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Sam is the savior she’s always known.
Lik the unexpected hero.
And me? I am the queen who will slay Rose’s enemies until she lives her very own happily ever after.
“Isn’t it crazy what perverts would do for a simple girl?” I look down at Aleksei, proud of holding his pathetic life in my hands. “Like letting their guard down.” I wink at Rose and press the knife harder against Aleksei’s throat.
“Ozy!” Juliette shouts behind me. “You came back!”
Ozyis the nickname only Rose’s brothers use for her. The simple fact that this kid knows it tells me everything about the relationship they built.
“It’s time to close this chapter of your life, Rose,” I tell her softly. My heart is swelling at the idea of helping her move on. Freedom is at the tip of my fingers. “You helped me get out of the nightmare I was in. It’s my turn.”
Sam can barely stay still. His gun is aimed at Aleksei, yet his eyes are on me. I shake my head. Can he see that I need him to let me have this?
“Come here,” I tell Rose. “Do it.” I press firmer against Aleksei.
Rose takes a step forward, determination piercing through her eyes.
Aleksei snorts. The mockery of a man who has no other option left.
“I was right, wasn’t I?” he taunts her. “You can’t get me out of your head, out of your body. I’ve ruined you. Kill me, girl. It won’t change anything. I’ll be with you forever ‘cause you’re just as dead inside.”
Her nostrils flare and her lower lip trembles, but it’s Sam and Lik I’m worried about. They’re both closing in on Aleksei.
“Your death doesn’t have to be quick,” Sam growls low.
“We can chain you up, cut your dick off, and fuck you with it. How does that sound?” Lik adds in an angry hiss.
“We’ll make sure your mouth is full of your own balls so we can’t hear your screams,” Sam concludes.
A sick smile spreads on my face. We could do just that.
I hear Juliette’s shocked gasp behind me, and I’m reminded of a kid in the room.
“It’s your decision,” I tell Rose as I feel Aleksei tremble beneath my touch. “I have to tell you, in any case. He’s got two stab wounds already, and I’m not sure how much longer he will last.”
She nods at me before her eyes go behind me. Silently, she walks to the back, and we all watch with shock as she helps Juliette off the bed and picks her up, putting her weight on her hip.
“Hey, you,” she says with a softness in her voice I didn’t know she possessed.
“Hey,” Juliette sniffles as she rubs her eyes. “You came back.”
“I came back alright.” She looks at the other girls. “Everyone in this house is dead. You should leave now before guards from other corners of the compound come this way.”
The girls slowly move out of their beds, unsure. “Go on,” Rose insists. “I’ll be right behind you.”
They walk out, legs shaking. One of them kicks Aleksei as she walks past, and he grunts as it makes his skin break against my knife.
Once they’re all out, Rose turns to the guys and me. She readjusts Juliette on her hip, clearly struggling to carry a young girl. Her eyes dart to Aleksei and back to me. “Do whatever you want with him,” she shrugs. “I couldn’t care less.” She leaves the room with Juliette in her arms.
The little girl watches me, her head propped on Rose’s shoulder, and mouths silently, “Kill him.”
I smile and wait until I hear the steel door shutting.
“I think you were wrong,” I tell Aleksei sweetly. “I think she’s moved on from you.”
A heaviness falls off my shoulders. Diabolical, brutal Rose has chosen to let go of her demons and move on.
