Page 113 of Savage Ends
“I thought Pat would have told you.I’m William Ranford.”He held out his hand, and she looked at it but refused to shake his hand.
“What do you want?”
“There are a lot of things I want.You see, it’s a really funny story, and seeing as you’ve got nowhere to go, I’m going to explain it to you.I was minding my own business, probably, at the time, getting my dick sucked by some slut or other, when my brother was possibly lured into the cartel’s clutches.”William shook his head.“You see, I had a whole city to myself.I had rid the streets of the pieces of shit, and I got them under my control.Then my brother, the piece of shit he was, had to go and exploit dogs.Fucking dogs.”He snorted.
Ava didn’t have a clue what to say.She felt sick as the anger was so clear to see as he stared right back at her.
“I love dogs, and Craig fucking knew how much I loved dogs.I even went vegan because I love them.They’re more loyal than humans, and all you’ve got to do is treat them well, feed them, and they’re yours.They rarely change loyalty as well.So, you see, a whole lot to enjoy about dogs.Yeah, he was using them in a dogfighting ring, in the fucking town of Carnage.He got shot, and I’m not going to lie, he deserved it.I get that.”
“I don’t understand.”She let out a scream as he slapped her hard across the face.
“Well, if you shut your fucking mouth, you’ll learn something.”William sighed.“It was in that moment, I lost everything.My brother wasn’t just making a name for himself.Nah, that shit would have been easy to deal with.Instead, he was working with the cartel.The fucking cartel, and because they take no prisoners, nor give second chances, they took his head.Literally.I got his head, and they stole his body from me.”William shook his head.“And from that day on, it has been a battle, until I had no choice but to let my fucking city go.Now, you’re a sister.Wouldn’t you do everything to get your sister’s body back, so you could finally put her to rest, to let her have peace?”
Tears filled her eyes as she looked toward Violet.Her sister looked so afraid.
“Yes,” Ava said.
“Excellent, so we’re on the same page.So, I know Chaos and Carnage MC are up shit creek, and they’ve got no way of escaping.The army I thought I had, well, it turns out they are only interested if there is a guaranteed win.All I want is my brother’s body.I don’t give a shit about this town or about Bull and his fucking biker gang.I want my brother’s body.”
He was very adamant about getting his brother’s body.
“Now, I had no interest in turning my back on Bull.He’s an all-right kind of guy.I happen to like the MC, even Pat.But none of them could get my brother’s body.Their only interest is in Carnage.I don’t give a fuck about this town.It could rot for all I care.”He sighed.
“Can you see the difficulty I have with all of this?”
Ava nodded.
“Good, so when the cartel finally fucking captured me, they gave me two choices.To die, or to do exactly as they said, and I would get his body back.”William laughed.“All I want is his body, and seeing as all they want is the town of Carnage, I figured it was a good trade.So, that is how it started.I was the one to put that mother and daughter with the perfectly working car to work.They wanted to get out of Carnage.I promised them they would, but I didn’t exactly tell them how they were going to get out of Carnage.Besides, the best way to get out of this shithole is death.I granted it to them.”
Ava couldn’t believe what she was hearing, but here it was for them all to hear.It was terrifying.
“You understand the importance of family, and I am begging you, please, let mine go.My mom and sister have done nothing wrong.You shouldn’t be attacking them.They are not connected to the club.They are innocent, and you’re making a mistake.”
“No one is innocent, Ava.”William snorted.“No one.Besides, they’re your family, and I think it is only fair I give you the same option I was given.You can save your family.Help me, and I will let you and your family go.You’ll be free.”
With what he had just told her, and the fact her family were tied to chairs and doused in gas, she had a feeling he was not going to let them go.
“Please, let them go.It’s not them you want.You already made a mistake.You killed Lauren!”she said, yelling.
William sighed.He took a long draw on his cigarette.“You know, I could just put them out of their misery while you watch,” he said.
He made the move as if to flick his cigarette across the room.Ava panicked.
“No, stop, don’t do that.”
There was no way she wanted that to happen.She tried to lunge for his cigarette, but he shoved her hard and she fell back against the fabric stands.The pain rushed through her body, taking her breath away.
Violet and Hazel also had gags over their mouths.Ava heard them screaming against the gags.
Getting to her feet, she looked at William.She was not leaving this store, but she couldn’t figure out how to overpower him.The man was strong, and he had a lot of anger.
“What do you need me to do?”she asked.There had to be a way she could bide some time.Think of a way out of this mess.
“Simple.”He pulled a device out of his jacket.“You see this, this is a bomb.”Ava tensed up.“All you have to do is go into the MC clubhouse, take the bomb, call everyone inside, and then,boom.”He made an explosion sound.“You take care of a whole lot of problems for me.”
And she would be dead.The moment she stepped out of the store, her family would be dead as well.She took a deep breath.
“What is it going to be, your family, or you and the club?”
