act like everything was made-up.He walked up to her, his cold gaze assessing.
“You know, I believe you,” he said.
Then before she could even blink, his fist came up and punched her across her cheek.Pain exploded through her skull right before darkness consumed her.
