Page 96 of Darkness Falls

Callie

Ismile to myself, thinking about everything that’s transpired over the last twenty-four hours. It’s all working out so much better than I could have imagined. Most importantly, Avery is safe. I glance over to see her staring out the window as we drive back to Braxton Falls. My eyes fall on everyone else briefly. Everyone is processing the events of the day in their minds, quietly.

I'm still trying to figure out how I feel. Damien is the reason I won't ever get to meet my biological parents and the reason my sister is suffering so much right now. None of it is fair, and I can't wait until we get him back to the house so I can make him pay for all of it. I haven't decided how I'm going to kill him yet, but what I do know is that I will be the one to end his life, and it will be painful.

The drive goes quickly. We stop a few times to get gas and stretch our legs, but as we make the turn into Braxton Falls, I’m thankful it’s almost over.

“I’m going to need you to give me directions to her house,” Seb says.

“Yeah, make the next left,” Avery says, and Seb listens.

“We should be preparedfor anything,” I tell them, which I know seems a bit redundant, but I’m getting anxious.

Avery points the guys down another road. "Just make one more right, and it will be a few houses down."

"We're going to do a drive-by first to make sure there aren't any cars staking out the place." Barrett turns around in his seat to say.

"That's actually a really smart idea," I confess.

"Princess, this isn't our first rodeo. We know how towatchand make sure a situation is secure. We did stalk you for a bit before we took you, remember?"

I narrow my brows at him. "How could I ever forget? You were the one who put that stupid note on my car, weren't you?" He laughs, and that's all the confirmation I need. "Of course it was you! That shit freaked me out!"

"That was you!" Avery laughs. "She thought it was her dad, and I had to give her copious amounts of gin to get her to relax."

"There's a car with three men watching what I assume to be the house we're here for," Seb says, cutting off our casual conversation. "We can do this two different ways. We can automatically assume they’re the last remaining men of Rogue and kill them without hesitation, or we can wait it out to see if they end up leaving. They could just be random people."

"I have a better idea," I say, which seems to annoy him. "How about we stop at the house, and Avery and I go inside and see what happens? When they see it's me, they will probably try to figure out why I'm here and not at the trial. I may not have knowneveryone, but they surely know my face, considering I’m Gabriel's daughter. I'm honestly surprised they defied direct orders and didn't go. Damien must have threatened them."

"You want us to willingly let you put yourself in danger again? Why is this becoming a pattern?" Kyler asks.

"I'm not going to be in danger. You three will be watching the whole time. We can't just kill them unprovoked in the middle of the street. We didn't exactly plan ahead for a random murder spree."

"If you're doubting my abilities to cover our tracks, I'm going to punish you for it later," Barrett grits out.

I can feel the crimson shade that has to be covering most of my face now. I wasn't doubting him, but I'm not going to say that. Being punished sounds like fun.

"We're doing it my way. I'm making the executive decision," I state firmly.

"So that's how this is going to be? You make all the decisions now?" Seb asks.

"If you want me to suck your cock, then yes. That's exactly how this is going to go," I reply with a snide smirk.

"Well, fuck. She's got us there." Kyler laughs.

Seb doesn't say anything else, but I don't miss the way his jaw clenches as he turns the car around to head back to the house. I'll make it up to him later.

"It's that one." Avery points it out so he can pull into the driveway.

"They're definitely watching us," Barrett says.

"How do you know?" Avery seems a bit panicked.

"I can see them in the mirror. All eyes are on our vehicle."

"Only one way to find out," I say as I push open the door, not giving anyone a chance to change their minds.

Avery gets out too and walks around to meet me at the side of the car. We walk up to the front door, and Avery reluctantly brings her knuckles up to knock on it a few times.

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