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“Well, he’s not the fucking brightest person, is he?” I state, and Acid furrows his brows, but I shake my head. “Suit up, boys; it’s time to go hunting.”

“You know where that is?” Snake asks, and I nod and walk out. The men follow behind me as I state, “It’s our old apartment.”

Ready or not, fucker, you're dead.

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Aurora

I blink, pain shooting through my head, my eyes blurry, and confusion hitting me.

What…?

“Well, my darling, it’s about time you woke up….”

I freeze, hearing his voice, my breathing quickens.

My last memory was hearing a gunshot, seeing Phil falling and that’s it, everything else is blank.

Oh God, he found me….

How…. Autumn comes to mind and panic overtakes me. I try to tamp it down, knowing Theo would protect her, but my heart rate gets faster as I panic more.

I don’t hear her, though….

Slowly, I open my eyes, and instantly, I recognize the couch that Theo and I shared for months. I know where we are.

We’re at my old apartment.

“You know, finding you gone, vomit on the bathroom floor…it was hard, especially when I’d been training you not to do that.” He sighs. I squeeze my eyes shut as he continues, “Realizing my old lady helped you leave was devastating, but knowing you allowed another man to not only adopt my daughter but also allowed him to make you his old lady, marry you, and stick his vermin inside you has made me so angry, my darling. I’m barely holding on by a thread!”

I bite my bottom lip, trying to keep my training from that year in the forefront of my mind. I refuse to mouth back like I’ve grown used to doing with Theo, knowing I need to think of the twins.

“Baby,” Juicy's whiny voice hits my ears, and I look toward her near the front door. She smirks at me, and my eyes tear up.

What the hell?

I look at Axe and see the rage in his eyes, but they completely cloud over when she rasps, “When are you going to fuck me? Before or after you kill her for ruining my life?”

Oh God, the woman is delusional, so very delusional; he’s used her to get me.

He’s going to kill her.

Axe scoffs and stalks toward her, stating, “Why in the fuck would I kill someone I have loved since she was twelve years old, you stupid bitch?” Juicy’s eyes widen, and she takes a step back in fear. I can’t even feel sorry for her right now, especially when the image of her smirking as she punched me before I blacked out strikes me suddenly. She helped him get me, all because she wanted a man who only used her as a hole.

Oh, Jesus, these women are stupid.

Why can’t the brothers just throw parties and hook up like normal fucking people?

Axe continues, getting my attention, “I used you to get my girl back, to find my fucking daughter, and now I don’t need you anymore, because my woman will ensure our daughter is back with me, and then we’re leaving.”

With a smirk, he grabs his knife from his belt, and he moves quickly as he slices across her throat before she can utter a word. I swallow my gasp, horror shooting through me when I realize he’s gone crazy.

My heart rate picks up—he’s going to kill my babies.

He chuckles as Juicy chokes on her blood, falling to her knees. He looks back at me but my eyes stay connected with hers, tears falling, guilt overriding my thoughts as she chokes, “I’m s-sorry….”

I watch her, my heart hammering, until she stops breathing.

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