Page 96 of Happenstance
Hurting someone was a lot different than taking their life.
Realization flooded into her face as her assault ceased.
“You’re right,” she sighed, taking one last look at Noah, “I should go.”
I let her go and walked over to Noah, pulling out the blade she’d stuck in.
“Parker,” Riley called from the doorway, “Thank you.”
I gave her a nod in response. Once Riley was gone, I slid the blade across Noah’s neck and watched him bleed out.
“Do we have to?”my angel whined.
“Yes, baby,” I nodded, “We have to.”
“It’s just… weird.”
Lana and I finally completed the bonding ceremony the day before, but still had to do the coupling, which she was not looking forward to. I tried to make it as comfortable on her as I could. I picked Lou to watch us. She was officially his patient, and seemed to like him the best. Besides for my dad, who she claimed was a worse option than asking her own dad to watch.
She stamped her foot and popped her bottom lip out.
“Why don’t you have a nap?” I smirked, and kissed the top of her head, “And I’ll take the twins for a walk?”
Like any new mother, my Angel was tired. Lack of sleep, and three o’clock feedings would do that. So, I tried to help any way I could. Not to mention, I loved spending time with my kids.
After tucking Lana into bed, I headed for the nursery. I found Preston inside the room, staring at my son. Since Nikolai’s men were here keeping guard, he’d been around a lot.
“What are you doing?”
“Your baby stinks.”
“So, change him.”
Preston’s eyes narrowed on my son, watching him from his crib. “No, that’s what he wants me to do.”
I shook my head and sighed.
A few minutes later, I had the babies all snug in their stroller and was walking down the sidewalk. I couldn’t help but notice how nice it was out. The perfect day. The sun was shining, my family was happy, and I got to end the prick who’d hurt my wife. Things couldn’t get much better than this. At least, that was what I thought, until I saw Mase and Silas standing outside Silas’s house, watching the neighbors move in.
“Hey, check it out,” Mase said when he saw me walking up, “This this the greatest shit I’ve seen.”
Judging by the twinkle in Mase’s eyes, and the scowl on Silas’s face, I’d have to say his best friend didn’t agree.
“You don’t have to live next to the Manson family.”
Okay, that made me look. Down the street sat a large moving truck that men were carrying boxes and furniture out of. Nothing too unusual or upsetting there. The five half-naked little boys running around screaming bloody murder, however… Now that made me chuckle.
“Oh look,” I teased the grumpy asshole to my left, “It’s your dream neighbors.”
“Go fuck yourself,” Silas grumbled back. “They’re on your street too, asshole.”
“Yeah, but I’m way down there,” I tipped my head back down the road.
“You missed the best part.” Mason could barely hold back his laughter, “They led a camel to the back.”
My brow rose. “A camel?”
“Not just any camel,” he sang with a raised finger, “A camel with an eye patch.”
