Page 20 of Viper

Cara lets out a giggle and shakes her head. “Let me tell you how this is going to go. I’m going to give you boys an example. I believe your prospects don’t know anything and if they do, it’s not much to go on. So, what my sister and I are about to do to them will look like child’s play compared to what we will do to you.”

The girls walk over to the table that has their briefcases on it. Both of them pull out huge hunting knives and bottles of water. I’m confused why they have bottled water in their hands, but I sit back and watch. They’re humming and swaying their hips as if this entire scenario is normal. I get a feeling the guys and I are about to see an entirely different side to these two. I’m not going to lie and say I’m not nervous.

They call over Tiny and Bear. They tell them something in their ears and they both nod. Tiny and Bear walk over to the prospects and stand right beside them. The girls walk over and cut one long incision across their stomach. The prospects buck and scream.

The girls give Tiny and Bear a nod and they both grab a prospect, holding their mouth open. They dump the contents of the bottled water into their mouths, forcing them to drink it all. They all walk away and the girls take back their seats on the steel table.

“You guys might want to step back,” Sara says nonchalantly.

We do as they say. For a few moments, nothing happens. Just as I’m about to ask questions, the prospects start screaming at the top of their lungs. Their bodies convulse. Those incisions are bleeding heavily and they’re foaming at the mouth. The shit looks painful. I look over at Snake, Hawk, and Knuckles and they’re watching in horror.

Cara grabs Thor, bringing him directly in front of her. Sara does the same to Ink. Torch and Blade are inching further away from the prospects as well. Before I can say anything, the prospects’ incisions explode and their guts spray everywhere. It’s so quiet, you can hear a pin drop.

No. No, they did not just blow up two human beings like they were a fuckin volcano in a science project. I did not just see that. When I turn my attention to my brothers, some are looking on in a state of disbelief. Some look a bit shocked while a few like me are in denial, shaking their heads furiously.

Bear, the crazy asshole, is smiling. Smiling. As long as I’ve known him, I’ve never seen him show any emotion on his face. Most of the guys are covered in blood from the incident and Thor is not happy about it.

“Cara, you used me as a shield!” Thor screams.

“I didn’t want guts in my hair!” she whines.

“I can’t believe you. We’re supposed to be best friends and you use me to shield yourself from blood and guts.”

“You’re my best bud. I didn’t think you would mind.” She pouts at Thor. It doesn’t work. He glares at her with his eyes squinted.

Some of the guys are laughing at them. They really have become close, ever since Thor got over the fact she wasn’t attracted to him. Sara jumps down off the table. “Thor, we have other pressing matters right now.”

I look at the twins and narrow my eyes at them. “You two knew that was going to happen?”

They both shake their heads. “Once I saw the girls shielding themselves, I knew it wasn’t going to be good, so I took the initiative and moved,” Torch says.

Sara walks over to the Outlaws. They’re actually shrinking away from her. That causes a round of laughter around the room. Who would believe three six-foot-something bikers would be scared of a five-foot seven woman?

“Now, we have plenty of more toys in our briefcases. Do you want to talk or do my sister and I get to play some more?” Sara asks with a head tilt.

Holy shit. Pissed-off Sara is scary. You would never believe she would be capable of something like this.

All three start shaking their heads furiously and begin spilling their guts. They tell us everything. Once we find out who they’re working for, I understand why they didn’t want to say anything. Cian O’Brien. He’s one of the top drug lords down in Miami. He has his hands in everything.

Once we have everything we need, I let Red have his fun with Snake while I have mine with Hawk. Yeah, I didn’t forget what he said to my woman, and he paid for it. After an hour of testing out the girls’ torture devices, they’re begging for death like she said they would. We finally give them the bullets they were asking for.

I call down the prospects. When they walk into the basement, their eyes are wide in horror at the scene we’ve left behind. “Clean this up!” I order, walking toward Cara. I grab her hand and we walk out of the basement. I peek my head into Cara’s room and the kids are sleeping in her bed with Duke and Daisy next to them. Their heads pop up with a growl. When their eyes land on Cara they settle.

“Fuss,” Cara commands.

They hop off the bed and lay in their dog beds Cara has set up in the corner. I close the door and head to my room. I lead Cara to my bathroom. “Go and shower, baby. I’ll go after you.” She opens her mouth to say something, but I shake my head and she looks down to the ground. Bringing her gaze back to mine, I look her in the eyes, trying my best to show her what my mouth can’t say at the moment. Once I see she’s relaxed, I turn and walk out.

After we’ve both showered, we’re lying in bed, on our pillows, facing each other. It’s quiet and dark. The only source of light is the moonlight shining through the blinds. I know she’s up. I can see enough of her face to see her looking directly at me, but she hasn’t spoken one word since we left the basement.

“Do you look at me differently now?” she finally asks.

I raise her face to look me in the eyes and I see tears brimming in her eyes. “Baby, why would I look at you any differently?”

“You saw what I did down there.”

“Yeah, I did. They deserved everything that happened to them. I was right next to you, doing the same. Do you look at me any differently?”

“No! But you’re a man. Women aren’t supposed to do things like that!”

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