“Baby, do something. Call your father or mine. Get them over here to stop this madness.” He cries, but it goes unheard because she is already out of it. Onyx slipped a little something into her neck while Court was being handled. “Baby?”

“It’s no use, she’s coming back with us for questioning and to meet her sister. Then, she too will die.” I chuckle. “You, on the other hand, need to tell me why you stole from us? Who paid you and both of them to get in good with us, only to turn on us? I want names or so help me they will find your body scattered all around the United States of fucking America.” I growl.

“I think I can live with that. If you’re gonna kill us both at least me and Val can be together in death. It beats not being with the woman I love, right?” He looks around the table at us for agreement, he won’t find any. “Yeah, none of you look like you know how to love.”

“We know how to love what is important. We don’t have time for love, because love gets you killed. We know you’re madly in love with her, but are you sure she feels the same about you?” I laugh, I’ve had enough of this. “Dash, take her back to the house. Onyx, Karter, y’all ready to have some fun?”

“You don’t even have to ask twice.” Karter says, rubbing his hands together in anticipation.

“I’m getting a hard-on just thinking about it.” Onyx says.

“You’re sick.” Court throws in.

“Tell me something I don’t know.” Onyx laughs, Dash takes the girl out to the waiting car and leaves.

“Okay, enough talking, I’m ready to get dirty.” Karter says, sitting a bag down on the counter and starts taking out the contents.

“Aren’t you worried people will hear my screams and cries for help?”

“Not at all. You see, you called us wannabe Devils when in fact we are The Devils that run this town. What we do, is all in the realm of what we want. I’m sure you’ve heard of our motto.” I ask, walking to the counter and grabbing some of my favorite things.

“We are The Devils of Cliffside… Blah, blah, blah. Nobody in their right mind believes any of that nonsense.” He squeals as Onyx slaps cuffs on his legs, securing him to the table. Once again, his demeanor changes when he looks at the three of us, getting ready to take the answers whether he wants to give them or not.

“What a Devil wants a Devil gets, and we want answers. It’s time for you to give us what we want.” I take the drill and hold it up for him to see the nice, long tip I have on there. “Karter, would you kindly shut his mouth, this is going to hurt.” I say as Karter stuffs his mouth with a rag, and then puts duct tape over it. I take the drill and drive it into first his right palm, then his left when I don’t hear him screaming for me.

“That is for touching what is not yours.” His screams behind the gag bring a smile to my face and add fuel to the already burning fire for more.

Next, I whip out a pair of pruning shears from my back pocket and cut his fingers off one by fucking one.

“That’s for thinking you can get away with stealing our merchandise thatwecreated.” I growl. Sweat begins to furrow on my brow and the crease in the center of my head. I’m deep in thought and so far down the rabbit hole of pain that once I get started, it’s almost impossible to get me to stop. “Take the gag out of his mouth.”Onyx moves quickly, before he can pass out. I made clean cuts, so they aren’t bleeding as fast as they could be. The way I see it, we have another hour or so of playtime before he loses consciousness.

“Dude, are you ready to talk now?” Karter laughs.

“Fuck. You.” He bites out as his head rolls from side to side.

“Have it your way.” I say, grabbing a mallet out of the bag next. “Leave the gag off for this one. I need to hear those screams, Court.” I walk to the end of the table and smash both his kneecaps. “This is for thinking you can just keep on walking around like you own the fucking town when you aren’t even a pissant in this game we play.” He screams bloody murder as the bones in his knees crumble with each blow I give.

“For fuck’s sake, Hudson Antonelli, your father’s right hand man, and my uncle gave me the order. He had me target Fred, learn everything there was to know about her because she secured a job at one of your plants or warehouses as you make it look like. I had to seduce her in order for her to agree with my plan. She didn’t know anything about it, but she’s very smart and started putting two and two together. She asked me to quit, but I was already in too deep.” He stops as his eyes begin to roll.

“Wake up.” I say, slapping him so he snaps out of it and continues.

“She said the last thing she would do for me was switch the cameras, and then she wanted out. I told her if anything ever happened and we were caught, she had to lie. She told me to fuck off, but then I promised I would marry her, so she went along with it. Poor girl really is innocent.” He laughs.

“Why are you laughing? Nothing is funny about the way you ruined her life.” I yell. Punching him in the fucking nose, breaking it for the stunt he pulled.

“You prick! As if you have any room to talk. You all were going to kill her if I didn’t tell you the truth.”

“You underestimate us and the power we hold. We are the beginning of a new era.” I inform him, right before I pick up the drill and get to work on the rest of him. “Hudson Antonelli will never find your cold, dead body.” I growl as the drill works in and out of his arms. Karter and Onyx stand by and watch as I create a masterpiece.

Minutes or even hours pass before I feel as if I’m done. He passed out long ago, but not before I made him feel the pain he caused.

“Do you guys want a go at him?”

“I’ll wait ‘til he wakes up, I think there’s more he can tell us. Hudson Antonelli works for your father, and if he’s out to steal the secrets of our natural drug enhancement from us, imagine where that information is going.” Onyx says, deep in thought.

“Do you want us to kill him along with Hudson Antonelli?” Karter questions.

“Oh yes, he will have to die. An example needs to be made so others know what will happen to them if they try to steal from us. Whether it’s the drugs, the formula, money, cars, or our woman, they need to know we are not to be fucked with.” I growl. “Pump him for more information, and then get rid of him. I’m going back to the house to see what the girl will tell us, with the help of Wells and her newly found sister.” I smirk.