“There’s room for you both in the back next to Brandon.”
I did not want to be anywhere near the guy, but what choice did I have? “Fine. Let’s get out of here.”
I slid in first, and Serenity slid in beside me. Slater wasted no time and peeled out of there. He drove to the end of the lot, turning in the opposite direction of the sirens. I didn’t know what kind of trouble we’d all be in, but we’d figure it out later.
Slater glanced at me in the rear-view mirror. “Where do you want to go?”
“Serenity’s wound needs to be looked at, so head the to the urgent care.”
“Good call,” Ricky said. “I’ll call the Doc to meet us there.” Ricky pulled out his phone and put the call through.
“What about him?” Slater motioned to Brandon.
“He’s coming with us. Once Serenity’s patched up, we’ll take him back to her house.” I glanced at Brandon. “We have some unfinished business.”
His face drained of color, and he hunched over in his seat. His hands were still bound behind him, and it gave me a perverse pleasure to see him so miserable.
Lucky for us, Dix was already there, so it didn’t take long to get Serenity stitched up. Still, it was starting to get dark by the time we headed back to Serenity’s house, and I could hardly wait to get rid of Brandon.
I didn’t think she’d let me kill him, but she might be persuaded into something else. With so many possibilities, I could hardly wait to see which one I could get away with.
Chapter 29
Serenity
We arrived home in the dark, which was a good thing, since we had to drag Brandon into the house through the front door. He didn’t put up much of a fuss, but I had no idea what we were going to do with him.
Half his face was swollen, and the anger coming off Nate promised even more damage. Still, I just didn’t have it in me to see Nate beat him up, even if he deserved it.
There had to be something else we could do.
Nate led him into the kitchen and pushed him into a chair. Brandon glanced at Nate and quickly turned his gaze to me. “Look. I don’t know what you’re involved in, or what’s going on here, but I don’t want anything to do with it. Just let me go, and I’ll forget any of this ever happened.”
Nate folded his arms and raised a brow. “Sorry, Dude, but it doesn’t work that way. First you have to tell me why you wanted Serenity dead.”
While Brandon sputtered out a denial, I pulled out a chair and sat down. “He took out a life insurance policy on me… I need to be dead for him to collect.”
Brandon flinched and lowered his head. “It was a mistake. I don’t want you dead… not anymore. Just let me go, and you’ll never see me again.”
“I wish I could believe that.” Nate pulled out another chair, moving it in front of Brandon’s, and sat down. He leaned forward into Brandon’s space. “But this is what I’m going to do. I’m going to leave it up to Serenity. What happens to you is up to her.”
He glanced at me, and sat back in his chair. “But I strongly recommend ending his miserable life. He shouldn’t get away with attempted murder. How can you trust that he won’t try again? I know how to make him disappear, and you won’t have to worry about him ever again.”
Brandon’s gaze jerked to mine. “Serenity! No. You can’t go along with him. That’s murder. Can you live with that? I’ll do whatever you want. Just let me go.”
I met Nate’s gaze, trying to decide if he was serious or just toying with Brandon. His hard edge never wavered, but would he really do whatever I wanted? Even if it meant killing Brandon? “You’d really kill him for me?”
His eyes crinkled a little, like he was happy to play along. “Of course I would. There’s nothing I wouldn’t do for you.” His gaze flicked to Brandon. “And this asshole tried to kill you, so… yeah. I would.”
My lips tilted up, and warmth tightened my chest. “Wow… you really love me, don’t you?” I waited for his sexy-smile and nod before glancing at Brandon. “Well… in that case—”
“No! Serenity! You can’t be serious?” Brandon’s eyes widened. “Look. I’ll sign the divorce papers right now. You’ll never have to see me again. I promise. Just… you can’t let him kill me.”
“Yeah… but there’s more to it now. What about everything that happened today? Can you keep your mouth shut about Johnny and Aubree and what happened to them?”
He swallowed. “Absolutely. Already forgotten.”
“And the divorce papers?”
