Page 69 of Endless Harmonies

“I feel the same way,” he chuckles as he puts his dick away. Pulling up my thong, I wince at the wet material. Ugh.

Standing, I fix my dress shakily as Derek pulls me into his arms.

“You’re so damn beautiful, but you’re exquisite when my cum is dripping out of your pussy,” he smirks.

“Such a romantic,” I tease him, hugging his waist.

“I really am,” he chuckles. “You look freshly fucked, Baby. Maybe you should go into the pool house and fix your dress. I'll be right outside.”

Shaking my head at his antics, I open the side door of the pool house to walk inside. The lights are on, and I slip into the bathroom. My hair isn’t too bad, but my eye makeup needs a little help. I also need to pee. Ugh.

After using the bathroom and cleaning up a little, I find a pack of makeup wipes when I’m done washing my hands. Soon enough, my eyes don’t look racconish, and I laugh at myself. That’s one way to spend my favorite holiday.

Walking out of the pool house, I’m completely unprepared to almost run into my father.

“What are you doing here, Dad?” I ask, confused.

“Carrie, I’ve done a lot of kinky things, but I’ve never been your Daddy,” James growls. He looks crazed, his pupils dilated.

“I’m Lennon, not Carrie. It’s a wig,” I begin to explain. My brain can’t process how he even got in here, but it doesn’t matter as he grabs my arm and slams me into the wall.

“You’re not my daughter. I failed that girl in so many ways, but I want to make it up to her. They told me you were dead. I never believed them,” James mutters. “Evil doesn’t die that easily.”

“I’m not Carrie!” I try to scream, but he wraps his hand around my throat from behind.

“Your lying whore mouth has said it's last lie,” he yells. “It was so easy getting in here. Apparently I look a lot like Jordan. Lucky me. He’s always been the preferred brother anyway.”

James slams my head into the wall again, and my vision splinters. I don’t want to hurt him, but he clearly wants to kill me. Grabbing his hand, I squeeze a pressure point until he screams and then flip him over my shoulder once I can turn.

“Greg!” I scream now that I have my voice. “Orion!”

I think James really hit my head hard, because the world spins and he manages to kick my legs out from under me.

“Evil bitch, why won’t you die?” James grunts, scrambling over to me. His hands encircle my neck and squeeze hard. “My girls aren’t safe until you’re dead, don’t you see?”

There’s an unholy glint in his eyes as he pushes the air from my lungs. James Campbell has barely acknowledged me, but now he wants to protect me? I think the stress is getting to him and he’s having a psychotic break. I kick my heels at him to no avail, trying to get him off me.

And then… he’s suddenly flung away from me. Taking a breath, I realize my cheeks are wet as I sob. Orion hugs me to him as Greg and Turner stalk James.

“What the hell is going on, James?” Turner asks.

“Why are you saving the devil woman? Carrie O’Reilly needs to die!” James screams, pointing at me.

“Oh shit,” Orion mutters.

“He thought I was my mom,” I rasp. My throat hurts, though I don’t think that I’m permanently injured. My poor vocal cords have been through it in the last year.

“Carrie is dead,” Turner insists. “That’s your daughter over there. It’s Halloween so she’s wearing a costume.”

“Show him? Maybe it’ll help,” Orion suggests, helping me sit upright.

Pulling off the wig, I release my blue and purple hair. I then pop out my contacts because I won’t be using them ever again.

“Evil fucking witch,” James screams. “My girls are in danger. I don’t believe Carrie is dead. I never saw a body. I just heard about it.”

“O, can I have your help here?” Greg asks calmly. There’s a small crowd now out in the backyard, and I’m glad that the younger kids are in bed and it’s just Melly watching with wide eyes. Roark and Derek hold the babies in their arms with angry eyes.

“Yeah,” Orion grunts, picking me up. “Derek walked away for a second to help settle Saira when she started to cry, which is why he wasn’t here when you walked out, Lennon. Can you stand?”

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