Page 108 of Their Domme

Alexei paled, but Maksim just inhaled, the red end of his cigarette burning brightly before he replied. “Who I fuck is really none of your business.”

“Brothers sharing you, brothers fucking brothers…” Christopher sneered at them in disgust. “Being with men older than your father, and the twinks over there… Well, they’re not much of a problem anymore.”

Oli and Bodhi hadn’t moved at all since the shots were fired. My heart pounded, and tears fell once again as I prayed for them to be okay.Whoever is out there, please… Please let them be okay.

Please be okay.

Please be okay.

“I made him watch, you know,” Christopher taunted, forcing my prayers to a halt. “I made Thomas watch me rape and kill those women. He heard me call out your name while I filled their corpses with my cum. Not to mention, I told him that little revelation you just had—that he isn’t your brother. He’s your son. Did you tell him how you found out?”

When I didn’t respond, he jerked me around so I was face to face with Thomas. “I might have killed Miranda in front of him, but what did you do, Nic?” I swallowed hard as he shook me when I remained silent, my vision blurry. “Tell him!”

“I killed Joe,” I said slowly. Fuck, I was hurt bad. There was no other explanation for how fuzzy my words sounded. “Watched them pull him apart like a rag doll.”

“But that’s just the tip of the iceberg, Thomas. Your sister, oh excuse me, yourmomis one of the most prolific killers around here. Her body count rivals the hitman in this room. Though it’s nowhere close to her body count as a whore. Fucked her way to the top by sneaking into the beds of men who had more standing and power than she ever could.”

“That might apply to Maeve,” I responded with a laugh, unable to keep myself from commenting, “but not to me. I slept with Maeve to get to the top, so that’s not completely accurate. Everyone after that was a bonus.”

“Maybe I’ll let Thomas watch me fuck you before I kill him. I’ll make them all watch before I force you to look on while I kill every single man here who thinks they can have you. I waited years, years! I dedicated myself to killing the scum that thought they could claim your body, andthisis how you repaid me.”

“I’ll never be yours,” I told him harshly. “Never.”

I knew it wasn’t what I should say. I was pushing someone who had killed lots of people to get ahold of me. This man had violated every right to privacy by stalking me and my boyfriends. I didn’t care who fucked who or about people’s pasts, but to have someone come in and lay that shit out in front of everyone... I glanced over at Alexei, who still looked pale, but he held himself stoically, watching Christopher’s every move.

“But I haven’t told you the best secret!” Christopher smirked and walked us over to nudge Bodhi with his boot. “Your little submissive, shy one here… He’s the reason his sister is dead. Provoked his mother while on a bender then left his sister to take the brunt of Mommy’s anger. The real monster has always been him.”

“He was a child,” I managed, training my eyes on Christopher once I saw Bodhi’s hand twitch, his fingers slowly, oh so slowly, moving through the blood on the floor. Oli, who was on top of him, still hadn’t moved, but I thought I detected the slightest rise and fall of his chest. I wanted to sob with relief, but even more than that, I wanted them to survive this, so I knew I had to stuff that desire down and focus on Christopher.

“Still murder, little Nic. You and these barbarians you chose to be with should know all about that.”

“I’d choose them all over again too.”

Christopher’s once kind face became completely foreign to me when a sinister smile took over his expression. “You won’t get that choice anymore. I’ll help you make all your decisions from now on.”

Before I knew what was happening, Oli’s body rolled off of Bodhi. Oli was still out of it though, letting out a weak groan as Bodhi stood up, holding up what looked like Vas’ hunting knife.Where the hell did he get that from?He was up, plunging it into Christopher’s back, before anyone else could act. Vas moved then, grabbing the gun Christopher had dropped to make sure it didn’t go off. I stumbled back and fell to the ground near Oli, black spots taking over my vision.

Christopher shrieked with pain and surprise, but Bodhi tugged the knife out and sank it into his body a second time. The older man’s body fell to the ground as Bodhi was overtaken by rage and pain, stabbing the man over and over again. Somehow, Christopher was still alive, trying to dislodge Bodhi’s hold on him, which was a fucking mistake. Bodhi slammed the knife home into Christopher’s right eye, pushing the weapon so far the hilt hit his face.

When he couldn’t pull the knife back out again, he turned to his fists, beating the shit out of Christopher’s body until it was a bloody fucking mess. We all watched as he lost his shit, keeping our eyes on the still-bleeding bullet wounds in his arm, back, and leg.This was the anger Bodhi hid under his carefully controlled nature. I had no doubt that if he had been able to torture Christopher, he would have done it for days and days, taunting the man with death long before he gave it to him.

Once we were certain Christopher was dead, Sacha and Ansel stayed by Bodhi’s side while Vas and Rhodes hurried to me. “Nic!”

“It’s bad,” I rasped, closing my eyes. The dizzying darkness I had been fighting off was starting to win our battle “Oli?”

I forced myself to open my eyes. Maks and Alexei were there, carefully checking Oli over with grim faces. “We need a hospital for all three of you. Now.”

“Nic?!” Thomas' frantic, higher-pitched voice cut through everything. “Nic!”

“He needs to be kept safe.” I reached up to Rhodes, and he looked down at me. “While they look me over and the others. Please, hotshot?”

“You’re going to be fine, Nic,” he rebuffed me, his trembling hand pressed to my cheek.

“A little head injury isn’t going to take me down,” I told him with a smile. “He hit like a little bitch, no force behind it at all. Maybe he should have watched you all work instead of tracking who was fucking who.”

“Oh god, no jokes right now,” Oli slurred from the ground nearby. “I can’t fully appreciate them.”

Thomas ran over and fell to his knees beside me, and the others let him pull me into his arms. I ran a hand through his hair to provide what comfort I could. He was shaking so much I was being jolted. “It’s to be okay, Thomas. I’m fine.”

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