Page 64 of Wicked Oath

Living with five men who take turns fucking me is absolutely wild, but I love it. I find it humorous how soft they are for me, but then can turn around and be cold and heartless with everyone else. I am also glad they’re not always ruthless in the way they fuck me because they all get to me every day. Sometimes twice. Talon and Jude sometimes get to be with me three times but, Chris is usually just once. Today, no one has had the chance. We have been up at this godforsaken funeral home all day for the service. I don’t even know why I’m giving them a funeral, especially my dad. I decided to play nice and not ruin everyone’s memory of them. Maybe I should speak up, but I’m just going to let the dead rest. It isn’t going to change what happened. With the guys and all of our people here, the rumor mill is going crazy. Everyone was already thinking that I had something to do with it, and I got the guys to kill them, and having them here doesn’t help that situation.

For most of the day, everything is calm. I greet people and chat with extended family. The guys stay close but not so close that it looks like I’m being guarded. Everyone is on edge, but we don’t want there to be a scene. I get a little on edge when Andrew and Katy show up.

“Excuse me just a minute,” I say sweetly to my dad’s sister. She’s a sweet woman who hates her brother, so she’s one of my favorites.

“Take your time, dear,” she says, patting my hand.

I get up and find Talon chatting with the guys. “Andrew and Katy are here. They just walked in and they keep staring at me,” I say.

“Yeah. Ashley is on her way,” Talon says. “I’m going to tell you something, but I want you to remember that Ashley is good at her job, okay?”

“Okay,” I sigh.

“Andrew gave Ashley a heads up that they’re getting a warrant for my arrest… and yours,” he says slowly.

“What? I can’t go to jail. I didn’t do anything. Why the fuck are they doing this?” I ask but start panicking. “Fuck, I can’t breathe.”

“Woah. Hey. Calm down,” Talon says, cupping my face. “Breathe, Little Flower. I promise we will be home by morning. Okay?”

“Why are they doing it here?” I ask.

“Because Katy is a cunt,” Jude says.

“Basically,” Talon says.

“I don’t want to get arrested in front of my entire family. Can we just go outside and force them to come out also?” I ask.

“Yeah. Let’s go,” he says as he takes me by the hand. The moment we moved toward the back entrance, Andrew and Katy spring into action. We aren’t running, but they think we are going to. “No matter what is said or done, you do not speak to anyone, but Ashley. Okay?” Jude says.

“Okay,” I say tearfully.

“Talon and Delaney Maddox,” Katy says as they come around the corner with their hand on their weapons.

“Chill out. We know,” Talon says. He takes a second to kiss me before the guys do as well. The detectives are annoyed, but they don’t stop us.

“I have a bad feeling,” I whisper to Jude. “I don’t trust this.”

“I’ll look into it. Ashley is confirming,” he says softly before pulling back and kissing me. “I love you, Delaney.”

“I love you too,” I say tearfully.

“Ashley will meet y’all at the police station,” Chris says before kissing me last. “Be good, baby. You’re gonna be okay.”

“Delaney Maddox. You are under arrest for first-degree murder. Anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford one, one will be appointed for you,” Katy says as she grabs my arm and pulls me back. I’m sniffling and hiccupping as she handcuffs my wrists behind my back. Andrew does the same to Talon and we are dragged toward an SUV. We are put in the backseat, and I immediately move to the center so I can be next to Talon. I expect them to get pissy about that, but they say nothing. Once the doors are shut and they are in the front seat, they pull away. I make myself look out of the window, but instantly regret it when I see all of the guys crying.

As soon as we pull out of the parking lot and onto the main road, I get suspicious. I know where the police department is, and it is not in this direction. I snap my head to Talon, and he nods with a sad look on his face. I think we are having the same realization at the same time. Everything feels off but the further away from the police station we drive, the more I understand what’s going on. I’m glad it is happening this way because as much as I would want to fight it, how am I supposed to fight against the cops? No one would sympathize or help me, especially in the middle of my parents’ funeral, where they already think that I killed them. It would’ve just created a huge scene and made everything worse.

“I’m sorry,” Talon whispers in my ear.

“We’ll be okay,” I whisper back and lay my head on his shoulder.

After a while, we end up on a gravel road. No one has spoken a word in that continues until we stop in front of a cabin. “I’m going to enjoy this,” Katy remarks as she gets out. Andrew chuckles and steps out also, leaving us alone.

“Fuck. Fuck. Fuck,” I say. “This is bad. So bad. What are we going to do? I know what they’ll do. Fuck, I…”

“Shhh, Little Flower. It’s okay. It’s going to be okay. Jude and the others will find us. I promise,” he says softly. “Talk as little as you can and don’t fight if you can help it. Okay? They’re less likely to get violent if you don’t talk or fight.”

I fucking hate that he understands that. I hate that I’m going to see him get hurt. I hate that their plan is to kill him and sell me. I just want to go home. “Okay,” I whisper.

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