He had assumed that our shared blood would keep him safe, it was written on every line of his face when I walked into the room. And it may well have done if he hadn’t of brought her up.
It wasn’t even the words, it had been the way he said them, with that snarky condescending grin on his swollen face.
“So how’s Darcie?”
He had barely got the words out of his mouth before I put a bullet between his eyes.
It was quick and ruthless when he deserved to die slowly, screaming in agony but I didn’t regret it.
I felt no guilt. Lucas deserved to die.
The only guilt I had was the pain it was going to cause two women in the house in front of me. The only two women in the world I loved.
I wasn’t sure I could face them yet. Maggie would know just by looking at my face that it was done. Darcie would as well and they would judge without even meaning to.
The sound of a door banging shut caused my head to rise. But I didn’t make a move to get off the bike. Instead, I watched as Darcie made her way down the wide wooden steps. She paused at the bottom, not coming to me as I expected her to.
“Are you ok?”
Mutely I nodded. I didn’t trust myself to speak yet.
“Arent you coming inside? You’ve been sat out here for ages.”
I blinked at her in shock. She had known?
“Soon,” I croaked, my voice all raspy and unsure.
“Come here, Havoc.”
I felt myself moving without even thinking about it. Folding myself into her arms as she held them out to me. We stood like that, with her stroking up and down my back and murmuring comforting words I didn’t even hear. It wasn’t the words that were important. It was just being in her arms.
“Is it done?”
My head lifted and my eyes clashed with Maggies. Hers were swimming with tears and I had no doubt mine were as well. “Yes.”
She nodded once, her steps a little hesitant as she came down the stairs, She placed one simple kiss on my cheek and walked around the house without another word.
“Maggie….” I called out to her, wretchedly.
“Let her have some time Havoc. That’s all she needs. Time.”
“And you?” I turned my attention back to the woman in my arms. “Do you need time?”
“No Havoc. All I need is you.”
E
Epilogue - 1 Month Later
Havoc
“Is that everyone?” From beneath my lashes, I watched as Darcie peeled her clothes off. Leaving them in a heap on the bedroom floor. We were still at Maggie’s, although I knew we would need to go home soon. Fang had understood my need to stay with her as she helped my grandmother get the women who had been rescued home to their families.
Darcie needed to stay busy and I needed her to be happy. So if she needed to stay here for now that’s what we would do.
She turned to me, naked and unashamed and I was floored by just how lucky I was. How god damn perfect she was for me. She made me softer, something I never thought I would want let alone embrace.
Padding towards me, she slipped between the sheets. Her cold feet instantly finding my legs. “Everyone but Iris. Maggie is going to try and contact the embassy but I doubt she will leave without finding her daughter first.”
