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“I can’t see you ever being in the position to need the services of a best man,” I point out before pulling out a chair.
Everyone’s here, even Roswell’s shown up, but it’s another no-show from Autumn.
“Let’s play,” Thorne taps the deck of cards on the table and starts to deal.
I’m meant to be kicking back tonight, but I can’t get my mind off finding the man who haunts Shaniya’s dreams. She clings to me every night trying to fight her nightmares, and having to comfort her from him fills me with so much rage that I’ve been getting to the gym by five am every morning just to relieve the frustration.
God better pity the next person I meet in the ring because it’s been too long since I caused someone hurt. Things have really quietened down since we took out Alteo’s crew. Even Hawker’s picked up on the lack of action around here and crawled back under his rock. And it’s so much easier to get shit done without him on our backs. Looking across the table, I can see Roswell’s relieved too.
Though I don’t doubt Hawker will be back. He doesn’t seem the kind of man who gives in easily.
“Can’t believe you started the party without me.” We all look up at the door when Autumn steps through it. He’s got a huge grin on his face, the kinda one that usually means trouble.
“Well, are ya all gonna stand there staring, or are you gonna come and see the wedding present I got my brother?”
“Wedding present?” Jessie looks at him, confused.
“Please be strippers.” Squeal puts his hands together and looks up at the ceiling.
“You gotta come outside to see it,” Autumn calls us out with his hand when he makes his way back through the double doors, and I shrug at everyone as we all get up and follow him out.
He stands proudly beside a cage with his arms folded.
“Whoa,” I put the brakes on when I smell a rat. “If this is some, load me in the back of that truck and tie me up naked somewhere random, kinda bullshit, it ain’t happening. People will get hurt,” I warn.
“It ain’t that, little brother,” Autumn smiles at me, as he opens the back door of the truck, and when I see what he’s got inside for me an instant rush of adrenaline feeds my bloodstream.
“Shaniya’s with Maddy and the girls, right?” I check with Jessie. I know they had a surprise for her tonight but I won’t risk her coming down here and having to come face to face with this fucker.
“Yep, party’s in full swing,” he confirms.
“Get him inside.” I look at the bound and gagged piece of shit. The last picture I’ve been carrying in my cut, and I hope he’s got some answers.
“Good work, Aut,” Prez nods at my brother, impressed, while Squealer and Screwy move forward to take the piece of shit out the back of the truck.
“How d’ya find him?” Jessie asks, confused. His old lady’s been searching tirelessly for leads on this guy.
“Asked around a few whore houses, showed his picture around. Didn’t take long,” he shrugs like it’s no big deal.
The man struggles against the twins as they drag him inside and I tip my chin at my brother gratefully before following them down into Jessie’s basement.
“How ya wanna play this?” Jessie asks as everyone piles in behind us to stand watch. This is a bachelor party after all.
The fucker in front of us looks petrified and I feed on that.
“Strip him of his clothes,” I nod over to Squeal, who gets straight to work, pulling out his knife and tearing through fabric.
“Oh buddy,” he laughs like a hyena. “You’re so screwed,” he tells him with a dark smile on his face.
“We need him to talk,” Jessie reminds me as I head over to his locker and search for my weapon of choice.
The baseball bat will make a good start.
“Don’t worry. I intend on taking my time, he’ll have a chance to talk.”
I step up in front of the rapist bastard and stare him over, he looks so pathetic, naked in front of us. Fear dripping out of his pores. I wish Shaniya could see him like this. He wouldn’t scare her anymore.
“You’re gonna die tonight…” I grip the handle of the bat in my fist and twist it, feeling the veins in my arms bulging from the tension.
