Page 76 of Big Red

“So instead of accepting responsibility for your own fuckups, you sold my daughter for fifty fuckin’ thousand dollars!” I bellow.

Chloe opens her mouth, but I cut her off. I’ve heard enough. “Gag her, Cara.”

She does as I say, and I move over to Declan and Vincent, who don’t seem as fearful as Chloe and Jeffery. Looking at Declan, I smirk as his skin is now covered in blisters. My womanreally did a number on him. Snatching the gags out of their mouths, I stand in front of them, grinning.

“Got something to say?”

Vincent puffs his chest out, looking me up and down with hate. “You’re all stupid. You know if you kill us, my father won't rest until he finds our murderers. You know he’s a well-respected judge with friends in high places. You think he doesn’t know about my problems with your little club. You all will be his first suspects.”

His smile is smug, and so is Declan’s. Cara snorts beside me before walking over to her briefcase and retrieving a file. “Your father will have a warrant for his arrest by morning.”

Declan and Vincent's smiles turn into frowns. All the guys stand to attention at her revelation. She can find anyone’s skeleton. I don’t care how well you think you covered your tracks. She will find it.

“I have concrete proof of you three committing everything from falsifying documents, padding charges, and tampering with evidence. The list goes on and on. You three had the perfect setup. Declan was the officer making the bogus arrests. Vincent, you’re the dirty-ass DA tampering with the evidence and the charges. Then your father, the judge, was issuing the maximum sentence to every one of those men you all framed.”

Declan and Vincent's mouths open in shock. Cara winks before bursting into giggles. “So, you see, tomorrow, this evidence is going to be leaked. Once the FBI has their hands on it, warrants will be issued. When you two disappear, it will look like you two took off and left Daddy to deal with the fallout.”

I swear I fear no one, but Ineverwant to be on the bad side of this woman. Once you’re her enemy, she stops at nothing to take you down. And it’s never rushed. She sits back, plots, and plans her execution to perfection.

“Fuck you!” Declan sneers. He starts shaking his chains, desperately trying to get loose. Vincent, on the other hand, is finally letting his fear show. He knows he isn’t making it out of here alive.

Seems he thought the threat of his father would save the day.

Viper hops down off the table and stalks toward Declan. His fist flies into his face over and over. Vincent has to look away as Viper unloads on his brother. Once Declan's eye swells shut, Viper backs away.

“Feel better?” I ask him.

“A little.” He shrugs. “I still owed his ass for raising his hand to my woman.”

He drops a kiss on Cara's lips before taking his seat on the table. Cara places the file on the counter before looking at Vincent with amusement.

“I know this has gotta suck. You waged a war on the club, thinking your wife was having some love affair with my man, only to find out that she was practically auditioning to be a club bunny. But don’t worry, we’ll make sure your headstone readshere lies a man who lost his life for some loose booty.”

The brothers explode in laughter as the warehouse’s door opens. Bear and Sara walk in, but they’re not alone. There’s a woman with them. She’s filthy. I can smell her from where I’m standing. From the looks of her, it isn’t hard to figure out she’s a drug addict. She’s wearing a blindfold, and Sara holds her elbow, leading her into the room.

“What the hell is going on?” Thor asks as he covers his nose with the back of his hand.

“Your bestie went all out for this one.” Viper shakes his head, pulling his shirt over his nose.

I mean, the stench this woman is giving off makes my stomach churn.

Cara steps forward with a wide smile. “Everyone, meet Irene. She has been blindfolded, and her ears are plugged to protect our identities. She’s my special gift to Jeffery.”

“Special gift?” Blade sputters.

“Yup. And don’t start asking me questions. You’re about to see exactly what I have planned.”

She leads Irene over to the table Jeffery is strapped to.

“Do you like your gift, Jeffery?” Cara asks as she removes his gag. His nose crinkles up. He looks like he’s about to vomit.

“You see, one day, I was leaving a gas station and overheard Irene telling her friend how none of her partners had managed to make her come in some time. I instantly knew you were the man for the job. Seeing as you have a thing for helping drug-addicted prostitutes. So, since you’re tied to the table, you will have to use your mouth to make it happen. For every minute that goes by and Irene hasn’t come, I’m going to start cutting off limbs.”

See what I mean about not wanting to be an enemy of this woman?

Who the hell thinks of this kind of stuff?

Jeffery begins to shake his head rapidly. “P-pl-please don’t do this.”

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