Total pages in book: 79
Estimated words: 74270 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 371(@200wpm)___ 297(@250wpm)___ 248(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 74270 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 371(@200wpm)___ 297(@250wpm)___ 248(@300wpm)
Finally, Mad Dog makes an executive decision. “Melody’s had a long day. I’m going to bring her upstairs, wine and dine her, and maybe tomorrow, if she’s up for it, we can have an open house for autographs and fan pictures, okay? Riptide, wanna order some pizzas?” Then he sweeps me away, bringing me into the clubhouse and leaving everyone but my guys behind. I get a last round of cheers from the girls before the door closes behind us.
And I think it’s Sandra who yells something along the lines of, “Go get those big cocks, girl!” but I can’t swear to that. But the amount of laughter that accompanies it before the door slams indicates that it might’ve been something like that.
Mad Dog literally carries me over the doorstep to his quarters like it’s our wedding day. I try not to read too much into it, but it feels nice anyway.
When we drop onto his couch with me in his lap, I just stay there, using him for a giant body pillow. “I missed you guys.”
“Missed you too, honey.” He strokes my hair softly, and I must fall asleep, since the next thing I hear is Rebel yelling that the pizza is here.
Despite living most of my life in the house, I’ve never felt more at home.
37
LIGHTNING
“Good morning, Clutch,” I say in a friendly, sing-songy voice that startles him right off the cot in his cell. “Sleep well?”
He scrambles to his feet, ready to defend himself even though he’s worn out and bleary-eyed. When four guys take turns making sure you don’t get a good night’s sleep, that’s how it goes. His leg is still hurting him, making him unsteady.
“Not particularly,” he says warily. This isn’t how his days usually start. Not around here.
“I have good news today.” I grin widely while I stretch and move a little. I can still feel the stretch in me where the bullet hit, but almost as good as new. “I’m pretty much healed. Hardly a trace left, other than an ugly scar and a little stiffness. Nice, right?”
“Amazing.” He’s wisely waiting for the other shoe to drop.
“Thanks. How’s your leg doing?”
“Like shit.”
“Nice, nice.”
The door opens behind me, letting in Thunder, Shadow and Outlaw. Shadow hands out foam earplugs. We all put them in, making a show of it. I hold up a little cardboard pack with a set. “Want some? It’s about to get a little loud in here.”
He frowns suspiciously, but I don’t think he’s quite figured it out yet. And here I was told he wasn’t a fucking idiot. He shakes his head.
“Suit yourself.” I unlock his cell, then back off.
“What the fuck is going on?”
“We’re gonna kill you now. Thought it’d be more fun if you were moving a little. The earplugs are because gunshots echo like fucking crazy in here. Sure you don’t want some?” I pull my gun outta my belt. The others do too, but for now they’re hanging back, letting me run the show.
This is my revenge after all.
“Fuck.” His eyes drop to my piece, and his shivers are visible from across the room. “You don’t gotta do this.”
“We don’t. But we will. You almost fucking killed me, buddy. You didn’t think you’d get away afterward, did you? Guess what? When I’m done here, I get to go back to my nice life with friends I can trust and my beautiful pregnant old lady at home. And you’ll be fucking worm food.”
He makes a stab at getting away, slamming the cell door open, just short of smacking Thunder in the face. It makes a lot of noise, but you know, we thought of that.
The only way for him to retreat is deeper into the Pit, and unless he wants to try another cell, that’s not gonna gain him much. “Please. Fuck, I’ll do anything. What do you want? I’ll make it happen.”
Outlaw chuckles. “Well, you’re right there. Dying works for me.”
I aim and fire.
The gunshot echoes, just like we said. His first instinct is to put his hands to his ears, right up until the bullet tearing through his foot registers and he screams. I shoot his other foot, and he screams again.
“You’re a fucking psycho!”
“Probably true.” I shoot him in the thigh. Thunder aims and puts one in his shoulder. Shadow and Outlaw put two in his arm, right next to each other. He’s spurting blood like a fucking fountain and screaming like a stuck pig.
And from there on, there’s not really any room for conversation. Just bullet after bullet tearing him apart, until he’s bleeding from so many holes that there’s no way he’s gonna last much longer. He doesn’t even scream anymore, just voiceless whimpers.
I kneel by his head, grabbing his hair so he’s forced to look at me. His eyes are glassy, barely aware. He’s pretty much gone already. “I hope it was fucking worth it,” I hiss, then I put my last bullet into his forehead.