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His tear-filled eyes widen, and my mother begins to fight again. Nova backhands her so hard, her neck snaps to the side, and I think it’s broken until she starts screaming again.

“Get up!” Nova grits out. Where she was giddy earlier, she’s fucking pissed now.

Grabbing my father by the bicep, I pull him from the bed. “You don’t look happy to see me.”

His eyes widen and I chuckle. “I’m happy to see you. We have so much to catch up on.”

We lead them down the hallway, into my old bedroom. As my mother realizes where we’re going, she tries to run, but Nova simply kicks her in the back of the leg. She falls to the ground, her head bouncing off the wall. She looks at me exasperated. “This cunt is stupid, Colt. It’s hard for me to believe she birthed you.”

I chuckle as we reach my old room, opening the door. All humor is lost when I take a look around, unwanted memories assaulting my mind. Nova drags my mother across the floor, leaving her in a heap in the corner of the room. She walks over to me, gripping my father by the arm. He tries to fight, but she knees him in the balls, and he falls to the floor whimpering. She pushes him to the opposite corner of my mother and comes to my side.

“Hey.” She whispers and I find her gaze. “We’re going to fix this. Once they’re dead, you’ll never have to think about them again.”

I nod as I look around the bare room. When I was younger, I only had a twin bed. There was no dresser, no games, no toys.Nothing.

She threw my clothes in the bottom of the closet, never bothering to fold them or hang them up. So many days andnights, I sat in this room, alone and in pain. Now, the bed is gone, the room is empty and it’s as if I was never here.

Cupping her cheek in my palm, I let her see into my soul. I give her a glimpse of my pain.

The darkness my parents cast me into.

I never found my way back.

She gasps at what she sees, and I grin, feeling free and truly feral. “Will you still love me when I’ve finished?”

She grins. “The question is, willyoustill lovemewhen I’m finished?”

I fist her hair, our lips coming together in an explosion of depraved intentions and primal lust. She wraps one arm around me, the other holding the bat as she battles for control, her predator instincts unlocked.

There’s shuffling from my father’s corner and she breaks away, giving him a look that almost makes me cower. “Keep your ass where you are, or I’ll make this more painful than I originally planned.”

Slapping her on the ass, I kiss her cheek. “Do your worst, baby.”

She spins around, focusing on my mother. The bitch whimpers as her body trembles and I do what she did to me. I walk to the door, propping myself against the frame, watching my girl unleash her fury.

Chapter Twenty-two

Nova

The sound of her knee crunching under the baseball bat reminds me of stepping on a bag of potato chips.

What the hell have I been doing with my life?

I should’ve been kicking ass this entire time, instead of taking people’s shit.

Yeah, I killed my mother. And her boyfriend. And Daniel.

But this is different.

This is pure fucking vengeance for the only person who’s ever cared about me. Together we’ll unleash our demons and bask in the depravity of what we’ve done.

“What’s this bitch’s name?” I ask Colt.

He chuckles. “Kathleen.”

She’s holding her leg, howling through the tape as I squat down beside her. “Nice to meet you, Kathy. I’m Nova. Your son told me how you stood there and watched your cunt husband beat the shit out of him over the years. You locked him in this room with his injuries and no food.” I grit my teeth, trying to reel in my rage enough to speak. “You know, I killed my mother. She let her boyfriends abuse me and didn’t give a fuck. Abusing children like that gets you a one-way ticket to hell. Think of me as your guide. I’ll send you the way I should’ve sent her.”

Her eyes widen and I laugh. “What? I just set her house on fire, and she burned to death. Killing you is going to be more fun.”

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