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My entire existence and reason for living, just gone… taken by the people I once called family. They were dead to me now. And I wouldn’t stop until I had ended The Hunters, including my father.
She didn’t deserve this. I didn’t deserve her.
I couldn’t leave her there. Benny had helped me get her out of there. I was so mad that everyone had just left her there, as if she had meant nothing. We called our contacts at the hospital and arranged for her to be taken there. At least then, she’d find her way back to her family.
I didn’t go home that night. And I never would again. I dug into my money, renting a motel in Spades territory. Benny stayed with me, doing his best to comfort me but no one would ever be able to fix this. I would never be able to.
“Bro… I’m so sorry,” Benny said for the hundredth time that night.
I took a large gulp from the bottle of vodka in my hand, before taking a drag from the lit smoke in the other. I secretly hoped I would just spontaneously combust.
Benny sighed, taking a drink from his own bottle. “Can I do anything?”
I looked at him slowly, my eyes red from crying. Now, I just felt numb.
“You can help me destroy them, Benny.”
I tossed and turned whether or not to go to Quinn’s funeral. I couldn’t bear the thought of saying goodbye, but she deserved better. She deserved a send off full of love.
I had no idea how I would face Blair. She must be absolutely broken. The only light in all of this was the fact the Spades had managed to rescue her. But I had no idea what state she was in… did they hurt her? Was she okay?
I needed to see her. I just needed to see with my own eyes that she was alive.
Benny had offered to come to the funeral with me but I declined. I couldn’t risk someone seeing him. At least I could pass off my appearance as a concerned friend and peer. But if Benny and I were going to take down the Hunters, we would have to be smart about it. As much as I wanted to run in, guns blazing, it wouldn’t work.
Which is why I had sent Blair the paperwork Benny had gathered. I would drip feed her as much information as possible, knowing that the Spades would use it too. Benny would keep looking and whatever we had, we would somehow get it to Blair and the Spades. The Black Spades at least had the resources and ammo to take on the Hunters. And when the time is right, I would stand with them if I could.
The funeral was packed, people crying everywhere. I had stayed hidden in the back, in the shadows as they said goodbye to my girl. I could see Blair in between the Spades, distraught and I wanted to run to comfort her, but I was afraid she’d see the truth in my eyes.
So, I waited until after. I ducked outside before everyone else left the church, finding a quiet corner to smoke a joint I had rolled earlier. It would give me just enough buzz to fight back the emotions threatening to let loose.
When I finally had control of myself, I went looking for Blair. I had found her around the back of the church with the Spades and Quinn’s brother. I recognized him from photos and stories Quinn had shared with me.
I let out a sigh of relief as I looked over Blair when she came into view.
“Oh, Blair. Thank fuck,” I muttered.
I watched as she turned around at the sound of my voice, her face breaking as she rushed towards me, throwing herself into my arms.
“Levi… you came,” she said, her voice cracking.
“Of course I came,” I confirmed, squeezing her. “Quinn was our girl. I wouldn’t miss it.”
I offered her a smoke, the two of us doing exactly what we always did… but without our third. It didn’t feel the same, and it never would again.
And I didn’t know how I would ever come to terms with that.
In the days that passed, Benny and I spent our time holed up in my motel room, making plans.
He had gone back and forth to HQ, gathering information on the attack, finding out details and who had been involved. I came to learn that Gid and Hef had been there, and it didn’t surprise me. Apparently, John had also come out within the Hunters, letting everyone know that he had lived a double life. He was, of course, being celebrated for it and was welcomed with open arms.
Benny kept looking for more information and paperwork. As far as we knew, Harmon didn’t suspect a thing. They needed the intel he gathered but Benny was taking copies, bringing them to me whenever he could. Slowly, we pieced together what we had, ready to leave cryptic notes to Blair. We had to be sneaky about it so it couldn’t be traced back to Benny. I wasn’t about to let him take the fall when he was doing so much to help me.
I still felt guilty for asking him to go against the Hunters. But, he had every opportunity to walk away. Yet, he still stayed. I guess some brotherhoods mean more than others.
When classes went back, I did the bare minimum. I missed many, but did my best to keep up with the work. But I wanted to spend my time focused on our little coup.
I knew it was only a matter of time before both the Spades and the Hunters attacked each other out of retaliation. And if they weren’t careful, it could end up in an all out gang war again. Not that people like Harmon and Lucas gave a shit. They thrived off the chaos. They wanted everyone to fear them.
