Page 71 of Madness

“Where is she?” I fisted his shirt as I yanked him towards me.

“They took her.” He whispered. “There were so many of them. I got at least three before they shot me.”

I wanted to blame him. But it wasn’t his fault. This was on me. Only me. I hadn’t protected her. I’d foolishly let people see me with her. I’d driven to her house countless times. I’d let her stay here unguarded. I’d led my enemies right to her. I felt as Tristan and Bash came to my side as I stumbled out of the ambulance.

“What’s the plan?” Bash asked, venom dripping from his words. A red haze clouded my vision as I stalked back to my car. I reached inside and grabbed my knife. The handle felt good between my fingers. Grounding me. Preparing me for what was to come.

“Find her. Any means necessary.”

What I hadn’t realized in all the times I exploited people’s weaknesses. All the times I watched them love and protect their families, was that it could be a strength.

They’d taken Kincaid to hurt me. But while she was alive, there was nothing I wouldn’t do to get her back. They’d just unleashed the demon inside me. There was no one who could hide from me now. No one who would be exempt from my retribution.

The city would bleed. The water would run red. Anyone still alive would drown in rivers of blood until I found her.

My weakness.

My little dove.

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