Total pages in book: 181
Estimated words: 181613 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 908(@200wpm)___ 726(@250wpm)___ 605(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 181613 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 908(@200wpm)___ 726(@250wpm)___ 605(@300wpm)
“Too late,” I mutter under my breath.
“Too late for what?”
I look up at him from underneath my eyelashes. “Aspen is already mine.”
His whole face slowly begins to twitch as he leans away, fingers quaking around the knife. “You fucked my sister?”
And I don’t think I’ve ever heard his voice become more unhinged.
He grabs the bat again, fingers curling around the handle so tightly I wonder if the wood is going to break, his eyes bloodshot, lethal, and bone-chilling in a way I’ve never seen before.
So this is what he looks like when he truly intends to kill.
He raises the bat and swings, so I close my eyes and think of her.
CHAPTER 63
Apollo
I kick open the front door, aim, and shoot.
BANG!
The bat is knocked out of his hand.
“What the—” Silas turns, gaze blinded by hatred. “How the fuck did you—”
“Step away from him,” I growl. “Now.”
Behind me, Max’s motorcycle comes to a grinding halt, and he casts his helmet aside as he runs up to me. “Levi? Silas? Are you in here?”
“What the fuck?” Silas grits at me. “You brought him here?”
“I did what I had to do,” I reply, walking closer.
“I think the fuck not,” Silas warns, picking up his bat again so he can point it at me.
I swiftly look over Levi, but he’s in such bad shape that I wonder if he’s even going to be able to walk out of here. “Levi? Levi!”
He’s not answering.
Goddammit.
“Oh my God,” Max says, as he grabs his own hair. “What have you done?”
“I gave him the pain he deserves,” Silas responds.
“Oh God …” Cecelia muffles her own mouth out of shock.
“Sisi, free Levi,” I bark. “I’ll take care of him.”
“The fuck you will,” Silas warns, pointing a knife at Levi’s eye. “Stay where you are, or I will make sure he never sees the light of day again.”
I keep my gun aimed at him. “Don’t do it, Silas.”
Silas narrows his eyes. “You think you can stop me?”
“Silas, please, stop this,” Max begs.
“No, Max, he killed my fucking sister. She lost her life, so now he loses his,” he responds.
“He’s my brother!” Max yells, stepping closer.
Silas puts a knife under Levi’s throat. “Don’t. Don’t try anything or I will slice his throat.”
The door slams open again, and Heath barges inside with Ivy, who immediately grabs Max’s hand when she sees Levi. “Oh God. Silas?”
“Wow, I have a fucking audience now?” Silas growls. “Great. You came just in time.” He points at Levi. “We’re about to butcher this dude.”
“Silas, stop this, please,” Ivy begs.
But he’s still only glaring at me. “You really thought this through, didn’t you? How the fuck did you even find me here? Did Heath tell you?”
Heath’s eyes widen, but I step in front of him to protect him from Silas’s wrath. I know the type of rage he feels, but I won’t let it control my heart like he’s let it devour his.
But I guess the death of a family member would turn me into a bloodthirsty monster too.
“I know what your hideouts are,” I lie. “Where you like to kill your victims.”
“Bullshit!” Silas yells. “You’re all conspiring against me.”
“We’re not,” Ivy responds. “What do you think killing him will accomplish?”
“Justice,” he growls.
Max pulls his phone from his pocket and calls someone. “Elliot, come to the Shack. Bring Sunny.”
“Calling big sis now?” Silas laughs, making an o-shape with his mouth. “Ooh, so scared.”
“Spilling blood doesn’t end with more blood,” Heath says.
“Please stop this insanity,” Cecelia begs.
“I know you think you need this, but if you do this, it’ll never end,” I say.
“Listen to him, Silas,” Ivy says. “You know this isn’t right.”
“You’re only saying that because he’s Max’s brother,” Silas grits, pushing the knife further into Levi’s neck.
“Please, stop,” Ivy begs, stepping closer. “This’ll destroy our families. This’ll destroy us.”
Silas snorts. “He already destroyed everything.”
“You wanna destroy your relationship with Ivy? By all means, be my guest,” I say. “But don’t drag my cousin into it.”
“You’re just as much of a piece of shit as he is,” Silas growls, pointing at me. “Did you even fucking tell them you’re banging my sister and her boyfriend? Hmm?”
Ivy’s eyes widen, and she looks at me like she’s seeing double.
“And Levi didn’t just fucking kill Mave!” Silas growls. “He fucked Aspen!”
The door slams open again, and Grey, Xavier, and Aspen burst in, and everyone immediately gazes at my girl. I guess that’s out in the open now.
Silence has never felt more unnerving to me than it does now.
I clear my throat. “Well, this is awkward as hell.”
Aspen
Oh God.
Everyone’s looking at me. They know the truth now.
“He destroyed both of my fucking sisters, and now he’ll fucking die for it,” Silas grits, breaking the silence.
When he attempts to slice Levi’s throat, Apollo aims and shoots.
BANG!
The knife is knocked out of his hands, but not before it manages to cut through a piece of Levi’s skin.