Page 63 of Perilous

“We need a plan,” Vic says. “We’re all part of this now.”

Fuck.

I glance down at Annika. I need to speak with these guys in private, but I can’t let Annika out of my sight.

Vic reaches into his back pocket and takes out a small container of liquid. He shakes it and nods.

“Time to drink up, doll,” I whisper to Annika.

Her body starts to give out and I hold her tighter against me.

“It’s not going to kill you, Annika,” I growl through my teeth. “I need you asleep. You cannot hear what we’re going to talk about. Do you understand?”

Her teeth chatter and she nods. She fucking knows her place right now. It almost pains me a little as I take the liquid from Vic and hand it to Annika.

She keeps her stare right at me. I’m the last thing she sees as she downs theGHB. After that, it simply becomes a waiting game. Watching the drug work its way throughout her body.

I pick her up and place her down onto the bed and stand there, staring down at her, watching her drift off. Swallowed up by darkness. She’s as vulnerable as ever. Anything can happen to her. The way I feel right now…

… I’ll fucking kill someone—including my brood—if they even as much as look at Annika.

* * *

“Man, they got you good,”Demo says. “I’m not used to seeing you like this. Getting the shit kicked out of you.”

“They drugged me,” I say. “Let that be known.”

“Luc drugged you?” Ty asked.

I take a breath and recount the highlights of the story. No need to go into fucking detail.

“Fuck,” Vic says. “They really wanted to send a message.”

“Nothey,” I say. “It’shim. There’s something to this.”

“And you’re going to take your stand?” Ty challenges.

“Looks like he already has,” Demo says as he nods toward a sleeping Annika.

“Or not,” Vic says.

A second later he has a huge knife in his hand. He spins it around, leaving the blade resting against the palm of his hand.

He nods at me. “Take it, Peri. Do it right now. Slit the cunt’s throat. Cut her fucking heart out of her chest. Send a message right back to Luc. Don’t just kill this bitch. Annihilate her. Gut her. Make it so fucking disgusting that Luc vomits. Send a fucking message, Peri.”

I grab the knife from Vic and throw a punch with my left hand, hitting him in the jaw. I then toss him against the wall and put the knife to his throat.

“Peri,” Demo calls out.

“Let him,” Vic says. “It’s all good. We’re just talking.”

Vic’s eyes stay on me.

Fucking prick.

“You think I won’t?” I ask him. “You know what I’ve done before, right? You think I won’t slit your fucking throat? And then slit her throat? Huh?”

“I say go for it, brother,” Vic tempts. “Let’s go.”

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