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“So, that’s the plan?” Lucky asked, swallowing the same bitter pill. “He’s losing control. They can’t be allowed near each other.”
Sienna was going to hate us.
Realistically, we didn’t have many choices. We could let Apollo continue to spiral and end up in a cage, or worse having killed my daughter. We could treat him like a sick dog and put him out of his misery. Or, finally, we could force Sienna to leave. She needed to go away until we got him under control. Because letting Apollo off his leash would be the end of us all.
The ultimate betrayal could very well be the one that saved my daughter. She’d never leave on her own; she was incapable of walking away from a fight. But if we turned our backs on her and made her angry, she’d leave and actually do right forherself. For once, she’d choose herself over this family.
“Someone needs to take the bullets out of her gun.” I took another puff of my cigar. The statement was comical but it didn’t make it any less true.
Our conversation transitioned from business to family. My son was preparing to add on to his, meanwhile I was losing control of mine. We’d need to send Sienna away while we begged Octavia to come home. It was an absolute mess.
But I would save my children and pay for my sins. I just didn’t expect my two daughters to have plans of their own.
Chapter 10
APOLLO DELUCA
“Don’t be afraid of yourfeelings, Alvin. Speak your mind,” I snapped.
We’d had a moment of peace between us but that didn’t absolve me of his anger. My hands shook as I gripped the wheel. My shoulder throbbed from Bella’s fastidious prodding, but I was far more plagued by her words.
“Do you really feelnothingfor her?” His tone gave me pause.
“Fuck.” A deep, cathartic sigh rattled my breaths and my endorphins rapidly increased as the stress of my thoughts weighed heavily on my chest. I left the car and was transported back tothatmoment.
“I love you.”Sienna’s choked words stalled my movements, forcing me to meet her gaze.
My eyes clenched as pain throttled my system. Grabbing my chest, I pounded my fist into it—over and over—needing the pain to dissipate. And then it clicked as I stared back at her, the gravity of the situation dawning on me.
“Oh. My. God. It took until this moment for you to get it!” Cassandra started laughing, but I couldn’t take my eyes off Sienna. “Love, Apollo. You fucking love her.”
“No!” The knife imbedded in her torso. The initial strike wasn’t likely to kill her but it wouldn’t take long for her to bleed out.
My body was on autopilot, unable to hesitate even if I wanted to. There was only one way out of this. To fucking end them all. He’d just pulled his knife out of Sienna’s body when I collided with him. I quickly got the upper hand, his small frame doing little to subdue me. My hands were coated in blood as I tried to rip him apart.
One minute, I felt nothing. The next, red-hot impulses shot through my every nerve ending. Blood poured from my wounds, while the rapid pulsing of my heart forced me to my knees. I collapsed onto my stomach, staring at Sienna from the concrete.
“Si-Sienna.” I couldn’t lift my head but I needed to speak. “I-I do. I…”
“Oh fuck. Oh shit!” Cassandra cried, dropping the gun onto the ground.
For years, I ignored the niggling feeling that drifted through me when she was near. I ignored the smiles that tugged at my lips when she was antagonizing me. I refused to acknowledge the erection her perfume gave or the ache in my balls when she smiled. One taste, that was all I needed to become addicted.
And now it was too late.
The excessive blood loss and pain were making my mind blank. I was resolute to the fact that this was the end and I felt a strong desire to go back in time to eliminate her anguish. To stop fighting my urges to be close to her. To claim her.
Sienna screamed from a distance as the older one pulled my head back. “Here’s a treat for the fishes.” He smirked as he glided the blade across my throat, then shoved me off the rocks.Silencing my voice as the current swept me away.
Far too many images and scenes were replaying. There were so many moments that I had the urge to take what she was so willing to offer. But I didn’t. When I finally caved and allowed myself to enjoy something that was so far above my station in life, it was stolen from me. I was going to die while dreaming for one last taste.
The waves rocked me into a false sense of security, my mind pretending I was in a warm bed with my face buried between Sienna’s thighs. If by some miracle I made it out of this, I would enact my revenge. I wouldn’t stop until the city was painted red. I was going to fucking kill them all.
And Sienna would be free to live her life… away from me. Away from the danger and peril I caused. See, I’d always been as clever as the devil, but if I made it out of this… I’d be twice as twisted.
“Apollo! Fuck!” Al’s shout startled me back into the present, but it was too late. My car jumped the curb, and my rims screeched as I fought to regain control. We clipped the corner of a building and the vehicle came to an aggressive halt. “Goddamn it.” The impact folded his door around him, pinning Al to his seat
“What happened?” I rubbed my eyes, shaking off the haze of my mental fog.
