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I walked alone toward the man who was bound to a chair.
I looked into his eyes, but I didn’t remember him.
And I doubted he remembered me or my parents. We’d been nothing. Afavor.How much had they been paid for tearing my parents away?
My hand trembled on the gun. It wasn’t like me, but hey, at least the tremors would be convincing for Gavin, who thought I barely knew how to fire a gun.
The thought of putting a bullet through Kyle’s head, then turning and aiming at Gavin, pulsed relentlessly through my brain. I could just imagine the stunned look on his face that split-second before I sent him off to Hell. I wished he’d remember me.
Kyle made desperate noises against the gag.
“Should’ve made better choices,” I told him as I raised the gun. “The dildo of consequences rarely comes lubed up.”
I squeezed the trigger. That was the longest my monologues ever got.
The sound split the air, and the man slumped in the chair, the bullet neatly pierced through his skull, leaving a round hole. The other side was much messier, brain and blood splattered across the cement.
I turned to face Aiden and Gavin.
The two of them looked pristine, tall and dark haired. Gavin smiled at me warmly. Aiden was the one who looked alarmed, taking a step toward me.
“Aiden,” I cried out, rushing toward him. I handed him the gun as if I were afraid of it. Gavin smiled at me as if I were adorable. He didn’t realize I was thrusting the gun away before I lost my mind and couldn’t resist drilling him with bullet holes.
For Aiden’s sake.
I would get my chance eventually to kill Gavin Crude, even though right now he was looking awfully pleased with himself.
“I’ve got to get her home.” Aiden wrapped a protective arm around my shoulders. “Do you need anything else?”
“Not at all,” Gavin said. “Welcome to the family, Selena.”
CHAPTER32
Aiden
That night,Gavin came over for dinner. I didn’t like the idea, given how close Selena had come to killing him in the warehouse, and her promises she would be on her best behavior weren’t particularly comforting.
I was still wrestling with the thought of her killing my father. I understood why she had to do it, but the thoughts and images that rushed through my mind rankled. My girl’s slender finger tightening on the trigger, the look of fear and betrayal on my father’s face, the thought of how my father used to kiss my mother with delight in his gaze.
But Selena was fine for now, drinking champagne and playing hostess with a smile that charmed my father. She served dessert as my father leaned back in his chair, looking pleased with us all.
Since my father was suddenly so big on tradition, I pointed out to him that he’d replaced his father onhiswedding day. The sooner I took over, the less likely Selena was to stab him with a steak knife or drive a pen into his eye. I’d been quietly collecting sharp objects from her all night.
“It does seem like an auspicious time to mark such a big change,” Gavin agreed. “I’ve been getting things ready for you to take over for a long time. Planning our expansion, setting things in motion. And I know you’re ready.”
I nodded.
“Have you thought about a date yet? In about a year—”
“We have,” Selena said, touching my arm. She smiled at me, as if she were holding back a secret. “Should we tell him?”
God, I never should have told her I loved it when she ad-libbed.
“Yes, we should,” I said, smiling back at her.
We’d talk about this later. She had to know that, and from the way she crossed her legs, I didn’t think she minded the thought of my disapproval and heavy hands. She smoothed her skirt over her legs as she flashed me a mischievous look.
“Aiden and I are expecting,” she said softly. “I’d like to bring the baby into this world as man and wife.”
