Page 32 of But I'm Still Standing

The guards are securing the guy’s hands behind his back with zip ties when he starts to come to, moaning slightly.

“Pick this piece of shit up!” Two guards follow the order and I finally get to look into the dull grey eyes of the reason my wife is broken! Blood runs down the side of his head, dripping on the floor. His eyes go wide for a moment, but his face morphs into a sinister smile, showing off his blood covered teeth, “My big brother, always the hero, Fuck you! Is Savvy missing me yet?” He chuckles lightly with a smile that sends a rage I have never felt through me. I can’t believe the piece of shit, has the balls, to taunt me!

“Good for Shelby, she kicked your ass just like my wife did, andthey will get to do it over, and over again! Just know you will suffer, along with your cunt of a mother! You will be reunited soon little bro!” I growl, before I hit him once, only once, because if I let myself kill him before Savvy gets her revenge, I’ll never forgive myself. I hear the cracking sound of his jaw breaking before his head snaps to the side, then hangs limp.

“Get him out of here before I go ahead and kill him just because I can! Shelby gets the offering by the way, she caught him!” I say as the guards’ grumble, carrying the bastard out as directed, leaving me, Jasper, and Charlie to clean up the mess, knowing they won’t be getting paid anything extra.

“Did you know about Joe and Shelby?” Charlie asks. We both look to Jasper since they seem to be the closest lately.

“No, but he has seemed better this last week. She was on the list the Saints gave him. She was supposed to be some big shot architects covenant, but he died a week before their wedding. Joe did seem to be a little more upbeat with her name being on the list. I think he liked her when we met her last year planning your proposal, but was with Jill, and was happy back then. I’m happy for him, he deserves to have some happiness in his life.” Jasper replies, answering what he can.

“Me too, but isn’t that a bit fast? He was devastated after what happened with Jill.” Charlie asks, making a good point.

“I don’t think it’s fast at all, but I moved so fast with Savvy, that I’m probably not the right person to say right or wrong. It shouldn’t matter as long as they are happy! Fuck this feels good, to know we have the son of a bitch and the girls is safe! Our buddy may have finally found love!” I can’t help the adrenaline rush I have of pure joy!

“Hey, are we looking for anything specific? I found all of Shelbys things and Max’s phone. Anything else we need to take?” Jasper asks.

“A leather journal, Savvy has been dying to get it back, and I was hoping it would be here!” I reply as I continue to sift through the dip shits bags. I know she will be ecstatic that Max has been caught, butto be able to give her that journal! It might be the missing piece to help her get out of the darkness and fully come back to me.

“This what you’re looking for? It was in a drawer with the bible!” Jasper comes out of the small kitchen holding up a leather-bound journal with leather strings wrapped around it and tied, with the initials S D embossed on the front, shaking his head.

I rush over to him, dropping the duffle bag full of sex toys on the floor, “It looks like what Savvy described! Thank you! Let’s grab everything we can. Just put it in the duffle bags and let’s get the hell out of here!”

I move to the closet, opening it to see three more large black duffle bags up on the top shelf. I pull them down and realize they are already full. I unzip one, seeing nothing but stacks of hundred-dollar bills, same with the second, but the third is full of letters, several journals, and pictures of Lottie, Savvy, MJ, and another young woman I have never seen before. She has piercing green eyes and light brown curly hair. Shaking my head, I close all the bags and help Charlie finish packing up everything that could be useful.

When we get back home and stash everything in my office for us to go through later. I decide to take a shower in my office bathroom before heading straight to our bedroom. I have Savvy’s journal in hand, excited to be able to give her this, but am stopped at the library. The girls are all sitting on the couches with coffee cups in their hands, looking very serious.

I rush in when Savvy’s eyes meet mine, placing what I hope is her journal on her lap. Her eyes go wide as tears well up, “So it’s true? He really is down there? He hurt Shelby! No one would let me go down until you got back, I need to see him with my own eyes!” She rants, giving me a pleading look.

“If that is what you need, angel. Cami, tell the guys to meet us inthe caves in fifteen minutes.” I look to Cami as I take my wife’s coffee cup, setting it on the coffee table and scooping her up in my arms.

“Too late, they are all down there already, we just weren’t allowed yet.” Cami replies in a condescending tone, giving me the evil eye.

Savvy smiles as she kisses my cheek, “Thank you! I need to see them all with my own eyes.”

“Whatever you need, but you only get twenty minutes of walking around three times a day, I’ll carry you, so you don’t have to waste your time on them. I have big plans for us tonight! Be prepared to see all the big red bows and lights your heart desires! I’m taking my wife out to dinner somewhere special!” I kiss her forehead, nose, and lips the way she loves, making her giggle. It’s the most beautiful sound I have heard in a while!

“Does this mean we can all leave the house now?” Mia asks, with hope in her eyes!

“Yeah, everyone can go back to living their lives without restrictions again. We finally have them all and it’s safe! There will be guards going with you at all times for a while just in case there is anyone that we have missed. We have only kept you all here to keep you safe, you know that! Come on, we can all go down together.”

“Can I kick the shit out of Jill again?” Cami asks, and the rest of the girls all start nodding.

“I don’t see why not, but there is no need for you to get your hands dirty unless you want to. Y’all have some pent-up aggression, maybe you should take it out on the people in the caves, not the men who love you.” I try to make sure the girls’ pissy attitudes get directed at the right people before I let them loose to have their fun!

I carry Savvy down the dim lit steps to the new and improved caves. The further we descend, the quieter it seems to get, and Savvy’s breathing gets louder in my ear. We have had people down here working to make sure one, the prisoners are secure, and two, that Savvy has everything she needs to be comfortable to dictate whathappens down here! The bullet-proof glass surrounding our guests’ own personal hell provides the security I wanted for the girls. There really is no need for them to get their hands dirty this time unless they want to. They get to sit back, dictate, and enjoy the show.

I set Savvy on the chaise lounge of the oversized sectional we got for the girls. They all file in and sit around Savvy as their eyes widen at how the caves have changed since the last time they were allowed down here.

“What do y’all think?” Jasper asks from inside the large glass box, spreading his arms wide. Showing off Jill in the middle of the room, set up on a sex bench, with leather cuffs that literally bite into your skin, making it impossible for her to move! Savvy knows those cuffs. I see it in her eyes, looking at Jill, who is probably in the same position she was in that house.

Jill is spread out on her back, sitting up enough to see us all, with her legs bent up and out strapped to the black leather pads that hold her legs in place. Her arms are spread out wide strapped down as well. Her ass is hanging off the end giving everyone a perfect view for what’s to come.

“Holy shit, you guys are obviously better at this than we were!” Mia chuckles as she grabs several bags of “Zapps” Voodoo chips out of the basket of snacks on the coffee table in front of the couch, handing them out to the rest of the girls. I go to the fridge we added and grab bottles of water, passing them out to each spectator, giving Mia and Savvy two.

“If you want the salty chips, you have to drink more water. June and Dr. Cowan both agreed you both have to drink more water.” I raise my eyebrows at them both as they pout, making me laugh.

“Fine, now let’s see who we have down here so I can finally have some peace.” Savvy shrugs but starts drinking her water. That’s my girl.

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