Page 125 of Fatality

If I let this slide, if I let her get away with it, the cracks will start to show.

And once people start questioning their leader, they’re already halfway to replacing him.

The person who’s going to take this gang from me hasn’t been born yet.

I let out a frustrated sigh, cross my arms, and crack my neck.

“Stop working on my car. Take off whatever you fixed and leave it exactly the way it was—wrecked,” I order. “I’m going to go get her and make her work her pretty ass off fixing it.”

The garage erupts in laughter, and they obey.

I grin.

This might actually work.

I need everyone to remember who they’re dealing with. I built Crimson Velocity with my own hands.

I’m not some weak asshole people get to challenge and walk away from.

She embarrassed me enough. She walked into my territory, made a scene, and walked back out.

For them, that’s what happened.

My comm buzzes. For a second, I think it’s her.

After all, I was the one who tracked down her comm number and sent the first text.

A crooked smile tugs at my lips.

I bet she’s pissed. She’ll probably insult me, tell me to go fuck myself.

Hell, she might even block me.

I pull the comm from my pocket and glance at the screen.

She hasn’t even read my text.

Irritation flashes through me, settling behind my eyes and tightening my jaw.

Lira being Lira—harassing me and threatening to go see another man.

It’s been almost a month since I’ve seen her. Not since the race where I met Riven and crashed into her and her little friend.

I haven’t thought about Lira once.

I roll my eyes and ignore her message.

I don’t give a fuck what she does. She can get her pussy fucked if she wants to.

I have a gang to manage, and a troublemaker to catch.

A surge of anger shoots through me as the thought she is ignoring me. I can feel my adrenal booster spike, my eyes glowing with an unhinged light.

How dare she fucking ignore me after I made her come on my tongue? How dare she wreck my car and put my own reputation at risk?

Riven wants to ignore me?

Fine.