Page 55 of Bells

Stitches raked his fingers through his hair and sat back in his seat, his arms crossed over his chest.

I didn’t get a chance to speak because Sin did.

“Let’s kill her,” he said softly, not tearing his focus from the lake.

“I’m in,” I murmured. “She hurt you. She’s planning on hurting Ashes. She’s hurt children. She works with my father. I don’t see one redeeming quality about her.”

“I’m in too,” Stitches said.

“How are we going to do it?” Ashes looked at me. “What’s the plan?”

“It’s simple,” I said as Sin finally turned and joined us. He wiped at his eyes, a look of determination on his face. He’d been so withdrawn. So broken. I fucking hated that for him. He wasn’t that guy. At least he hadn’t been before that bitch came into his life.

“She wants me. I’ll lure her in,” I continued. I looked to see Sin’s reaction.

His face remained emotionless. “Bring her to the house. I want to be the one to do it. For my kid.”

I nodded. “OK.”

“I’ll burn her body. Most of her will become ash. We can take care of what’s left,” Ashes added, flicking his lighter open and closed. Five times. Open. Close. Open Close. He let the flame go, illuminating his face. He was dead fucking serious on this.

So was I.

“I’ll punch her in the cunt,” Stitches said. “If there’s time for that.”

I shot him a quick grin, and he winked at me.

“So it’s settled.” Sin cleared his throat, his hands visibly shaking. “When will we do it?”

I looked to Ashes. “Do you need anything for the fire?”

“Just a fucking body,” he said, offering me a sinister smile.

I grinned widely at him before taking in my watchers’ faces. “Tomorrow. We kill her tomorrow.”

I placed my hand on the center of the round patio table. Sin rested his hand over mine, his eyes locked on me. I gave him a nod as Ashes put his hand over Sin’s, followed by Stitches finishing it off.

“Always together,” I whispered, stating our vow we had.

“Never apart.” Sin visibly swallowed.

“Through whatever weather,” Ashes murmured.

“From the endings to the start,” Stitches finished.

“One more thing,” I said before our hands were separated. “We vow from here on out that we claim one girl together. No more separate women. We find one and we keep her. For all of us. I don’t want this shit to ever happen again. Agreed?”

“Agreed,” Stitches said immediately.

“Agreed.” Ashes looked to Sin. “Sin?”

He cleared his throat. “Share a girl? Between all of us?”

I nodded.

Sin licked his lips. “I’ll never love anyone ever again. I have no desire to.”

“You will, brother,” Ashes murmured. “I promise you that. She’s out there, and she’ll be perfect for all of us. She’ll complete us.”

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