Page 176 of Darling Psycho

“Your biggest mistake was bringing your sex peddling to Denver, Julio. It got you killed.”

Ruiz moaned. His eyes looked distorted and filled with tears and blood, imploring Lawless’ humanity to let him live.

Should he tell the guy he had none?

Leaning over him, there were only seconds left before the guy choked to death, so he worked fast, cutting off the cotton pants.

Ruiz groaned and tried to move, as if he knew what was coming next.

“Please,” he muddled, “don’t.”

“You don’t say shit about losing your eyelids, but you want to keep your cock, huh? Such a fucking ego. I wouldn’t fight for that little worm.”

Lawless wasn’t a freak.

He didn’t cut the entire Johnson off, but he left it dangling by a thread of skin, looking like a pathetic, oozing maggot.

And then death stank up the room.

Pity. Lawless could have gone for hours.

Stepping around the bed, he stalked over to Verónica.

She was oddly calm for a woman who’d listened to her husband’s torture and death.

Ah, well. Casualties of war and all that jazz.

Lawless didn’t care.

He tore the tape off her mouth, and she gulped air.

Then he cut the tape from her limbs and dragged her to her feet. She instantly glanced at the carnage on her bed and didn’t show a drop of reaction.

He knew then she didn’t give one fuck about her husband.

“Looks like you just inherited an empire. Word to the wise cut ties with Denver, you’re not welcome. You don’t want me coming looking for you.”

“Believe me when I say I didn’t hold my husband’s beliefs. And now you’ve taken care of a problem for me. Finally, I can return home to concentrate on what matters.”

Smart bitch wanted to be rid of her husband all along.

Lawless left the bloodbath for her to clean up.

He strolled out as quietly as he’d entered the house and walked back to his bike.

Not surprised to see another parked up alongside him.

Rider astride his Harley, texting on his phone.

When he was finished, he glanced up.

“All done?”

“Yes. How did you know I was here?”

“I got a call.”

Lawless knew from who. “Angela.” He thought she’d been asleep when he left the cabin.

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