Page 41 of Painfully Merry

“I don’t deserve you in my life.”

“Oh, I know that. I’ll never let you live it down. Should I ask how it went downstairs?”

I lean my forehead on the back of her head. “Could’ve told me Kevin was your cousin. I would’ve hit him a little harder.”

“Some things are hard to talk about. I didn’t mean to keep it from you.”

“I’m not blaming you, Black. I don’t understand how you could stare at that asshole in the eye every day knowing what you saw.”

She shrugs. “I’ve gotten so used to ignoring him, and I haven’t considered him a cousin since that day. It’s easy to forget that he’s technically family. Just because your blood doesn’t mean anything. It’s the way you treat people. I’m more disappointed in my uncle more than anything. What he did to my grandpa is what pisses me off.”

“Don’t worry, his time will come.”

“Chaos can’t kill him, and it’s bad enough that his son is going missing. It’ll look suspicious if another family member does, too.”

I brush her hair away, kissing her neck. “Don’t worry; I think a call to the cops will take care of everything we need.”

“I still wonder how the cops found out about Kevin in the first place.”

“I’m not sure. Maybe Chaos can figure that out for us since he was the one who got the tip for us.” I hold her tight, rubbing her arms. “Let’s not worry about that. You came here to relax, so relax we shall.”

“Hey, wake up.”

My eyes snap open to see Chaos standing over the tub.

“What? What time is it?” I clear my throat, trying to wake up.

“Late, your water is cold. Get her out before she gets a cold.” He holds out a towel for me.

I gently shift forward, trying not to wake up Sabrina. Her body jerks, splashing water along the wall and onto the floor.

“Shh, it’s okay. Chaos is gonna grab you.”

Chaos grabs her, wrapping her quickly in a towel. “I got you Sugarplum. Let’s get you into bed and all nice and toasty. I promise not to stick my dick into you tonight.”

“Such a prince charming.” She smiled sweetly.

“I try my hardest.” He places a small kiss on her forehead. “Move it or lose it, Parkster.”

I might not have gotten the revenge I was seeking, but then again, revenge shouldn’t be focused on. It’ll only ruin you. I made terrible decisions when trying to get back at Sabrina and lost sight of what mattered. I would’ve destroyed her entire company if I had. I didn’t care. In the end, I helped find the real assholes that were responsible, and even Chaos found his person. Who knew that he would want to spend time with Sabrina? I should’ve known. She’s too kind for her own good.

Maybe this Christmas didn’t turn out so bad after all. I'm unsure what the future holds, but I hope it still has Sabrina and Chaos in it.

Epilogue

Sabrina

One Year Later

I hate my life. Why did I do this to myself again? I honestly was minutes away from cancelling the office Christmas Party, but of course, Emma had to ruin that for me again this year. I still can’t believe I kept her around. I guess it is hard to text your boyfriend when the cell service doesn’t work anymore.

Thank you, cell blocker.

I got tired of giving her warnings, and I finally broke down and had to install the stupid thing. I don’t care if my employees still hate me. After last year, nothing will break me.

It took the cops weeks to raid my uncle’s place. Once they discovered Kevin’s body, it was all over the news. There were non-stop detectives in and out of Chocolate Halo headquarters. I was nervous about what the outcome was going to be. I knew they had nothing on me, as a person, but the company. I don’t know what my uncle could’ve planted or what Kevin did before he left.

Then, it was months in court. Uncle played that victim card every chance he got because his son was murdered, and the cops weren’t doing anything to find his killer. I had no sympathy to give. He had everything that was coming for him. I nearly had a heart attack when they called Parker to the stand. I thought for sure the Judge and jury would know he had something to do with Kevin.

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