Page 16 of Twisted Betrayal

Rick heard Tom grunt.“You know this is fucked up.”

He watched as Gloria glared at the man.“Shut the fuck up.”

“Where’s my fucking money?”Tom asked.

Rick couldn’t see Tom’s face, just Gloria’s, but he could hear the anger in the man’s tone.

Gloria opened her purse, pulled some bills out, and handed them to Tom.“There.”

He heard Tom pocket the money.

“I’m out of here.”

“Whatever,”Gloria said and turned back to the other guy.

Tom walked out of the bar and Rick heard him exhale.

Tom held the phone up so Rick could see his face.He liked the disgust on the guy’s face.

“That’s one fucked-up cunt, man.I hope you destroy her.”

The video ended, and Rick sat back deep in thought.

“I can’t believe she did that,” Riley said.

Rick’s head snapped toward his wife and sighed.He hadn’t wanted her to hear any of it.He held out a hand to her.“Come here, Wife.”

Riley walked to him and let him pull her down onto his lap.She immediately started crying again.His hatred for Gloria deepened.Fuck, he wished he could bury the woman, literally, but he didn’t want to take the chance of being caught and put in prison.That was the last thing Riley needed.

He let her cry and then grabbed some tissues and wiped her tears.

“Blow,” he said.

She usually wouldn’t have let him do that, but he could tell she was at the end of her rope, and he needed to take care of her.He’d call his friend, Derek, the private investigator, later.First, he needed to take care of his wife.

He stood and lifted her in his arms.“How about a nap, Wife?”

He felt her arms curl around his neck and then tighten as she nodded.

Rick got them both comfortable on the bed and covered them with a light blanket.For a long time, even after she was asleep, his hand roamed up and down her back.

His mind was moving too fast to rest.Different thoughts and scenarios for revenge on the cunt kept adding up.If he had his way, the woman would end up in jail.Besides death, it was the worst he could do to her.He knew that taking away her lifestyle and freedom would destroy her more than anything else.

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