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“Iamstaying,” I say, refusing to back down.

“Okay. Let’s go, Little One,” Reed says, taking my hand in his. Caleb comes to my other side and takes my other hand in his. With them holding my hands everything flows away. The pain, the trembling, the fear, it’s all gone and left in its wake is the feeling of being strong enough to do this. To take back what was stolen from me.

We don’t speak as we make our way over the brush, littering the forest floor. Up ahead, I see Linus, on his knees, with his hands being held behind him by the man who helped me escape the first time. “What’s Demon doing here?” I ask, looking at Reed.

“You will find out after we take care of this,” he says, pointing his gun at Linus.

“Kate. It’s nice to see you again, but I hate that it’s because of this piece of shit,” Demon says, shaking Linus.

“Agreed,” I say, turning my attention to the cowardly man on the ground.

“Look, man. Th… this is a big misunderstanding. I wasn’t going to hurt her. Tell them, Kate,” Linus says, his eyes full of desperation.

“Fuck you and fuck that. I’ve lied and covered up shit for years. Protecting you and Dennis, but I’m done with that now. Now it’s time to pay for what you did to me. What you threatened to do to me again,” I say, clenching my fist so hard I feel blood coming from the scratches.

“You bitch,” Linus says, before Caleb punches him and Linus’s head falls back.

Caleb lowers his head down over Linus. “Don’t you ever speak to my sister again! Not another word or I will cut your tongue from your fucking mouth,” Max growls.

“No, leave his tongue in. I want to hear him beg for his fucking life,” Reed says, pushing Caleb out of the way and pulling Linus’s head back up by his hair. “Beg her to spare you like she begged you to stop raping her,” he yells.

Linus starts to sob, and the smell of piss fills the air. I can’t help but laugh at the poor bastard. I step forward, lay my hand over Reed’s, and pull Linus's head so it is facing me. “I don’t want to hear him beg me for his life. Instead, I would rather hear him choking on his own fucking blood.” Demon, Jessie, Caleb, and Reed all laugh. But I’m not done yet. I let go of Reed’s hand and look over at Demon. “You wouldn’t happen to have a knife on you?” I ask sweetly and innocently.

Demon smiles, his black eyes shining with pride as he nods. He leans down and pulls a big hunting knife from a sleeve attached to his ankle. “Will this work?” he asks, holding it out. I asked him because I know he would never judge me for what I’m about to do. Not that I think the others will, but I can’t guarantee that, and I refuse to be judged for taking my life back.

I take the knife from him. “It’s perfect,” I say. I press the blade against Linus's neck, but Caleb stops me when he speaks up.

“Not there,” Caleb says, moving my hand down an inch. “Right there. I can see that the blade is sharp, so you won’t have to push hard to get the job done.” He leans down to press a kiss on my cheek. I feel his pride rolling off him. I’m taking my control back. Reed leans down and presses a kiss to my other cheek.

“You—” Linus starts but I’m done listening to his fucking voice.

“No, the time for you to talk is done. Now, you are going to listen to me. You and your sick fucking brother might have taken my innocence, my trust and my childhood. But I refuse to let youtake anything else away from me. Unlike you and Dennis, I will get the chance to live my life to the fullest. I’m going to go home to my perfect boys who will never know the kind of pain you put me through. In a couple of years, I’m going to graduate from college and find a good job. Hopefully, I’ll get married to this perfect man beside me and he will become the boy's dad. But you and Dennis. You will be nothing but bones in the ground. Soon, no one will remember your name or even know you existed. I know I certainly won’t, and neither will my boys,” I say. I push the knife harder against his throat and slide it across. At the first sight of blood relief and peace fills my soul.

Reed’s hand tightens in Linus's hair to keep his head still. The blood starts to squirt and hits all of us because we are all surrounding him. I watch Linus’s mouth fall open, his eyes widen, and the light fade from them altogether. Once he breathes his last breath, Reed lets go, and we all watch Linus fall to the ground. Dead. Reed turns around and grabs me by my hair.

“Fuck that was hot as sin,” he says before kissing me. Someone pulls the knife from my hand before I place it on Reed’s cheek. I feel the blood on both our skins, but I don’t fucking care. I never thought taking someone’s life would turn me on, but here I am, soaking wet and so damn needy.

“Reed, is it wrong that I need you right now?” I ask between bruising kisses.

“Fuck no, because I need you too,” he growls, pushing me up against a tree. He spins me around, and I see enough of the woods to know we are alone; even Linus’s body has disappeared. Reed’s hands grip my shirt, and he rips it in half. A moan falls from my mouth as I brace my hands against the tree. Next, he rips my pants down my legs but doesn’t pull them off. I try to kick them off, but he stops me. “Leave them on. I don’t have a condom, Little One.”

His words are accompanied by the sound of his zipper lowering. I clutch around nothing at that sound. “I don’t fucking care right now. Just get in—” My words are cut off when Reed pushes inside me in one fluid thrust.

“Fuck,” he moans. One hand comes up to cover mine, and the other digs into my hip. His thrusts are hard and fast, but I meet him thrust for thrust.

“Shit, shit, shit,” I chant. This is going to be over fast because I’m almost there. The high from everything I’ve experienced today, plus the feel of him brutally fucking me, has me right on the edge.

Reed’s thrusts slow down, and I groan because I’m so close. “Can I mark you, Little One?” Reed asks with a growl.

“Mark me?” I look over my shoulder at him. Reed’s eyes are as black as Demon’s and full of lust. He is biting his lip as he looks at where he is entering me. His hips snap against my ass in a thrust so hard I almost fall into the tree. “Fuck I don’t care what you do to me. Please don’t stop,” I moan, pulling a hand from the tree and placing it between my legs.

The sound of something flicking open catches my attention, but then Reed's hand smacks mine away and his fingers touch my clit, and I forget everything. Except the way his dick is hitting that sweet spot deep inside of me and the feel of his fingers pinching my clit. That is until a cold steel blade is pressed into my ass cheek. “Little One, unless you want this to look bad, I’m going to have to stop for a quick second,” Reed says, his voice strained.

I groan when he pulls out, replacing his dick with his thick fingers. “Just do it. Please, I need to come,” I beg. He chuckles softly. Pain explodes from my ass, and I shut my eyes, tears still leaking out. He keeps me right on the edge, with his fingers slowly thrusting inside me and his thumb brushing against my clit.

“Fuck Little One. You are clenching around my fingers so hard that I think you might enjoy a little pain with pleasure,” Reed says.

I can’t do anything but moan. As quickly as it came, the sharp pain disappears but a fire is still burning my right ass cheek. Then Reed thrusts back into me and picks up the pace. It’s so brutal that I wonder if I could possibly bruise on the inside. Oh well, I don’t fucking care. Within seconds, I’m flying over the edge, all my muscles tense up, bright lights blast behind my eyelids, and I scream. “Reed!”

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