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“Your biggest mistake was touching Amelia,” he says. He has that blank look in his dark eyes again. I know they’re all going to die painfully.
He lifts Deacon by the collar and slams him hard on the ground before he sits on him and begins to pound his head into the ground.
Fear is written all over the faces of the others as they await their fates. Jared in particular, considering he pisses himself. He’s next up after Deacon, after all.
I want some of the action, and I've got bigger fish to fry: The corrupt police officers that Flames of Hell has been working with all this time. Those responsible for sweeping their atrocities under the rug. They were the ones who the meeting was called for.
I take a chair and set it before them as I sit down with crossed legs.
“Gentlemen. Hello.” I greet them with a devilish grin. “I ask for your attention, although I know you are distracted by what is happening behind me. It's quite disturbing, I know. With any luck, I might ensure that you all don't meet the same fate as those unfortunate people behind me. Well…” I sigh. “That all depends on how you cooperate. Do I have your attention now?”
They nod pathetically.
“Great! Let's discuss.”
..…………
It’s two long days before Rueben and I drive home. He killed all of the leaders of Flames of Hell, making sure they suffered before dying, and I handled all the corrupt cops.
The only cop I ever respected was the one who treated me with the same respect, despite not having a need to.
He had been more like family to me than anyone else has ever been, and I could not thank him enough for that. It’s too bad he’s not present to witness how things have changed.
I struck a deal with the cops. Since Sins of Man is taking over Flames of Hell's territory, we are basically replacing them. So I told the cops to just continue working with us instead.
I even sweetened the deal in exchange for having them accept us killing the guy who shot Captain. The police were happy to just continue. It didn't matter which individuals they were working with if the benefits were the same. They had no loyalty to Flames of Hell, justtothedeal.
I worked very hard, and it was all to make sure we can be happy with Amelia. I have never felt so much fear and rage as Idid when I saw what they'd done to her. Crazy as it sounds… I fucking love her.
It’s been a grueling two days, knowing that the only thing I want to do is to lay in her arms and confess my love for her, and yet being unable to do so because there were matters to attend to.
I park the car carelessly in the driveway and we get out, hurrying inside. With the shooting at the safe house and no longer having to be in hiding, we have moved to a better place, where we can all be comfortable and begin a new life.
Josiah welcomes Rueben and I. Amelia is in Rueben’s room as usual. I look at them and sigh heavily. They know that I want to confess my feelings, and they both pat my shoulders.
“Tell her, man,” Rueben says to me with an encouraging smile.
I exhale sharply and head to her room. I have never been this scared of losing someone before, and this is proof that truly, I'm falling for her.
“Amelia,” I knock softly on the door and smile when it opens.
She’s wearing Josiah’s shirt and rubbing her eyes sleepily.
“Is it over?” she asks. “Where’s Rueben?”
Amelia rushes into my arms and I catch her.
“It's over,” I say to her as I rub her red hair gently. “Rueben’s back too.”
She sighs with relief and pulls out of my embrace to look at me.
“I’ve been waiting for you so we could have that talk,” she says, smiling up at me.
I return her smile and walk her backward until she’s sitting on the bed. I sit beside her with barely any space between us.
“Firstly, I’m sorry for treating you the way that I did. I can't tell you how much it has bugged me, even if I was doing it to ensure your safety,” I say, mentally facepalming when the words come out slightly defensive.
She smiles despite that. “I’ve forgiven you already. You don’t need to apologize.”
