Page 18 of Deadly Little Hearts

Freya

DominicHendrixfillsthedoorway to the restaurant in a three-piece black suit.His gaze is heavy with hatred as it finds mine, and my mouth becomes dry.

“Jesus, son, I’m gone a few days, and you’ve caused chaos.”He chuckles, moving farther into the restaurant.He grabs a drink from the bar before leaning against it.“Luckily, I’m back now to clean up your mess.Spoke to a few of the men outside as they were leaving.Reducing taxes?Helping with housing?Have you lost your mind?”

Lucas scoffs, bringing a glass to his lips.The waitress he was flirting with disappears around the bar, and I glare daggers into her back.Lucas pushes off the counter, his legs wobbling before he rights himself.Gage, Hazen, and Lucas close in around Dominic, and the air around us gets stuffier.I shuffle closer to the door, ready for a speedy exit if I need it.My chest rises and falls at a rapid rate, like it does every time Dominic is near.Fuck, I hate him and the effect he has on me.

My phone vibrates against my hand, and I open it, finding a text from the unknown number.

Unknown: Don’t say I didn’t warn you.Let the games begin.

I fight off the urge to roll my eyes.Whoever’s sending these messages needs to get a life, instead of stalking mine.My gaze moves around the room, but all the waitresses have gone, except the girl who was flirting with Lucas.I want to approach her at the bar, to say something to her, but I can’t move.My feet are cemented to the ground.

“We did what was needed to prevent a war,” Gage says, folding his arms over his chest.

I slide my phone back into my pocket, then rub my sweaty palms over my skirt.

Dominic rolls his eyes.“You know the last thing those rats did before your great-great-great-grandfather formed The Brotherhood?”

Gage shakes his head.

“Those bastards raped your great-great-great-grandmother.They chained our women up like dogs and fucked them till they bled, and now you want to give them something?”Dominic laughs.“They would sooner stab you in the back than have peace.Don’t trust this slut,” he adds, pointing at me.

My fists clench at my sides, and I take a step forward, ready to defend myself.

“Leave her out of this,” Hazen growls.

Dominic looks between us with a smirk.“Look, I get it.Her pussy probably tastes like candy, and her tight cunt wraps around your cock like—”

Lucas shoves him, and he stumbles backward into the bar top.My eyes widen.Maybe he does still care about me.

“Enough!”Gage yells, and Dominic chuckles.

“Only one way to fix this mess, kids, and now I’m back, so you can return to being my henchmen.I’ll clean it up.”Dominic straightens his tie and rolls his shoulders back.

“Sorry to inform you, Dad, but we’re the new leaders of The Brotherhood, so you don’t have any say in what goes on around here.”The words fall from Hazen’s lips with a satisfied smile, and Dominic’s lip curls back, his face turning an angry shade of red.

“That’s an outrage!”Dominic roars.“I’ve heard rumors that you took the throne, but I refuse to believe it.You need my approval before such a thing happens.”

Dominic steps forward, coming face to face with Hazen.My heartbeat skyrockets, and I take a step toward them, but Hazen doesn’t back down.He stares at his father with a mixture of anger and uncertainty.

“Actually, my father approved it and held the ceremony, since you were contained.”Lucas smirks, and Dominic’s mouth opens, then closes.

“Wait until I see your father.He’ll pay for this,” Dominic snaps.

Lucas laughs.“Good luck with that.He’s six feet under.”

Lucas grabs a bottle of wine from the bar before storming for the door.I step in front of him, blocking his exit.He doesn’t even look at me as he brings the bottle to his lips and finishes half of it.

“Don’t go.Please, we need to talk,” I say, reaching for him, but he steps back, staring at my hand as though it’s a weapon about to stab him.I suppose I did when I killed his mother.I stabbed him right in the heart.

“Move.Now,” he growls, and I do.He walks straight out the door and takes my broken heart with him.

Chapter 10

Freya

Irollover,myarmswrapping around a strong chest.My fingers run down the muscles and stop at Hazen’s briefs.His hand grabs mine before forcefully shoving my fingers underneath his underwear and against his hard cock.

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