Total pages in book: 124
Estimated words: 114936 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 575(@200wpm)___ 460(@250wpm)___ 383(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 114936 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 575(@200wpm)___ 460(@250wpm)___ 383(@300wpm)
“I mean, she’s bringing them here and we will figure it all out.”
“You mean you let her go alone?” Kyrin grinds out, and I have to give it to him. He’s getting better at loosening the leash.
“Your little psycho is a lot more capable than you idiots think,” Delila interrupts through a croaky voice, crawling across the pavement until her long fingers wrap around the prison cell. “Trust me.”
I tilt my head down at her. “Why the fuck would we trust you?”
“Because I fucking trained her…” Her smirk is wide on her face, and for a second, I forget she’s not on our side anymore. “Like I trained you how to keep your demons in check. Don’t you remember, Keaton? Tell me…” She narrows her eyes, and I feel anger bubbling inside of me. “Do you use what I showed you on her?”
“Shut up, bitch. You forgot I know how to bleed someone from the inside out?” My mouth curves upward when her smile falls. “Mmhmm, thought so.”
“Jesus.” Killian massages his temples. “Maya can’t know that Delila is down here. To Maya, her mother died when she died.”
“Her mother is right here—” Delila raises her hand through the cell and I rear my foot back and kick it away with my boot.
“Not for long.”
Delila rolls around, turning her back to us. “I’ve told you all everything I know. Kaius and I had a plan to start a new crew. It was always our idea to take out Patience and take over their practices. Their profit margin was four times what Midnight Mayhem’s was. Money isn’t forever, and Midnight Mayhem was becoming more expensive every year. It was our way out.” She takes a deep breath. “The idea to have Cartier replace me was orchestrated too. I mean, it was perfect. Someone young and naive, someone we could manipulate while someone who you all gave so much of a fuck about that we knew she would always be safe. That was—”
“—until you found out she’s not as fucking naive as you think?” I finish for her, unable to hide the smug sound in my tone.
“Correct.” Delila coughs, spinning back around to face us all. “We thought up the Eli with Dominic thing the second we found out about Bam Bam protecting her. It was perfect. Dominic Stranger, an old King. In Eli’s world, no one would have guessed. We needed you all distracted when the time came—when the time was here for us to do the takeover. But unfortunately…”
“Unfortunately, you didn’t expect me to cloud The Brothers with their own tricks and have a trigger for them to regain all of their memories at a simple rhyme.” Kissime enters through the doors, her footsteps slow and meek. “You didn’t think I was still alive, and you thought even if I was, you had wiped my memories of what I had done for you. You forgot what your trigger was to pull me out.” Kissime pauses slightly to the side of me. “It was Maya, Delila. Maya’s voice, something you thought I would never hear—ever—was the trigger to pull me out.” She turns to face me, her wide eyes stuck to mine. “Maya had called Amie’s phone to get her hair done for the tour when you would all be in Kiznitch. She knew she’d have to fight Cartier for her time. That’s how I heard her voice, and I called you straight away once I got every memory back.”
Kissime is my other apology. I didn’t mean for it to drag out the way it did, but she’s ended up becoming someone I care about, to an extent. Enough to protect her anyway, and try to keep her safe. If it wasn’t for Delila, hell, it probably wasn’t even for her more than it was for Maya. Maya’s family, and anyone connected to her, fits into that slot too.
Except Delila.
I nod at Kissime. “You did well, Isme. Go up to the lake house. I’ll see you up there soon.” Now that she’s free and no longer needs to hide, I plan to put her into Midnight Mayhem. I just have to figure out where.
Not long after Kissime is gone, I hear the loud clink of heels slap over the pavement. Instinctively, I step between Cartier and Delila. I don’t want her anywhere near this crazy bitch, even if there is a big part of me that is beginning to see that my girl is even crazier. “Why can’t I find the other crew? I’m going to fucking kill you.” Cartier ignores my presence and kneels down directly in front of Delila.
Delila cackles and it reminds me of an old witch. “Oh, so quick to jump. Tell me…” I can hear it in her tone. The cockiness she’s exuding.
My phone starts blaring.
King’s phone starts.