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“If I would have known you both were mine, I would have made sure you spent a little more time in The Cellar. Maybe then, you might have been a bit more compliant, like your cousin.”

“Do you fucking care about anyone?” Kaz cuts in. She kicks him in the gut causing him to double over. “They are your fucking children, you piece of shit.”

He glares at her. “They should have never been born. Had I known their mother was pregnant, I would have cut them from her stomach myself.”

I look at Jonathan. It’s clear Lockhart’s words are affecting him. I couldn’t care less what he has to say. His wordsare empty and meaningless to me. They make me feel nothing. Seeing my brother hurt is what guts me. Knowing he will never be able to shut off those emotions. Knowing that he will forever more carry that pain around with him. And the worst part…knowing I couldn’t save him from any of it. But now…now I can.

“Enough,” I say, snatching the gun from Jonathan’s hand and pointing it directly in Lockhart’s face.

His eyes go wide but he quickly schools his features before smirking. “Are you going to do what I did? Are you going to kill me? How about your brother? Will he be next?”

I don’t say a word as I stare down at him. He really is the pathetic one. Trying so hard to control his emotions, they’re practically flowing out with the blood he is losing. He’s attempting to bait me into keeping him alive longer. What a ridiculous notion. The thought makes me chuckle out loud. The sound is foreign and disturbing, even to me. And when I look around, I can see the perplexed look on everyone else’s faces. They too are just as surprised to hear it.

I smile wide as I approach Lockhart and bend down so I am level with him. My hand grips his hair tightly while I position the gun angled right up under his chin.

“Like father, like son,” I reply before pulling the trigger.

Silence surrounds us all while I stay kneeling in front of Lockhart’s mangled body. His blood coats my face, my hands and even my suit.

“I’m calling Antonio for cleanup,” Sebastian says. Xavier mumbles something but I don’t hear what it is. I feel soft hands come down on my shoulders before making their way up towards my face. Kaz turns my head to hers, searching my eyes. I feel my brother's hand come down on my shoulder and I instinctively grab it, holding tightly. I need something to ground me right now.

“Are you okay?” Kaz asks me.

I look down to see her hands now coated in blood and it does something to me. Leaning in, I kiss her hard. My hand comes up to her hair, gripping it firmly as I pull her closer to me and ravage her mouth. She moans into me, causing my dick to stir to life. I feel Jonathan’s hand squeeze mine tighter. I’m two seconds away from taking her right here on the ground, next to Lockhart’s dead body, when Xavier’s voice cuts in.

“Umm, hey guys, as hot as this is to watch, I think we may have a bigger problem.”

We all look over to see Sebastian walking over to Xavier who has the trunk of the car open and is peering inside with wide eyes.

“Indeed,” Sebastian says, before looking at all three of us.

All three of us get up and walk over to see what the fuss is about. Inside is a tied up woman. Her mouth is taped shut and her bright blue eyes stare up at us like a deer caught in headlights. Her brown hair is a mess of tangles and she’s covered in blood and bruises. Her clothing is ripped and stained.

“Jesus Christ, get her out!” Kaz yells, breaking us all out of our stupor.

Sebastian pulls her to a sitting position while I use my pocket knife to cut her binds. Kaz gently pulls the tape from her mouth and pushes her hair from her face.

“You're safe now," she says to her. My brows scrunch up as I stare at the woman. She looks familiar. Have I seen her somewhere before?

“What’s your name?” Sebastian asks. He too is looking at her oddly.

“Eve," she croaks out. Her voice sounds small and weak.

“Holy shit,” Xavier whispers, loud enough for all of us to hear. “You’re the woman in the picture.”

“What are you talking about?” Jonathan asks him, confused.

“She’s your…she’s both of your…” He’s looking at us both now.

I turn to see Kaz look at Jonathan and me and then Eve before her eyes go wide.

Eve turns to us both. A small weak smile forming on her lips. “Your mother.

Chapter 39

Jonathan

“Mother?” I say out loud, testing the name on my lips. I look at Jamison who stares at her quizzically. No doubt he’s analyzing her entire face right now. He can see it as well as I can. Her features, so similar to ours, yet more feminine.

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