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Lani

Vinny steps towards him, ready to meet him head to head. Trey comes out of nowhere and pulls him back before he can sling the knife at Vinny. Trey wrestles the knife from him, wrapping his arms around him and putting the knife against his neck. “Big mistake,” Trey whispers in his ear. His voice is devoid of all emotion, I shiver at his tone.

His eyes are so black, I can’t see his true eye color. “Look away, angel.”

I turn around and look away.

Trey

I wait for Lani to turn around. I drag the knife across his throat. Blood pours out of the wound, spraying everywhere, and I toss him to the ground. He fucking dared to point a knife at them.

I pick up the blanket and cover the both of them so Lani doesn’t see that shit.

“Okay, baby.”

Vinny’s eyes haven’t left mine. It’s fucking killing me seeing the blood on the side of his face. I know right off the bat that he’s the one who got hurt. I can’t stand for that shit.

The room fills with our brothers, looking at the mess all around us. Some are stationed at the door in case more fuckers show up.

“Who took out the bitch?” I kick Andrea to make sure she’s still out.

“Vinny did. She tried to shoot me after she killed Freddy. She’s crazy,” Lani pipes in with her sweet as fuck voice.

God, that shit hits different. The thought of losing her and Vinny fucked with me. I couldn’t survive life without the both of them. Today made that shit a reality.

“Well, I guess since she is the only one living, I guess we have to call in the big dogs for her,” Kyle says, amused.

I look at Butcher, smirking. “Better call Shaylin.”

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I step into the shower with my men. I am so exhausted. Anna checks us out and thankfully the babies are fine. Vinny doesn’t even have a concussion some-fucking-how. The rock just hit him a different way and it knocked him out.

The guys stand around me, and I wrap my arm around Trey’s stomach and hold on for dear life. I’m shaking so hard. Everything is crashing down on me.

“Come here.” Trey’s voice is dark. I look up to see him pulling Vinny’s face down onto his shoulder, and he just holds us, me smooshed in the middle between the both of them.

We all stand together, holding each other as everything that just happened settles inside of us.

We could have died. I could have lost Vinny or lost our babies. The thought of that is unbearable.

“I was so scared when I saw her hit you with the rock.” I turn around and hug Vinny. “The thought of losing either of you kills me inside.”

Trey kisses the back of my head before kissing Vinny softly. “It knocked me to my fucking knees when I found out you were taken. I never fucking thought Andrea had a part in this.”

I can hear the guilt in his voice. “Please don’t blame yourself, Trey. You can’t stop fate. We’re all safe, happy and healthy. Now life is going to be better. No more looking over our shoulders.”

“You’re right, darlin’.”

We take our time washing each other, enjoying the moment and finally knowing that everything is okay.

It’s all over.

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I crawl into bed in one of the guys’ shirts. I pull the covers up to my neck. I just can’t get warm, the adrenaline is still wearing off all of these hours later.

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