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Something that bloody belonged to me and me alone.
“You see I’ve been doing some digging ever since you denied the opportunity to work for me. An opportunity that could have given you an empire versus this toy kingdom in which you play king.” He takes a step closer to me and I flinch, of course the bastard notices and has the bloody balls to smile making me want to kill him all over again,
“And I must say I was quite surprised at the things I found out. You’ve been a very busy boy, Kaleb.”
His words slice me open and I pretend I don’t bleed at the sound of them. I was a keeper of many secrets, all of which didn’t belong in his hands. All of which I would tear his fucking fingernails off before he had the chance to touch them.
“You’ve been spending quite a lot of time in lower Manhattan.” My father spews and a cold dread overtakes my body, my spine freezing at the words,
“Sending men done south of The Drunk Fish isn’t your usual style so I guess you could say it was only natural that I was intrigued.” He’s smirking now, a full-blown look of male satisfaction that makes me want to gouge his eyes out.
“Imagine my surprise when I found out that your little bodyguards weren’t only doing your bidding, but protecting a little shack posing as an apartment... and not only that... the disastrous excuse for an apartment wasn’t empty.”
My heart stops.
“I didn’t know Blondes were your type.” He spits the words like he’s won something and my whole body turns red.
My whole world turns red.
Hell, red might as well be the only color in the fucking rainbow for how immersed I was in it.
His words set me on fire and I need to bury my secret. Bury it so deep not even a mother fucking monsoon could reveal it.
“And you think I care about her?” I laugh, the sound ricocheting in the space between us. I take another drag of MJ and plop my feet back up on the bar,
“You of all people know damn well I’m a monster. My heart is ice.” I pound my fist on my chest to further emphasize the point,
“Nothing in me knows how to feel,” I say, and this time, it’s my father who laughs, the cracked sound filling the broken space between us,
“Oh, I know damn well you're a cold-hearted monster, my son, which is why I’m surprised you let yourself melt for someone so inconsequential. So insignificant. So disposable.” He utters the words with such disgust you’d think he was talking about some dog shit he stepped in at the park.
Prick.
“I told you she's nothing to me.” I shrug, “Do what you want to her. I honestly couldn't give less of a shit.”
“Oh, I already did.” The words slice open my brain and panic sets my heart afire.
Blondie.
Shoving the panic deep in my chest I wipe away all emotion from my face. My mask is sliding over my face. My monster is coming out to play.
“You don't have to worry about her anymore. She won't be a problem.” My father hisses and I die inside. His words are like ice along my skin and I think I might throw up.
No. This couldn't be happening. He couldn't have gotten to her. He's fucking with me.
“What did you do?” I growl, my mask slipping, and I curse at my lack of self-control.
“Nothing you wouldn't have done eventually. After all she means nothing to you right?” He says that last part with that twisted smile of his and I want to kill him and bury him in the back of some white trash swamp. The fact that I shared DNA with this man was offensive to said DNA.
“If I were you I would hurry up. She doesn't have much time.” His words echo between us and I have a choice to make.
Leave and show him I am weak.
Or stay while Rose suffers.
My combat boots don't even have the time to squeak before I’m racing out the door, leaving my asswipe of a father behind me, Rose's face filling my head and fueling my every fucking step.
I only hoped I wasn't too late.
