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“No, no, no. You go that way.” I flicked the muzzle towards the opposite bank.
His stricken face paled, and he whirled around, swimming away. When he reached the center of the lake, I bent and grabbed the excess rope I’d had beneath my shoe.
“What the fuck are you doing?” he yelled when he realized he couldn’t swim any further.
“You looked like you needed a break.”
He must have sensed something was drawing closer to him because he frantically began trying to undo the rope around his stomach.
And, just like that, he was being dragged beneath the water.
His cry of equal parts shock, pain, and fear reverberated in the secluded space. Sergio moved a little closer to get a better view.
A minute later, I saw one of the gators’ white underbellies as it went into a death roll.
Its powerful jaws were clamped on Tony’s leg. In the midst of its massive scaly body flipping in the water, you could hear bone snapping from the pressure.
The man didn’t have time to scream before he was back underwater. When I saw the second gator move in to assist his brother, I knew Tony wouldn’t be resurfacing. They’d hold him under until he drowned.
Seeing as the bodies I usually dumped out here were already softened up and easy to tear into, they’d horde his beneath a log or rock until it began to rot and his flesh tenderized.
They truly were some of the most magnificent predators, and one of my most cherished gifts from my ma.
If I ever admitted to Elena that she had all four chambers of my dark heart in the palm of her hand, and then she broke it, this was exactly where she would end up.
Chapter Nineteen
I watched the video four times, unable to handle more than that.
I tossed my phone on the bed, and went to shower. Coming at Mateo with my emotions runni
ng high was never a good idea, so I blocked out all the bullshit and prepared for the day, dressing in a simple, black Dolce & Gabanna corset dress before continuing to the dining room where I knew Mateo would be.
“Good morning,” I greeted harshly as I entered.
He continued with his texting, standing just as I reached one of the large dining chairs.
“You seem upset,” he noted, moving from his position at the head of table.
“You fed a man to a fucking alligator! You did something to my uncle and, come to think of it, probably my grams. You haven’t given me any answers. I thought we were playing a game. I don’t—”
He cupped my face in his hands. “Do you know why I killed him, Ley? I did it for you. Everything I do is for you. I don’t feel bad, and I’m not sorry.” He pressed his soft lips on mine, coaxing them apart with his tongue. He tasted like espresso and a hint of whiskey. The kiss was hard, impassioned and bordering on erotic.
I wasn’t aware we had been moving until my back hit the edge of the table.
He broke the kiss and lifted me up, sitting me down on the hard surface.
“I would do anything for you, Ley.”
“Would you? What about the game, then? Because I still have way more questions than answers,” I said, pulling away.
“Anjo, we’ve been playing the game since the day we met. Give me what I need, and I’ll give you everything you ask for.”
“I don’t—”
“All I’ve been able to think about since I woke up is your perfect cunt and the way it feels clenching around my cock.”
In one fluid movement, he had my dress around my waist and my underwear dangling by my ankle. He slipped down my body until his face was between my legs. Gripping the back of my thighs, he spread them wide and bent them upward so they nearly rested on my chest.
