Page 47 of Indecent Villain

I shout, "Bastille."

"Join the party, Beckett," Sparky shouts in response.

When we round the corner, I do recognize the man tied to a chair. "Wayne Jubal, what a surprise finding you here."

"Beckett, help me," he begs. "I didn't know. I swear, I didn't know. He told me to do it, but I didn't know. You have to believe me."

Sparky passes me a pair of silicone gloves. Reluctantly, I release Kinsley, tug the gloves on without questioning him, and take the offered knife.

"He cut the brakes on Jude's car,” I tell Kinsley.

She gasps. “He killed my parents!”

Sparky chuckles. “Oh, Jubal, you get two for the price of one.”

“Kill the bastard,” Kinsley hisses, looking directly at me. She reaches for the knife, but I pull my arm away in surprise.

“Trust me.”

She nods.

"Beckett, please," Jubal snivels, his voice trembling. "I didn't know."

"He cut the brakes on Pierce Edge's vehicle too."

"Oh God!" Jubal loses control of his bladder.

"You killed my brother and his wife. They were her parents.” I move closer, playing with the knife.

"No! No! It was Cannon. It was him. He killed them and his father.”

"I'm aware he is behind it all."

I flick the knife and bring it down on his hand, pinning it to the chair's arm. He screams. I remove the knife without care. A glance at Kinsley tells me she’s enjoying the show.

Fuck me!

"You left their daughter grieving for good parents. You left me angry and pissed that someone would dare kill my brother, knowing that I believe in an eye-for-an-eye."

I move behind Wayne and grab his hair, holding his head in position.

"Any last words?"

"Fuck you! It wasn't”—I slice across his throat—“Edge,” he gargles the last word.

I frown and let him go.

He's dead.

"What did he mean?" Sparky asks. "It wasn't Edge. You heard him, right?"

"He wanted to change his story in the hope we'd let him go."

"Whatever. He's dead now. I have a scene to clean up."

I wince. "Sorry about that," I say as I hand him back the knife and remove the gloves.

"The blood missed you. See you again,” Sparky says.

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