Page 114 of Cruel Revenge
“And you’re nothing but a traitor, apparently.”
Grady shrugs, his hands in his pockets as he stands beside Zoe. “Isn’t that all any of this has been about? One person fucks over another, that person rebuilds, then things keep going around.”
“I’m going to kill you for this.” I groan as my arms are raised higher, toes barely touching the ground now. “I should’ve killed you earlier, you fucking traitor.”
He smirks, shaking his head and drawing closer to me. “Like I said, it’s just business.”
Zoe laughs, pulling out a gun from the back of her waistband. “You’re right, it is just business.”
Grady turns to look at her, his eyes wide and his mouth dropping open as if the thought of her turning against him was never even a possibility.
He’s always been an idiot.
Her finger wraps around the trigger as she takes aim at Grady’s head.
The gunshot rings through the warehouse, making my eardrums feel like they’re going to explode.
Grady’s body drops to the ground, his blood splattering on the floor.
With a sigh, Zoe holds out her hand, and one of the men pulls out a silencer, placing it in her palm.
She screws it onto the gun with a smile. “Probably should’ve had that on there before I shot him.”
This bitch is crazy!
I hang my head back, looking up at the ceiling, wishing there was a way to get out of this. Wishing I could see Skyla one last time before the crazy bitch in front of me kills me.
Zoe sighs and looks at the man who control the chains. “Lower him a little bit. I don’t want our fun to be over before it really begins.”
The chains are lowered slightly until I’m standing flat on my feet, arms high above my head.
I scoff. “I’m not going to thank you for that.”
She shrugs, crossing her arms, her gun still in her hand. “I don’t expect you to. You’re smarter than him, though. I can see it in your eyes. I’ve seen it while watching you these last couple of months.”
“I’m going to kill you when I get out of this.”
She shakes her head like she pities me. “Joshua… You and I both know that’s not how this is going to go. You see, I’ve thought of a way you can live.”
“Of course, you have.”
“Your supplier is dead.” The corner of her mouth tips upward. “And I’m in control of his operation. Now, if you would like to keep your little business running as it has been, you’re going to work with me, understood?”
“I’m not going to do that.”
She sighs and tucks the gun away. “Now, I understand that this is a hard decision for you to come to. It’s going to take you cutting ties with the Lyndes. You’re going to have to do what I say as well. I won’t tolerate insubordination the way this pathetic piece of shit did.”
Zoe kicks Grady’s body before looking up at me with a smile.
There’s something about her that doesn’t sit quite right.
She’s dangerous, but not in the same way that I am, or that Skyla is.
There’s something worse lingering about her. Something unhinged.
As she looks up at me, there’s that cruel little smile on her face again.
“I’m going to give you some time to think over how you want to go about this. After all, there’s still a guest that hasn’t joined our little party yet.”
