I tried to ignore him but fuck it, I’m done with this. “Wanna know? It’s fucking amazing. He’s the best I’ve ever had and no one would ever be able to compare to him. I love him, I always have and I always will. No matter what happens today, my feelings for him will never change, so say all you fucking want, Jared, you’re never going to make me think any less of him.” I say, chillingly calm.
“That’s not possible.” He looks at me shocked and pissed.
“Why the hell not?” I glare at him.
“You’re supposed to fucking hate him, not love him! I’m the one you’re going to spend your life with and you’re going to be a good little whore and do what I want, when I want.” he yells at me.
“Even if we are torn apart today, I’ll love him forever. Even if you take me away, every kiss, every touch will always be his, no one else’s.” I say looking into Gabe’s eyes. I see his breath falter. I’m only pretending to be this strong to piss off Jared, I can tell it’s working because he’s now pacing in front of me.
“No! I’ll never allow that,” Jared screams.
“There’s nothing you can do about what goes on inside my head.”
“I could drug you up so much that you would forget everything about him, that’d work.” He continues to pace the room frantically. I’ve set him off and there’s no telling what he’s capable of doing from now on.
“Nothing will make me stop thinking about Gabe, nothing.” I say keeping my eyes on Gabe.
“How about if I blow his fucking brains out?” I look over at Jared who walks closer to Gabe, scaring the hell out of me. I don’t want to see this happen, I can’t let it happen, I have to do something.
“That wouldn’t change how I fucking feel about him you fucking moron, think for a minute for fuck’s sake!” I yell, losing my patience.
“I’m going to fucking shut you up by shoving my cock deep in your throat if you don’t stop yelling.” Jared stalks towards me and slaps me hard across the cheek.
“Touch her again and I’ll kick your fucking ass!” Gabe bellows, getting Jared’s attention. He’s about to say something to Gabe when Jenny cries loudly, as one of the two guys watching her points his gun to her temple.
“Shhhh, please Jenny, keep quiet.” Nicole whispers to her, holding her close.
“Yes, Jenny, please shut your fucking whiney mouth if you want to see your husband again.” Jared says calmly.
“Why are you after me, I never did anything to you!?” she cries.
“I hate whiners, so stop it or there will be a hole in that pretty head of yours. Your husband has allied himself to the Last Hangman and anyone willing to associate with scumbags like them, doesn’t deserve to live. Going after you was much more satisfying than hurting your husband. He had no idea it was me all along and you running away to your parent’s was pretty awesome.”
“You’re fucking sick!” Jenny yells at him.
“You have no idea how bad I really am Gorgeous.” He chuckles darkly. “Unless you wanna know, I’d suggest you keep that chatty mouth of yours closed.” From the corner of my eyes, I notice Gabe trying to get my attention. He mouths something at me but I’m having trouble understanding him. After a couple of tries, I finally understand. He’s asking me to keep Jared busy; that help is on the way.
“She’s not the one you are doing all of this for, Jared. I’m here so come fucking talk to me and leave her the fuck alone.”
“Awww, jealous, Viv? You know you’ve always been my favorite. I’m glad that you’re jealous.” He smirks, walking back towards me.
“I’m not jealous but you’ve done all of this to fucking get to me and I’m right here so fucking do what you’ve planned to do all along so we can be done with it.”
“I knew it was me you wanted and not Gabe. I’ve been watching you over the years. You grew into such a beautiful woman with a banging body and amazing curves.” He drags the tip of his gun over my boobs and down my sides. He’s making me gag but I swallow my disgust, reminding myself that help is on its way.
“You’re fucking insane. Why keep tabs on me for so long but never do a fucking thing?”
“Because I wanted you to come back here. It would only make my revenge sweeter.”
“Why?” I look at him confused.
“See, someone was being a very selfish fucking bitch. You ran away and slowed down my plans to take over the whole of Louisiana. I never forgot about your betrayal, we were destined to be together and you turned your back on a future that was laid out for you and would mean no one would ever hurt you or bother you. But you and your sister had to break the rules and she paid for it, the hard way. And guess what? You’re going to pay for your mistakes the same way.” He chuckles darkly.
“I won’t let you hurt her!” Gabe bellows.
“I would believe you, but there’s a technical problem you haven’t taken into consideration. You’re tied up to a chair moron and she’s tied up to this pillar, I have no idea how you plan on saving her, but I digress, back to my story. I had to make sure you would come back so I could have my proper revenge. I mean after all, I managed to ruin both of your lives, well with the help of Trent. Good old Trent. I know what you did to him by the way, thanks to the Last Hangman. I’m not blaming you though, he was a sick fuck, way worse than me. Anyway, wanna know the real kicker? This concerns you too Gabe so I would listen carefully. Your parents died in a car accident and so did Gabe’s, but neither were accidents. Trent was responsible for your parents, Viv whilst I was the one responsible for yours, Gabe. It was pretty fucking sweet to ruin their fucking night.” He laughs darkly when Nicole lets out a pained cry.
“Why? What did they ever do to you?” Gabe says through gritted teeth.
“Your father was a cop and he was onto us. He wanted us off the streets and he was damn close to doing it, so I took matters into my own hands to protect my club. I made it look like a simple car crash after a night out celebrating. It was the perfect plan and no one ever knew, well, until today of course. It’s funny how life goes, isn’t it? I take your parents life and a couple of years later, you come up and mess with my life by fucking up my plans to rule this state. I found out not long after our little altercation,” he spits at me as he brushes the tip of his gun over the scar on Gabe’s cheek “who you were. At first, I thought of going after your little sister, but she was just an innocent kid, and I still had a bit of a soul back then. I wanted to take my revenge immediately, but Trent, may his soul rot in hell, thought that waiting things out would make it even better. So I waited and waited some more for the perfect timing. When I found out that you were fucking sweet Annie in secret, I knew I had the perfect excuse. Annie was always the weak one, a dead weight. She didn’t have anything to do with the club and she was always a pain in the ass, always whining and complain-”
“Don’t you fucking talk about my sister like that!” I yell at him.
“She’s dead because you were too selfish!” Jared yells back.
“No, she’s dead because you’re a fucking asshole who doesn’t know how to treat women! You’re the worst human being to ever walk this earth. You’re the devil incarnate. You need to join Trent in hell and rot with him, that’s the only thing you deserve. You’ve taken so many lives, kidnaped so many girls, abusing them, killing them in front of their friends and countless other things that I cannot mention without having more fucking nightmares. You are a sick motherfucker. No amount of help would be able to fix your depraved mind. I feel sorry for your parents if only they knew what kind of human being they fucking raised! They would be so ashamed of you!” I finish yelling at him.
“Leave my fucking parents out of this!”
“No. I know they are still alive and you still visit them. They have no idea what kind of things you do. They think they raised an honourable son but how wrong they are. It’d kill them to learn even a tenth of the horrible things you’ve done. And before you start running your fucking mouth, I know Gabe did some bad things, k
illing people and shit, but I know for a fact he’s never killed or had to force a woman to have sex with him, unlike you.”
“You fucking slut! You’re going to pay for this!” He stalks towards me, aiming the gun at my chest.
“Stop it! All of you stop it!” Jenny screams. I’m grateful she caught his attention, saving my life but it’s not going to save hers if she doesn’t keep quiet. I know I told them to fight back, but not when you have a fucking gun aimed at your head.
“Shut up, Jenny. Please.”
“Listen to what Viv is saying, shut it before I put a bullet in your head.”
“I’d rather be dead than listen to all the sick things you’ve done. I don’t want to be a part of this. I wanna go home!” Her breathing is ragged, she’s shaking and crying uncontrollably. Nicole is trying to soothe her, but it’s not working. At this point, I don’t think anything could calm her down, she’s long gone and traumatized by what she’s witnessing.
“As you wish.” Jared smirks, aims the gun at her head and pulls the trigger without hesitation. She falls limply into Nicole’s arms, who tries not make a sound. Jenny’s blood and brains are splattered everywhere and all over Nicole. This is all my fault. I never should have told her to fight back. I look over at Gabe with tears rolling down my cheeks. I know the end is soon. I wish I could hold him and kiss him just one last time.
“One whiney bitch down, two to go.” He laughs, proud of his joke.
“What was I saying?” He looks at one of his men who looks confused. “You’re useless, I don’t know why I’m keeping you around.” He shoots him without blinking. He’s on a fucking rampage.
“You were saying how Annie was a dead weight and always complaining, Sir,” the other asshat interjects.
“Finally, someone is following. Yes, Annie was a boring dead weight. I always had a man follow you two around. I love how Viv had to tag along to your dates. You’d leave her in the car or make her hang around the neighbourhood so you wouldn’t raise any suspicions. I mean, it was a smart move on your part, shit one for Viv, especially since you’ve been claiming to love her all along. That’s kinda fucked up by the way, making the person you love sit outside whilst you bang her sister. But anyway, when it was obvious that you two were serious, and another deal fell through because of Annie, we thought it’d be the perfect time resolve the issue and, well you know the rest. But now, it looks like history is repeating itself, doesn’t it Gabriel? Same shit, different sister.” He chuckles and paces around us. “I can’t believe I forgot the best part. Your little Viv wasn’t a saint while she was running away from this place, far from it actually. You see Gabe, she was fucking random guys at every opportunity and wanna know the fucked up part? Some of them, well most of them, were my men and they fucking taped her exploits. You should see her getting fucked by all those guys, all the things she lets people do to her, fucking magnificent. I can’t wait to finally get that sweet pussy. Seeing it in action for so long without getting my fill was pure fucking torture, but I’m glad my turn is finally here.” He smirks.
I keep my eyes on Gabe, silent tears running down my cheeks.
“I love you.” He mouths. His admission makes this so much more heart breaking, Gabe doesn’t say those words.
“I love you too.” I mouth back.
We talk to each other while we can, mouthing the last words we will speak to each other.
CHAPTER 22
Gabe
I can’t believe the shit we’re in, or what I’ve just learned. The bastard was behind my parents’ death, I’ll fucking kill him. He’s been behind every single fucking bad thing happening in my life. I won’t let him get away with any of this. It won’t bring any of them back, but I can’t let him live. He’s been on this earth for far too long.
The fact that Annie and I were watched at all times and he knew who I was disgusts me. The men Viv fucked, I knew she had been with a couple of guys, but I had no idea they were fucking Kings. I don’t think she did either considering the look on her face. It still feels like a betrayal even if she had no idea. I can’t hold it against her though. I’ve fucked so many women, I didn’t care where they came from. If she knew, she would never speak to me again.
Sanders is going to be fucking crushed that Jenny has been killed. He already felt guilty enough about her being targeted, but now? His world is going to fall apart. Nicole is staying strong and keeping her mouth shut, I need her to be strong for a little longer until help arrives.
We always take things for granted, especially when you’re in a MC. You think you’re untouchable, but it takes one motherfucker with a god complex to shatter your world. In this case that motherfucker is Jared. For the past fifteen years he’s been making sure to throw all the shit he can may way, but I’m still standing. Hurting Viv or Nicole would be the last straw and he fucking knows it. There’s only so much a man can take before he has no purpose.
Jared really thought of every single little detail that would take me back twelve years ago. I can’t believe I’m going through this again. I need a different ending this time, I can’t lose Viv.
I wish I could free myself but I can’t slip the knots around my wrists. I’m unarmed but I could still take him by surprise. He’s clearly not stable, he’s already taken out one of his men. Only three are left and two of them are covering the two entrances to the warehouse. I manage to loosen the tie around one of my feet, but it’s not helping much.
I keep my eyes focused on Viv. I want to hold her again so badly. I feel like I’ve lost so much time with her these past couple of days. Our fights seem so stupid now. The pussyfooting around because I didn’t want to tell her how I truly felt is biting me in the ass right now and I wish I could tell her how I feel. Mouthing it to her felt good, but I need to actually say it. I can’t bring myself to though, it will just anger an already enraged and crazy Jared and once those words slip out of my mouth then something terrible is going to happen, I can feel it. She’ll be taken away from me. I don’t regret a lot of things in life, only two: staying with Annie when I should’ve let her go and not telling Viv how I feel about her. Maybe because I only mouthed the words to her then my curse won’t come to light and we will both make it out of here.
I’ll always remember the look in Viv’s eyes when we first met. She was confused, scared and looked at me as if she hasn’t seen a man stand up for a woman in a long time, probably since her father was killed. That first look made me want her so fucking badly.
Unfortunately, fate wasn’t too kind to us. I should’ve asked her to stay after we killed Trent. I should have told her that I would take care of her, protect her, but I was so angry and didn’t want to take my rage and frustration out on her. It wouldn’t have been fair. We both needed to find ourselves. I eventually did but it didn’t help much, I could never forget her and not knowing if she felt the same way I did, really messed with my head for some reason.
I just wanted to be loved. When I think back over my time with Annie, sometimes I felt Annie was just with me to prove to herself that she could find a man, that Viv wasn’t the only one to get attention. I wonder if she did actually love me, the more I thought about it, the less sure I was that she did. Was she doing it on purpose to get out of this life? I know she loathed the club lifestyle after her parents died and she couldn’t adapt to Trent’s harsher life. I know sometimes from the way she used to talk about Viv, that she was jealous of her, of her confidence, her rebellious side and she was even jealous of physical things despite them being practically identical. I guess those unique differences, like Viv’s beautiful dark blue/purple eyes made it hard for her to be confident in her own skin.
A phone ringing in the background brings me back to reality. I look over at Viv, who looks like she’s giving up on life. I want to shout at her to fight for her life, that she is worth fighting for. That we are worth fighting for.
“Amazing. Bring her in.” Jared smirks and looks between Viv and I. “I have the best surprise for yo
u two. You’re gonna love it.” He’s fucking proud of himself. I don’t know what he’s going to do, but one of our friends better not be about to walk in.
We don’t have to wait long before the ‘guest’ walks in. Jared doesn’t know where to stop with his fucking mind games. I’m actually scared of who he’s bringing in, nothing this man says or does can be any good, ever. I knew he was fucked up, but I wasn’t expecting who just fucking walked in. Viv and I look at each other and then back at the woman who walked in.
“Annie?” Viv and I exclaim at the same time, both as shocked as each other.
“That’s me.” she says happily smiling away, acting as if everything were okay and normal.
“What the fuck is going on?” I shout.
“Don’t be so loud and so rude, Gabe, you used to be so sweet. You’ve changed.” She tuts.
“I fucking watched you get raped and murdered! This is not fucking possible!”
“Stop swearing in front of our baby.” She rubs her swollen tummy and looks fondly at Jared. This can’t be fucking possible.
“What have you done, Annie?” Viv asks her, defeated.
“What you should have done. It’s good to see you again, sis. A bit weird considering the circumstances, but hey, can’t be too picky.” She shrugs.
“We saw you die! How can this be possible?” I shout, needing answers.
“See, my dear Gabe, I always had to live in Vivian’s shadow. Everything she did was perfect, all the guys wanted her, she was fun and beautiful with unique eyes and light blonde hair. She was pretty much perfect. Trent only wanted what was best for us, even if you didn’t see it that way. I was ready to accept what he had been planning for me, being married off to his VP, but then I got talking with Jared, he’s actually very sweet and lovely, unlike what you might be thinking, and we came up with a plan. The night of the little incident between him and Gabe, Jared called me afterwards, telling me what happened. When the Hangman decided to put their nose in our business, it was the perfect plan. The Hangman are so predictable and always looking for new members so we figured he would be recruited which made this plan even sweeter. We’d be getting what we wanted, me at the head of the Kings with Jared and the Hangman gone. Pissing you off would be just a bonus. At first, I was only supposed to seduce Gabe and make sure you knew I was interested in him and then we learnt that he had actually joined the Hangman, our plan was falling perfectly into place. We’d have our revenge on them and on Gabe for making the alliance with the Kings fall, well and on you too, darling Viv, since you’re the one who thought so highly of herself that she didn’t want Jared. It was fun to play this double life. Act like a love sick teen in front of you and be a freak in the sheets with this one behind closed doors.” She says looking at Jared. “It was getting hard to keep up with both of them. Both are very greedy but I’m sure you know that about Gabe. How does my sloppy seconds feel by the way?” She smirks at Viv. We both are appalled and shocked by what she’s telling us.
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