Page 141 of Dmitri

Laughter bubbles out of me.

He paces back and forth, seething.

“You can’t win this fight, Kaleb.”

“I already have.” He punches me hard in the belly next.

I wheeze, then laugh again. “Try harder, motherfucker. You hit like a little bitch.”

Kaleb hits me in the head again, and my vision flashes black for a second.

I laugh some more.

At about five inches shorter, and probably fifty pounds of muscle lighter than me, he’s still a force to be reckoned with. And I need to tread carefully so I don’t accidentally die prematurely of a fractured skull or some shit.

“I fucked her here, you know.” Looking around the room makes me feel slightly nostalgic. “Right here, against this wall, I had her wrists raw from these cuffs and cunt drenched around my fat dick.”

Kaleb groans and covers his ears, but not well enough since he’s still holding his Glock.

“You brought her right into my arms, Kaleb. I guess I should thank you. She’s the best pussy I’ve had in a while.”

He rears up and screams in my face.

“Kaleb, knock it off.”

We both glance over at a blonde woman standing in the doorway.

“Mommy’s home,” I tease in a low voice.

Her heels click-clack against the floor as she saunters closer. “You look so much like your father,” she says to me.

I swallow back my rebuttal. She’s not worth wasting my breath on.

Gretchen Calloway trails a sharp, red fingernail down my torso, scraping my skin. “She chose this animal, Kaleb,” she chides smoothly. “Your precious girl picked this monster overyou. She turned on you in less than a fuckingweek.”

His body language changes completely.

Where I merely pissed him off teasing him, his mother has actually triggered him.

Fucking hell, I hope Daelyn’s got her doors locked like I told her to. I’m not sure what time it is, but I’ve got everything in place to keep her and Addie safe and a car will be on its way soon for them. Ryker, Vault, and Knox don’t know what I’ve done and I’m hoping by the time they find out, this will all be over.

Gretchen runs her tongue along her pearly whites, eyeing me up just before she speaks to her son. “Daelyn’s always been a disappointment. I don’t know why you put so much effort into someone who doesn’t deserve you.”

“Shut up,” Kaleb growls behind her. “Shut. The fuck. Up.”

“I’m only telling you what you need to hear.” Gretchen turns to him. “Dae’s betrayed you with the man who killed your father. She fucked this man, over and over.”

All the air blows out of Kaleb as the color drains from his face. “I told her to fuck him. You… you told me to do this. She followedmyorders because it’s what you wanted. Daelyn’s a good girl.”

“She’s a whore.”

Kaleb gets in her face. “Don’t talk about her like that!”

“Or what? You’ll do something about it?” Gretchen laughs. “Please. You’re so fucking weak, Kaleb. I had such high hopes for you, but you’ve remained sloppy and pathetic. Your father was right. I should have aborted you.”

Jesus Christ. This woman is horrible.

“You’re pathetic. A weak little boy who could never do anything on his own. Even Daelyn is sick of your shit.”

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