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She still looks stunning.
“Don’t make me ask twice,” he warns, dark eyes turning on me.
“Arlo Aire?” I guess. Animal warned me Ronaldo had family. I knew he used his connection to plant fear in people, but I didn’t expect them to actually show up for him. He was a dick.
Aire dusts lint from his sleeve then looks at me, a sinister smile taking over his features. Not many men get a rise out of me, but this fucker chills my blood.
Opening his jacket, he pulls something from the inside pocket.
My heart thunders in my chest. I jerk in the brothers’ hold, but they don’t give an inch. “When I was thirteen, my father gave me this.” He flips open a knife. It’s a small pocketknife, the type you have as a multi-tool on a keychain. “He told me when someone wrongs you, they pay with pain so they remember never to cross you again. Pain lasts. It imprints fear.”
“Nooo!” I scream, my voice breaking as he stabs the small metal blade into Leo’s neck.
My legs give out, and I collapse to the floor, my arms still held above me. Palming Leo’s forehead to keep him in place, Aire rips the knife down his artery. Blood spurts out, splashing to the floor.
Leo’s eyes expand, and his mouth gapes.
Tears blur my vision. My throat goes raw as I yell out for him.
All I ever wanted was to keep him safe. His gurgling breath rips my heart in two. There’s a flash at the corner of my eyes then everything fades to nothing.
CHAPTERTWENTY
Lily.
“You bastard!” I cry out when Halo clocks Zane with the butt of his pistol, knocking him out cold.
“It was a mercy.” Halo rolls his shoulders and cracks his neck, moving away from Zane.
“It wasn’t even him. I killed Ronaldo!” I screech.
Rage tightens his hold and growls into my ear. “Shut the hell up.”
“And I’d do it again! He was a pig,” I add, ignoring Rage’s warning.
“Lily,” Jameson and Animal bark in unison.
Aire holds a hand up to stop them, a smirk tugging his lips as he studies me. “Let her speak.” He towers over me, matching Rage in height but not stature. The suit fits his frame like it was created around his slender form. You can tell when a man takes care of himself. Hair coiffed to perfection. Leo’s blood the only blemish on his skin. This man is tailored, expensive, cared for.
A gasp chokes from my lips, and my blood solidifies when he strokes the pad of his finger down my cheek. “Ronaldo’s?” he asks, holding up the digit, a smear of blood now coloring the tip.
“No.” The corners of my lips curl into a satisfied smile. “But they both bled the same color and cried for their life.” I’m antagonizing, but it’s the only weapon I have. This man is danger. It oozes off him. We fucked up at Flesh. There’s no going back in time to change it.
“What a dilemma you’ve created,” Aire tuts, strolling over to Leo, brushing his shoulders like he’s a friend, not the dead guy he butchered.
“The girl is off limits. You can do what you want with Zane,” Animal pipes in, Jameson ready to explode.
“No.” I pull at Rage’s arms restraining me but get nowhere. “Leave him alone. I’ll do whatever you want.”
“She intrigues me,” Aire says, aiming the statement at Jameson.
“You heard Prez,” Jameson grunts. Koyn moves from the stall he’s sitting on to stand beside Animal.
“The girl is one of us,” Loki adds, cutting his gaze to me and winking. It’s been a couple years since I’ve seen him, when we took out Fisher, but he hasn’t changed. Still gorgeous and deadly.
There’s a shift in the atmosphere. A tense fog builds, infecting everyone. If Aire wants to inflict pain on me, this will be war. I brought this on us. After everything this club has been through, I’ve been selfish and reckless.
“Why don’t we let her choose?” Aire offers, pointing to me as he surveys the room. In two strides, he’s back in my face, the scent of power shrouding me. “I’ll make you a deal. Give me a year.” My gaze snags on the movement of his mouth. “You can pay back your debt by working for me.”
