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He hugged me close. “I think I might love you, Raina. No. I know that I do.”
Did he really just say that? Was he for real? No way.
I laughed softly, running my fingers through his hair. “You must be caught up in the moment. Tears really do a number on you, huh?”
I sniffled a little, swiping the back of my hand over my cheeks to dry them. Knight raised his head to meet my eyes.
“It’s not that,” he said. “Tears aren’t enough to make me want to kill the man who hurt you. If Havoc doesn’t do something about his father, I will.”
My heart suddenly felt all squishy and weird. Knight’s eyes gleamed with certainty. He meant every word.
Other than my father, no man had ever cared enough about me to hurt someone. To kill them for daring to touch me. I wasn’t naïve. I would never overlook the things Knight and the others had done to me. What mattered more was what he was willing to do now.
I snuggled in close and kissed him. “I love you too.”
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
HAVOC
I followed Knight into the house, watching as he carried Raina upstairs. Moments later his bedroom door closed. Within minutes the sound of the shower followed.
No doubt Knight would do what he did best. Clean her up, take care of her, and then fuck her senseless. He wouldn’t be able to resist those tears much longer. I was surprised he hadn’t taken her right there in the backseat of the Jeep.
Gage strode into the kitchen and went right for the booze. I followed, motioning for him to pour me a shot too. I tossed a shot of tequila down the hatch, placing my glass on the counter. When Gage went to pour us both another, I stopped him with a hand.
“Don’t,” I warned. “I need you clear headed. We’re going to pay my father a visit.”
His eyes widened slightly as he nodded. “Sounds good to me. Better than staying here and listening to those two fuck.”
He jerked his chin toward the floor above us. I understood why he felt bitter. Raina may never want anything to do with him again. Right now Knight was the best person for her. He would take care of her in ways that Gage and I couldn’t.
There was something else we could do. We could make sure that my father never had the chance to hurt her again.
I’m not sure when I made the decision to kill my father. Maybe it had been during the long drive to find Raina. Perhaps it had been the moment I saw her quaking in that fucking box. By the time she’d confirmed for me that it had been him, I’d known without a doubt that it had to happen.
I took my time gathering my thoughts before I went up to my bedroom to grab my gun. The handgun had been a gift from my father for my birthday two years ago. Tonight he would regret giving it to me.
I loaded a full clip and tucked it into the back of my jeans. Then I pulled a black hoodie over my head, making sure it covered any sign of the weapon I carried. I told Gage to bring his too. Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it. Although I would definitely need mine.
By the time Raina’s moans drifted through Knight’s bedroom door, I was ready to leave. As ready as I was ever going to be. Downstairs at the front door, I called my father.
“Hey, are you at home? I thought I’d swing by for a few minutes. There’s something I wanted to talk to you about.” I didn’t doubt that he would know this was about Raina. However, he hadn’t known that she’d had a tracker. He wouldn’t know that we’d found her in time.
“I just walked in the door. I’d like to have a quiet night, Christian. It’s been a long week. Can it wait?” He sounded rushed and annoyed. What else was new?
“Yeah, sure. It can wait.” I ended the call, glaring at my phone before stuffing it into my pocket. To Gage I said, “Let’s get moving. He won’t be expecting us.”
During the drive over, I grew angrier by the minute. That motherfucker thought he could swipe my girl, leave her to die, and then brush me off? I’d never felt a rage like this. So deep and guttural. I wanted to wrap my hands around his throat and squeeze until his eyes burst from the sockets.
That kind of thing would feel damn good. Unfortunately, it would take too long. I wanted this over fast. I’d never dreamed that I’d be forced to choose between my father and a woman. There had been a time when I’d have sided with him over anyone on anything. I wasn’t that foolish kid anymore. He’d done his best to shape me over the years. To make me a hardened prick just like him. Now he would regret that choice.
“Are you sure that you want to do this, bro?” Gage asked when we pulled into my father’s neighborhood. “There’s no taking it back once you pull the trigger.”
I glanced over at him, finding violent intentions lurking in his eyes. “Good. Then the bastard will stay dead. What would you do if it was your choice?”
Gage thought about it for a moment. “I’d put a bullet right between his eyes before he could say a word.”
“Cool. Then we’re on the same page.” I pulled up to the locked gate blocking the end of the driveway. Punching in the code, I was relieved to find that it hadn’t been changed since my last visit.
