Page 39 of Goose's Wren

“Used your old chain,” Blood says with a grim smile.“Figured it was fitting.”

I walk past the firepit and the line of parked bikes, and into the darkness behind the clubhouse where the old tool shed sits.The place we use when someone needs a reminder of what crossing Wolfsbane MC costs.

The lock clicks open in my hand, and I pull the door wide, stepping inside.

He’s in there, just like they said.The place smells like bleach from the last time we used it.Normal.Comforting, even.

Tied to a chair with one arm already bleeding from where he struggled against the chain.His shirt's half torn, and his lip’s split from the beat down the boys gave him before dragging him here.

He looks up when I step inside.His eyes are wild and face pale.

“You can’t...”he starts.

I shut the door behind me with a click.

“Don’t even try,” I growl.“You lost the right to speak when you touched her.”

He squirms.“You don’t understand, man, she was mine...”

I slam my fist into the wall beside his head, not touching him yet, just needing the impact to keep myself from doing worse too fast.

“She was never yours,” I snarl.“You broke her.You tried to sell her.You laid your hands on her.And you think you’re gonna walk away from that?”

He laughs, jittery, broken.“You ain’t a cop.You got no proof.You kill me, they’ll come looking.”

I crouch in front of him, meeting his bloodshot eyes.

“I don’t need proof, Tim.I don’t need permission.And no one’s coming for you.You’re a junkie who disappeared after screwing with the wrong people.No one gives a damn where you end up.”

His face pales even more.I stand and roll my shoulders.

“Here’s what’s gonna happen,” I say, voice low and steady, even though the rage is pounding in my chest.“You’re going to feel a piece of what you gave her.And then, you’re going to disappear.Like liquid down a drain.Literally.”

I grab the chain from the wall with a grin.I don’t feel guilty for what I’m about to do.I feel righteous.Because Wren deserves peace.And I’m going to give it to her.For the rest of our lives...after I kill this mother fucker.

Chapter 10

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