She screams.
And screams.
And screams until Pretty Boy slides a knife across her throat.
Her screams turn to gurgles as she grasps at the smile on her neck.
Only when she falls quiet do I hear it.
The cries of my children as they beg for their mom to open her eyes, to come back to them.
I rush to the closed door off to the side, and with a roar, I kick it in.
Something under my skin breaks free as I take in the scene before me.
Frankie’s on his knees over Birdie’s still body, a bloody knife resting against the floor next to him.The twins are chained against the wall, staring at their mom with scared eyes, their little voices breaking as they plead with her to wake up.
Then I hear it.
Her broken laugh.
And her motherfucking call to me.
“One, two, my beast is coming for you ...”
“Get my kids out of here,” I order Malice.
Frankie struggles to his feet, but I’m quicker.I kick the knife away from him without watching where it lands and spin him to face me.
Pride fills me when I see the damage already done to him, knowing instinctively that it came from my woman.
I pull my gun from the holster and aim it at him.“You deserve a worse fate than an easy death.”
“So, pull the trigger,” he says, lifting his chin.
My hand shakes as I fight my natural instinct to protect my woman.But I shake my head.
“Your life is not mine to take.”
Butcher, Manic, Savior, Joker, Tomcat, and Pretty Boy surround him as Gavel, Giblet, and Hannibal go to Birdie.Once I’m sure Frankie won’t go anywhere, I join them at her side.
“She’s lost a lot of blood, Pope,” Giblet says.“I can’t see how bad the damage is here.”
“Get her to the hospital,” I order, locking down the fucking emotions that try to swallow me whole.
Her cold hand finds my cheek and I cover it with mine.“You came for us,” she whispers.
“I’ll always fucking come for you.Always.”
“He told me to tell you to make it hurt.”
My brows furrow.“Who are you talking about, little mama?”
“Jonah,” she says so low that I almost miss it.
Frankie lets out a scream.“He’s mine.Mybrother.Mine.”
“What the fuck?”I mumble.
