Page 69 of Moments of Malevolence

Sarah laughs and shakes her head, tears still welling in her eyes. “She is anything but,” she snarls.

“Your house is on fire! Why haven’t you been answering your fucking phone?” Kyson screams.

“My what?” I say, not sure I heard him right.

“Your crazy lover just set your house on fire. Next time answer your phone. She is as crazy as you. Fucking hell, I’m leaving. I hear sirens coming and I am not waiting around for consequences.”

“Take her with you,” I order.

“Fuck off,” my brother says and hangs up the phone.

Turning back to Sarah, I approach her slowly, the knife still in my hand. She jolts at seeing the blade come near her, and I smile and lean down, then cut the ties that bind her hands.

“It’s your lucky day. I have to go. And remember, if you go near her again, you’ll lose more than one finger.” I pull back and slide the knife into its sheath. When she doesn’t answer, I step closer and bend down, my menacing eyes focusing directly on hers. “Do. You. Understand?” I ask, my words coming out as a growl.

She nods emphatically, and I ruffle her hair before I stride out.

TWENTY-EIGHT

Alaska

Ha,take that, bitch.

Hands wrap around me as heat licks my face. They are careful not to touch my stomach as they lift me.

“Put me down,” I shout.

“Fuck! Are you trying to get us locked up? You’re fucking crazy.” I laugh at Kyson’s words and smile as I look back to the house.

Zuko’s house.

Which is now up in flames.

That’s what he gets.

I didn’t give him permission to take matters into his own hands and go crazy on someone.

Granted, she deserved it, but still.

I wanted to deal with it myself.

I didn’t ask him to go all macho and handlemystuff. I’m a strong, independent woman and can do that shit by myself, thank you very much.

“Put me down,” I tell Kyson again as we reach his car.

“No. Get the fuck in the car. I don’t want to be locked up today.” He places me in the back seat of the car as the sirens get closer. “You better not fucking run again,” he warns. I smile at him, and he shakes his head as he gets into the front seat and starts the engine. As soon as he is about to take off, I jump out of the car.

That was a really stupid mistake.

Because it burns.

A lot.

Fucking hell! I wince and glance back at Kyson. He gives me a murderous glare before he drives off.

I sit on the grass in front of the house as I watch it burn. Firefighters rush to put the flames out as neighbors come to see what’s happening. One person asks me if I’m okay, and I look down to see my shirt has blood on it.Great.Lifting my head, I watch as the fire is put out, but everything inside is burned.

Ha, take that asshole.

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