Page 154 of Forgiving Fate

“H-How?” I ask, my voice cracking.

“It’s a long story. One that I promise to tell you, but right now, I think it’s time you get some answers and maybe some revenge.” She looks over my shoulder at Landon. “Dear, will you help my daughter up so I can give her a hug, please?”

Landon nods and stands me up on shaky legs, and I practically collapse forward. Mom’s arms wrap around me and sobs overtake both of us.

“I missed you Mom.”

“I missed you too, honey. So so much.”

I have no idea how long I stay locked in her embrace, but eventually, I stand and look around the room. There isn’t a dry eye in the house, except for Wes, who is moving a chair near Harper and guiding her to sit down.

Mom taps my arm and I look down to see her pointing to Logan, who is sobbing in Grayson’s arm. “Bring me to my other daughter, please.”

Landon steps around me and wheels Mom over to Logan, and I stand back, allowing them to have a moment as Landon hugs me to his chest.

Mom places a kiss on Logan’s cheek and sits back in her wheelchair, turning her focus to Harrison. “I think it’s time you told them the truth before the big scary man back there does.”

Harrison stares at her as if he is seeing a ghost, a lone tear streaming down his face. “How-How are you alive?”

Mom giggles. “Oh dear. You really haven’t mastered the art of acting. All you had to do was check my pulse to see I was still alive when you dumped me and my husband in the middle of the woods.”

“But–But.”

“Spill. Before I let my daughters take the revenge they rightfully deserve.”

Harrison bows his head before looking at me and Logan. “Mike was my father. He left my mom and me when I wasyounger, but returned when I was fourteen right after my mother died from a drug overdose. He told me he was trapped in an unsafe marriage with a stepdaughter who was trying to kill him. I didn’t want to lose both parents, so we came up with a plan to kill her before she killed him, but first I needed to train. Years later, the time finally came, but Logan had run away and we couldn’t find her. It took a while but when we did, we were both pissed so I offered to go undercover. Then Logan moved away, and I lost her again, so I agreed to stick around until Allie gave up the information, since rumors were still circulating that Logan was out there plotting to kill my dad.

“Eventually, we got tired of the chase and decided to take matters into our own hands. We kidnapped Allie and her parents. Dad didn’t want to deal with Stella or Shepard, so I volunteered. Eventually Allie let Dad see her phone, giving Dad the location of where Logan was.”

My head snaps to Logan, and she shakes her head. “Not your fault. Don’t even think about it.”

I nod and turn my attention back to Harrison, waiting for him to continue.

“Allie was so out of it, she never saw me coming and going, which worked in our favor. After Dad killed Stella and Shepard, I dumped their bodies in the woods. I knew Dad was letting Allie go, but he said she needed to be punished for making him wait so long, so I went onto my next task. It took a while to sneak into Canada, but eventually I got in and captured our next target, Allie’s big sister, Sutton.”

All the air is sucked out of the room and I immediately look to Mom, who has tears in her eyes. “I promise I will explain later.”

Desperately, I want to beg her to explain, but instead I look to Landon, who is just as shocked as I am. Then it hits me. “Wait, isn’t that the case Wes, Lachlan, and Aries have been working on for a while?”

“Yes,” Landon says, through gritted teeth.

“She is alive. I think,” Harrison says, pulling our attention back to him as he continues, “I got bored and left her in Calgary. Canada is boring as shit and I missed my dad, so I came back. Only to find out that Logan was not dead and Allie was with her. And as it always was, no one could get through the secret twins, so I had to play the long game. I went back and forth between Washington and Calgary, making sure Sutton was still stuck in hell until Allie and Logan finally let me know where they were. You should be happy I didn’t kill you the moment I saw you, but I didn’t think either of you had it in you to kill someone. Guess I was wrong. Oh, well.”

My control snaps and so does Logan’s because she stands up, hops on one leg, her ankle clearly broken and punches Harrison square in the face. “You are a sorry excuse for a human being, just like your father. Just because women don’t give you what you want doesn’t mean you can do whatever the hell you want. I would say rest in peace, but there is no peace for scum bags like you. Have fun being shark bait.” Her shoulders shake as she turns around and sits back down, Grayson automatically propping her foot back up and inspecting her hand.

Mom taps me on the side, and I look down at her. “End this for all of us, please, and make it good. He aided in killing my best friend and now is hurting all of my children. It’s time for this scum to leave.”

Steeling my spine, I walk over to him, my knife in hand. “You and your father took everything from me. I almost gave up, but I didn’t and that’s because this was waiting for me. A chance to get revenge and retribution for those that can no longer look evil in the eye and spit in their face. Have a nice day in hell, you sorry excuse for a human being.” Taking a step back, I smile and with the small flick of my wrist, I send the knife flying, landing it straight in his jugular. The life slowly drains from his eyes andI don’t bother to stick around waiting for him to take his last breath.

Instead, I turn on my heel, “Let’s go Mom. We have a lot to discuss.”

Not giving her the chance to respond, I turn her around and push her wheelchair towards the doors of the Handle when Landon gently taps my arm and I pause.

“I’m so proud of you.” His words bring tears to my eyes and I lean into him.

“Get me out of here, please.”

With a simple nod, he loops my arm around his as he grabs the handles of Mom’s chair and together we all walk out, leaving my revenge to suffocate on his own consequences.

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