Zeno laughs, my fists clench, and I can feel the rage radiating off Savage. My brothers are ready to fight to defend our state, and people.
“Logan, you have lost. We win. I win,” Val smarts off. “Leave, and maybe I will leave you a little something to keep. But then again. Maybe not.” She laughs.
Her words make my hackles rise. What the fuck has she done?
I see Zeno move close to Val, a glint in his eyes, a look that I don’t like. Before anyone can react, he raises his gun and aims it at Val’s head. Her eyes go wide with fear, and they connect with mine.
“What the fuck are you doing, Zeno?” Her voice shakes but she tries to be strong.
“Don’t,” I call out, which makes him laugh.
“After everything, this whore did to you, and your girl. You still don’t want her hurt. Fucker, you are weak for a cunt who tricked you, used you, and ordered a hit on your woman, and for what? Because she is a jealous cunt, who got greedy.” He shakes his head, grinning. “You should want her dead, man.”
I can see the glee and malice on his face. He doesn’t care for Val. He used her.
Oh, fucking hell on a stick. He fucking used her to get the club to come to him. He used Stevie, and me.
“You fucking cunt.” My gaze lands on Val, tears streaming down her face, as she looks at me with regret and hurt in her eyes.
She feels betrayed, and that is something I know all too well.
The room stills, Val’s soft sobs can be heard, and the blood rushing through my body is loud in my ears.
“Bring her out,” Zeno calls.
My gaze swings to Racer, who shakes his head. Savage and Target move closer to me and I know deep in my fucking bones who will be brought into the room.
I look at Val, and she sobs, “I’m sorry.”
My stomach drops into my boots when I hear her, my blood runs cold when I see her, and the state of her face.
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
STEVIE
Walking Glory, the sun is shining and I feel good. Closing my eyes, tilting my face up to the sky, Glory stops to sniff a tree.
I am taking her for her hour long walk now as Logan is coming over tonight and we are having takeout and a movie night. My plans include having a hot shower, and shaving in all the right places, to be ready for him. I even went out and bought some sexy underwear.
Waving to the elderly couple who also live in my condo building as they walk together, her arm linked with his. I smile. It is sweet to see them out and about. I hope that when I am their age, I am still able to be independent, and enjoy my life.
Glory yaps, calling me to move, and I flick her ear.
“Stop being a grouch.” She yaps, talking back to me. “You are so.”
“No,” she whines.
It is crazy how with the noises she makes, it actually sounds like she is saying human words.
“Yes, you are.” She huffs, turning her head from me.
My phone dings with a text.
Fishing my phone out of my pocket, I unlock it to read the text from my aunt.
Aunty: Do you want Cale and I to come and collect Glory? You and Logan can have time together without her being a distraction.
I type out a reply.