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Well, I can understand why most clubs were scared of him. I heard the rumors about the fierce Brick, that just one look could make you fear for your life, and I’m seeing it now at the thought of losing his wife. Though Anna doesn’t pay attention, instead she looks my way. Her eyes look me over with concern before they soften, seeing her son's cut laid over me. She nods, like this was something she needed to witness.

I don’t know why, though, because I won’t be staying. Leo will see how much hard work it will be to be with me, how broken I am, and he won’t want me. Meaning I won’t stick around for him to realize it.

I’m killing Brock, and then I’m leaving for good. Whether that means living a full life without looking over my shoulder every day, well, that is to be determined, I guess.

“We’ll be discussing your fucking words later, Kitten!” Brick growls then look at me and states, “I can’t let you have that on your conscience. I get you’ve been through hell. I get that it will be hard to come to terms with everything, but maybe I can see if Blade will allow you to see that bastard's body to give you closure.”

Anna sighs, “Cole–” but I cut her off and state, “Leo would rather wrap me up in cotton wool, believing he knows what is best for me, but I know what is best for me, and he is mine to kill.”

“You called him Leo,” Anna whispers in awe, and I twitch my nose and ask, “I did?”

Brick smiles and admits, “You did, sweetheart.”

“Huh,” I mumble, “I thought I was just calling him it was in my head. I didn’t realize I was saying it out loud.”

Anna grins wide while Brick snorts, shakes his head, and confirms, “Usually, that is when your mind gives up trying to hide how you truly feel. You love my son. I can see it every time you look at him, and I know he loves you, so why not let him do this?”

“Because she’ll resent him,” Anna says, looking at me with understanding before I mention it.

“But her taking a life may ensure he loses the love of his life, Anna. Do you really want that for our son, even now, seeing what she means to him?” Brick snaps and Anna sighs, looking at him with fondness and a hell of a lot of love but also pain.

“He’ll lose her anyway if she can’t slay her demons herself, Cole,” she tells him and I watch as they lock eyes and to be honest I kind of feel like I’m intruding but I can’t seem to look away.

“Let her slay her demons, and both of us will ensure our son doesn’t lose his chance at happiness,” she demands gently, and Brick sighs, dropping his forehead against hers as she grips his cut. Then he mumbles, “Alright Kitten…” and my tears fall.

She fought for me. She hated me the moment she met me, yet she fought for me. At least, I think she hated me...

Anna looks my way, and her eyes soften, seeing my tears. She says, “We’ll talk in a few days once everything has gone through you with what is happening. I can understand how difficult it isto believe someone may love you, that people will stand by you and believe you, but we will talk.”

I nod slightly, and she holds her hand out to me. Gingerly, I move my legs off the side of the bed as I sit up, moving the duvet out of the way but pausing as I gently pick up Leo’s cut. I sniffle and gently rub my thumb over the leather, hoping some of the smell will bury into my skin, and go to place it on the bed but pause as Anna demands, “Put it on,” and I look at her with wide eyes along with Brick.

“Put the cut on Luna and be the first lady my son knows you can be and slay your demons before fighting to live. I can see it in you, the fight, the love you hold, so put that leather on,” she states, and I blink several times, my eyes blurring with my unshed tears.

Listening to her, I stand and gently pick up the cut and put it on over the t-shirt Leo put on me before walking over to his parents. Anna instantly wraps her arm around me and guides me out of the room while Brick moves behind me.

We enter the common room, which looks kind of like the Furies but more light I guess, and everyone looks my way, making me feel self-conscious. But Anna ignores them all and gently guides me to another hallway and opens a door. Not one brother stops her, but I guess Brick has ensured that.

Slowly, we descend the stairs, and it isn’t until we walk a few feet towards another door that the smell of blood hits us, and voices echo.

“She belongs to me, not you fucker!” I hear Brock scream, and I flinch, causing Anna to pause while keeping her grip on me so I can’t move forward.

“Should we–” she begins, but Leo’s words pause her as he sneers, “See, that is where you went wrong fucker. You see that amazing woman as a possession. I see her as my fucking life. She doesn’t belong to me. I fucking belong to her.”

I hear Brock scream again, but this time, I don’t flinch. Instead, I straighten my shoulders, allowing Leo’s words to wash over me. His truth fills me, and with all the strength he gives me, I walk towards the open door with his parents holding me up, being my armor.

It’s time to slay my demon!

Chapter 24

Blade

I grin as I watch Brock shake in the chair, sweat dripping down his face while I slowly pull the blade back out of his ribs, his breathing deepening.

“Not so fucking hard now, are you fucker?” I sneer with glee, and he flares his nostrils at me, but I just grin and quickly stab the blade between his next rib, inches from his lung this time, and he screams, knowing his torture is going to last fucking hours because my reputation proceeds me.

When your preferred torture is a blade, you learn all the vital information, like where the heart is located, the lungs, kidneys, and arteries.

Can’t have the fuckers dying too soon now, can we?

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