Page 34 of Lani

This has fucking destroyed me.

The brothers in the room are silent, all of them fucking hurt for our brother who should have never suffered like this.

I’m fucking hurt to the core for my man. I want to fucking burn down the world for it. “Vinny,” I say, and then stop because I don’t know what to say, but I’m so fucking proud of him coming out with it.

He is so fucking strong.

“I’m going to sit back here and I want to watch revenge being carried out.” Vinny’s voice fills the room and he sits down in a chair by Techy.

Butcher hands me a castration device meant to cut off bulls’ balls.

Charles screams at the top of his lungs and I fucking laugh. I bask in this shit. “Scream some more, little piggy.” I bend down and put the device around his balls.

“Don't beg for mercy, that won’t help you any now,” I whisper in his ear and bend his head back, taking my knife and slitting his throat, ending his life.

Blood pours out onto the ground and down the drain.

I throw the device down onto the ground and Vinny makes himself known. He moves to his sisters’ abusers and does the same exact thing, ending their lives but making sure they suffer.

Usually the others would get a piece of the action, but right now it’s too fucking personal and we had the rights. But that doesn’t mean when we find the others they won’t get a piece then.

It’s going to be fucking war and bloodshed.

6

Lani

I wake up on the couch. I roll over and see the girls are waking up also. My phone buzzes, letting me know I have a text message from Trey.

Trey: Vinny is going to need you once we’re home.

Lani: I will be waiting.

Worry gnaws at me. “Are you girls hungry?” I ask and scoot to the edge of the couch, preparing to get up.

Lynn shakes her head. “I think I just want to go home and sleep, if that’s okay?” she tells me and snuggles Michaela closer.

“I’d like to do the same,” Etta says and pushes the blanket off of her lap.

I walk to the front door. “The girls are wanting to go to their house, can you walk them over?” I ask the prospect who’s standing guard outside, and he nods.

I hug both of the girls goodnight and watch them walk to their house, making sure they get inside safely.

I shut the door and walk upstairs to our bedroom. I change into one of the guys’ shirts and lie in bed waiting for them to get home.

Around an hour later, I hear the front door open. I sit up in bed and wait for them to walk into the room.

At my first look at Vinny, I can tell something major happened. Trey looks just as bad.

I run out of bed to them. “Hey, what’s the matter?” I take Vinny’s hand and he turns his face from me, which breaks my heart.

“Come join me in bed,” I whisper softly, taking their hands and pulling them to me. Trey smiles softly at me before looking at Vinny, who is so far inside of his head.

“Help me?” I ask Trey, and tug on Vinny’s cut, trying to take it off.

He helps me take off Vinny’s clothes, leaving him in his boxers, and Trey strips down too. “Come on, baby, let’s lie down.” My voice is soft, and I look at Vinny, hoping he will see me.

He doesn’t.

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