Page 74 of Chaos & Carnage

Even though the kids are back living at the clubhouse again, Luc alternates between spending his nights here and at Cain’s house with Marcus and Evie. He and Evie have also become close, bonded by their shared trauma at Santos’ hands. Although I hate that either of them had to go through that, I’m secretly glad they have each other to turn to on days when they’re struggling.

“We better get going if we don’t want to be late.”

“Oh crap, give me five minutes. I just need to shower real quick.”

I’m already darting away, but he raises his voice as he calls after me, “You sure you don’t want me to join you?”

I laugh, ignoring him. If I did that, then we’d definitely be late, and leaving Cain, Dante, and Enzo unsupervised is a terrible idea.

An hour later, the five of us are spilling into the beach house, buzzing from the excitement of a weekend alone together.

“What’s the first thing we wanna do?” I ask, spinning in a circle and viewing the place with fresh eyes. I’ve come a long way since Dante first threw me in the back of his car at Belle Donne and drove me here. We’veallcome a long way, and suddenly the place that once felt like a glass prison to me is filled with opportunities for what the five of us can get up to.Why don’t we want to live all the way out here again? Oh, yeah, because it’s too far away from everything and everyone we know. What a shame.

Still, it’s nice to know we have someplace we can come on the weekends or when we need time to ourselves. I have a feeling there isn’t going to be much downtime in the coming months, so the odd weekend of peace and solitude here will be greatly appreciated when we can all carve out the time.

“Mmm, I know whatIwant to do first,” Cain purrs, and when I turn to give him the stink eye, his gaze is lasered in on my ass.

“Nothing sayswe’re on holidaylike group sex,” Enzo jokes.

“Is that so?” I tease. “And you would know this, how exactly?”

“It’s just common sense, Red,” Oliver intervenes, siding with Enzo, something that’s been happening more and more recently. My Mr. Serious is loosening up—and I’m not sure if I love it or hate it, especially when they team up against me.

“Well, then…” I grasp the bottom of my t-shirt. “Who am I to argue with common sense?” Peeling off my top, I toss it aside before popping the button on my jeans. It’s laughable how all four of them go stock still, watching my movements with such a deep intensity.

Shimmying my jeans down my legs, I cock a brow. “Am I the only one getting naked?”

“God, no, baby.” Cain’s voice sounds pained as he shucks his Henley, closing the distance between us until he captures my lips with his. His hands palm the back of my thighs before he hauls me up against him, and I lose track of everything as he kisses me senselessly until he lowers me onto a rug in the middle of the living room.

The others crowd around us, lavishing my skin with love and attention until we’re all sweaty and naked. When Cain takes me into his arms again, I’m so damn ready that his cock slides in without any resistance. I feel Enzo at my back, his fingers at my ass, warming me up.

As they both slide in, I feel Dante’s fingers on my jaw, his thumb gently nudging my lips apart so he can slip his thick cock past them. My other hand is wrapped around Oliver’s dick, and as we all race toward an explosive orgasm, I’ve never felt more loved, more cared for.

None of us are the people we were at the beginning of all this. I’ve gone from hating gang members to being surrounded by them—to loving them—and having every one of them prove that you can’t judge a book by its cover. And each of my men has learned to accept one another. They’ve learned to get along—for the most part—and for the first time in my life, my future looks bright.Ourfuture looks bright.

I scream my release, the others closely behind until we’re all lying on the rug sporting a satiated glow.

Leaning up on his elbow, Oliver strokes a thumb over my cheek. “You are so loved, Red.”

God, I know.

And I could absolutely get used to feeling this kind of love every day… I guess it’s a good thing I get to keep all of them forever, then.

Epilogue

Three Months Later

“HAPPY BIRTHDAY!” we all shout as Luc steps into the clubhouse, Marcus and Evie beside him.

Genuine surprise lights up his face.Well, I guess he really didn’t know about this surprise party.I thought for sure that someone—namely, Jon—would spill the secret.

Jumping forward, I want to be the first to hug my sixteen-year-old brother—Damn, when did he get so grown up?! He still struggles with whatever happened during his time as Giovanni’s pet—he never did open up and tell me what he went through—but today, I don’t see any of those lingering shadows as I pull him into my arms.

Hugging him close, I murmur, “Happy sixteenth, baby brother.”

“Ha, thanks.” He returns my hug, and we get a brief moment to ourselves before we’re enveloped by four huge, hulking bodies.

“Sixteen, man!” Enzo states, clapping Luc on the shoulder. Dante, Enzo, and Luc have managed to get past their differences, and they all treat him like one of the guys—which I’m still not sure I like.

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