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“You fucking cunt!” I roar, fisting the phone and leaping to my feet. “I will gut you for what you’ve done!”
Gunner laughs manically through the line, and fuck, I can barely believe it’s him. He sounds nothing like the best friend I’ve had by my side for so long. “Is that so? Come and fucking get me then, you pussy! I bet you can’t find me!”
I see fucking red, my free hand wrapping around a chair before I throw the fucking thing at the wall and a small squeal falls from Zoe’s lips.
A moment later, the doors to the room fly open as Slasher and Munroe barge in, guns raised.
“You’re the coward, Eddie!” I roar again. “You fucking traitor. Why don’t you grow some balls and come here?”
“I would, but I’m a little busy balls deep in a Zoe look alike.”
I freeze, my gaze darting to Slasher as he lowers his weapon, realizing the threat is on the phone and not in the room.
“What did you say?” I ask, eerily calm.
“Say hi to your protector.” Gunner sneers and a moment later I hear a whimper.
“Grayson…”Then she screams.
Zoe gasps and I nearly collapse to my knees at the telling guttural screams that only come from the most painful torture.
More bodies fill the room, my brothers and the Cruz Cunts, all bearing witness to the monsters on the other end of the line and the torture they are dolling out on the girl from the Sleep-Eazy Motel that resembles my princess.
Erin.
“What’s your name, bitch?” Gunner’s harsh voice crackles through the line as a gurgling sound meets our ears, followed by the feminine cries of Erin.
“Zoe! My name is Zoe!” she screams and with that, I fucking end the call.
“Get Loretta on the phone for me!” I bark, reaching for my shirt and shrugging it back on.
I keep my eyes on Zoe, watching as she shuts down, her head shaking frantically as if she’s trying to tell herself she didn’t just hear Gunner torturing an innocent girl and forcing her to use Zoe’s name.
“Loretta isn’t answering,” Munroe calls across the room, and I turn to Slasher.
“Call Tido. Tell him to get the cops over to the Sleep-Eazy now and make sure he’s first on the scene.”
Zoe
“What was that?” I demand for the umteenth time. “Why did she say her name is Zoe?”
My imagination is good enough that I can hazard a guess, but I want to hear Gray say it. Actually, I want him to say anything. Recite the fucking microwave instructions from the pizza he had earlier. I’m not picky as long as he speaks up.
“Tell me,” I say, my tone growing steely when he just continues to stare at me with a vacant look in his eyes. “You owe me the truth, Gray. Look me in the eye and tell me.”
Unease prickles at my spine as I feel the Kings and Cunts behind me move around. Even though I trust them, I don’t like that I can’t see what they’re doing. But the discomfort isn’t enough to make me look away from Gray.
“Zoe, maybe we should—”
“Leave,” I snarl as I interrupt Slasher. “Leave us alone.”
I’m not expecting them to do as I say, so I’m surprised when feet scuff along the floor. Instead of looking, I listen intently, not relaxing until the only sound is coming from my heavy breathing.
Just as I realize I haven’t heard the door close, Alana calls out, “We’ll be right outside, Z.” Then she closes the door behind her.
Gray stands completely still. His eyes are wild, and he keeps clenching and unclenching his hands. He opens and closes his mouth a few times, looking like he’s attempting to find the words to answer me.
Back before I was at Gunner’s mercy, I would have easily gone toe-to-toe with Gray. I would have jumped him or slapped him to pull him out of whatever mental block he’s experiencing. But now… I lick my lips as I consider my options.
