Page 45 of Stolen Sun

“Who wants them?”

Colby chimes in this time. “He will fucking kill us, Mark. Keep your mouth shut!”

I smile at that. “See, I knew we should’ve tried out that game first,” I say, pointing my knife at him.

“Fuck you!”

I flip the knife open and send it flying across the room to land dead center of the X on his chest. The warehouse instantly fills with Colby’s screams and Mark’s protests. Ignoring them, I walk over to retrieve my knife, wiping it off on his clothes.

Colby’s screams get quiet as he starts to sputter. His lung is either collapsing or filling with blood.

“You should probably save your breath,” I suggest.

Looking at Zander, I ask, “An eye next?”

“If you throw it too hard, it’ll kill him,” Zander cautions.

I click my tongue and look down at Colby. His head is hanging to one side, and his breathing is shallow. Zander picks his head up by his hair, but Colby only lets out a weak moan.

“Mark, we may need to hurry this up. Colby needs a doctor, I think,” I say to the man who hasn’t stopped cussing me out the past fewminutes.

“Some guy named Rocky gave us each a grand to destroy the house and find some journals. We got a call that the girl was on her way home and to leave,” Mark says then spits in my direction.

Zander asks, “What about the alarm system?”

Mark glares at him. “He gave us the code.”

Fuck.

“Let us go. He needs a hospital,” Mark interrupts my thoughts.

“Eh, I’m not sure about that,” I answer him.

The cussing and yelling starts up again. If that’s all the information I’m going to get then the game is over. I throw my knife at Mark, landing it in his eye. His head falls forward, and the warehouse gets quiet.

“Hm, you were right Zander,” I say, amused.

Colby is turning blue from lack of oxygen, so I nod for Zander to finish him. If he can’t speak, he’s no use to us anymore. Zander twists his head from behind to snap his neck.

“Journals?” Zander asks.

“I don’t have a fucking clue. Let’s get this cleaned up."

When I walk into Noel’s house, I hear singing in her bedroom. The music is playing throughout the house, so I know she doesn’t hear me. I take the opportunity to find her cell. I transfer the information to a new one before smashing it and slipping it into my pocket. Then I walk to her bedroom to let her know I’m here.

Standing in the doorway, I watch them organize books on shelves. Kate is rambling on about who she’s fucking, so I decide to wait it out. I’m mostly curious if Noel adds her own stories.

“Elle, he’s the perfect situation for me. No commitment when he’s out of town, which is often, but he wants me with him constantly when he’s here. I think I’m in love,” she says as she pretends to faint.

Noel laughs. “Just be careful. As in protection. If he has relationships all over the place like yours, you might catch something other than feelings.”

Kate puts her hands on her hips. “I’m not new here. But you are. You were with Nate a long time, Noel. You know people still use condoms even if they're exclusive, right?”

Noel just stares at Kate, probably realizing she had my cock in her mouth this morning without bothering to ask if I was clean. Like I’d do a fucking thing to hurt her. I clear my throat.

Both of them jump at the sound and turn to look at me. Noel looks embarrassed, but Kate is unbothered by my listening in.

“Well, hey there, Declan! I hear the two of you had an eventful night." Kate grins, obviously proud of her clever remark.

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