“I can’t believe you would do that when you had an amazing boyfriend? Why go for him?” Viv asks, tears running down her cheeks.
“Because I wanted to be a part of something great, where no one would treat me like a little girl, but like a Queen.”
“Yeah, you fucking got that right, the queen of fucking stupid! I can’t believe you would ally yourself to such a fucking asshole, do you have any idea of the things he’s done?” Viv yells at Annie.
“Yes, I know, I was there for the most of it. It’s a part of the life, what do you want me to say?” Annie shrugs, not feeling one sliver of regret for the things she allowed to happen.
“He only went for you because he couldn’t have me. The one he really wanted. Did you ever tell her, Jared, that you told me you fell in love with me and really loved me? Does she know all the sweet things you used to do trying to woo me, like bringing me my favourite foods, or bringing me gifts and flowers, promising me a life where no one would be able to hurt me?” Right, seeing the look on her face, she didn’t know. Aww sorry I just burst your bubble, Annie.” I snort seeing her pale at this revelation.
“You’re a liar!” Annie yells at me.
“Whatever you think, Princess. That doesn’t explain how you’re still alive after what happened.” I growl.
“See, that has nothing to do with Jared, well not really. Trent was too hungry for power and wanted everything for himself. He was a greedy bastard and Jared had no idea of what he had planned for me. He was devastated when he found out. Luckily he didn’t hit any vital organs or arteries, hence why I’m still here. It took me a long time to recover, but I’m perfectly fine now.”
“Why didn’t you tell me you were still alive?” Viv asks, hurt by her sister’s actions and words.
“Because I didn’t want to be a part of your life anymore. I wanted out of your perfect little world, you always got exactly what you wanted and everybody would do everything for you, hell, my supposed boyfriend knew more about you than me. I couldn’t even keep my fake boyfriend entertained enough. He wanted you all along. That’s a bit sick of you Gabe, you should get checked about that.”
“Shut your fucking mouth, you fucking bitch!” Viv yells.
“You two gotta make up your mind, one minute you want me to talk, the next you want me to shut up.” Annie looks over at Viv.
“I regret ever feeling bad for what happened to you. I regret all the hours I spent crying after you died. I regret ever caring for you. You are fucking evil and you two belong together. You make the perfect fucking couple. As far as I’m concerned, I don’t have a sister. I haven’t for the past twelve years. Mum and Dad would be so ashamed of you.” Viv says calmly, fuelling Annie’s anger.
“You don’t get to regret those things! Everything that I went through is your fault!” Annie screeches.
“No, it’s your own fault, you are the one who came up with that sick twisted plan, you can only blame yourself for that. I’m done caring about you.”
“You can’t! We are twins! We’re supposed to care for each other forever.” She really is losing it.
“Yes, unless one of those is the fucking devil incarnate you sick bitch, then the rule doesn’t fucking apply.”
Annie screams and Jared tries to soothe her, “Babe, calm down, the doctor said it wasn’t good for you to stress out with the baby. You know I love you.” He rubs her tummy and I feel sick. All those years I’ve been beating myself up for something that I thought was my fault when in reality, they were behind all of it all along.
“I know. She’s the one to blame.” She points at Viv.
“Don’t worry about her anymore.” He kisses her head and holds her.
“What were you going to fucking do with me anyway, since you have the evil queen with you?” Viv taunts Jared.
“Use you as a sex slave or sell you to a Madam. You’d be worth a lot of money. Sex is the only thing you’d be useful for. That sweet cunt of yours is the only thing worth something. You’re pure fucking trash, Viv.” He smirks at Viv. How I fucking wish I could go over there and kick his ass.
We hear loud noises coming from outside and the two doors to the warehouse blow up. They all duck down. I feel someone untying me and I don’t wait to thank whoever did it. I rush to Jared and tackle him to the ground, pounding the shit out of him. I feel someone jump on my back, trying to stop me, but I don’t, I kick that person off of me and keep punching him. I faintly hear Viv calling my name, but I can’t stop. I’m too far gone to stop. He’s ruined my life for years. I can’t let him keep doing this. It looks like he’s unconscious but I don’t stop, I can’t.
I faintly hear what’s going on around me, a lot of gun shots, Nicole and Viv screaming, Sanders’ heartbroken cries. I feel a sharp pain in my left shoulder. I get up and turn around, seeing Annie standing there with a knife. She just fucking stabbed me in the shoulder. She should have gone straight for my heart, stupid bitch.
“Why?” I growl at her, I’m seething and having her this close just makes me want to wring her neck.
“What can I say? You messed with the wrong crowd by trying to do the right thing. No good deed goes unpunished, isn’t that the saying?” She shrugs.
“I’m going to fucking kill you like I just killed your perfect man. You two really do deserve each other.” I take the two steps that were separating us.
“Not before I get through with her.” Viv walks to us, pointing a gun at Annie.
“You wouldn’t kill your own sister. I know you, you act all mighty and strong, but you’re still just a little girl inside. You’re weak. I’m the strong twin.” She smirks.
“You think? I told you I didn’t have a sister anymore. You’re just another fucking stranger and nuisance in my life. I don’t even hate you. I feel nothing for you.”
“You can’t feel nothing for me. We are supposed to be one! Would you really kill your own niece or nephew? An innocent child?” Annie screeches.
“That’s what happens when you’re a backstabbing bitch. I will not let the spawn of Satan walk this earth, I’d rather be dead than let you have his kid.”
“Are you sure you are going to be able to live with that?” I ask Viv, rubbing her back.
“I’ll deal with that later. For now, goodbye, Annie.” She doesn’t hesitate and puts a bullet through her head. We watch Annie fall limply on the ground. I wrap my arm around Viv’s shoulders and bringing her small frame to mine. Needing to hold her and touch her.
“I’m so sorry Doll.” I say softly.
“Don’t, it’s not your fault they were twisted motherfuckers.” She sighs.
“I know, but still, a lot of this could have been avoided.”
“It’s going to be alright, go check on your sister, she needs you.” She lifts her chin in Nic’s direction. She’s holding an inconsolable Sanders, but looks like she’s about to lose it too.
“Are you sure?” I kiss her softly.
“Yes, go on, I’ll be okay.” She kisses me back softly and I go to my sister.
The rest of the Kings are on the ground, all dead.
“I’m sorry man.” I pat Sanders’ back.
“She was fucking innocent! It’s all your fucking fault!” he yells at me and punches me and I let him. I don’t like being punched, but he needs to let out the pain and anger he’s feeling.
“It’s going to be okay, Sanders.” Nic says softly.
“How can it be okay when I just lost my wife?” He looks at her, completely lost. I feel for him, I know how it feels.
“I’m here, I’ll help you.” She holds him and he lets her.
“You going to be okay, sis?”
“I’ll get there. Go get your woman.”
“What’s with you two sending me off to each other.” I shake my head and make my way back to Viv, I walk past Jared’s lifeless body. She’s kneeling by Annie’s dead body. I don’t know what she’s saying, but the next thing I know, she’s turning towards me and telling to me watch out
. The rest is a blur.
CHAPTER 23
Viv
I can’t believe I just killed Annie.
I can’t bring myself to call her my sister anymore. Not after all the backstabbing bullshit she’s done over the years.
She was the sweet, innocent one, the perfect one. What the fuck happened for her to be this messed up?
I knew my parents’ death had messed with her head but I never thought it was this bad and that she would side with Jared.
I wonder if she was really in love with him or if it was just to make sure they wouldn’t kill her, but who would willingly put themselves through such a life.
I guess I’ll never know the real reason, and honestly, I don’t care anymore. All I want to do is live my own life, be happy and have a family. Gabe and I lost so many years of happiness we could have had thanks to Jared and Annie.
Gabe and I are going to have to sit down and talk about everything, what happened today, the past and what we want for the future. Now that Annie and Jared are gone, we can finally look forward without fear of one of us being taken away. It’s going to be a tough day, but if we come out of it together, it’ll be worth it.
I can’t believe he told me he loved me. The timing couldn’t have been more wrong, but I would have gone in peace, knowing that he really does love me. I don’t know if we’ll make it out of this unscathed, but no matter what, we love each other, we know it. That’s all that matters in this moment.
I kneel down next to Annie’s lifeless body and take a good look at her. It’s her, no doubt about that, a part of me thought she might have been a mirage. I think back to her confession and whilst it blows my mind, I feel nothing. I mourned for my sister twelve years ago, I don’t know who that stranger was in front of me.
“I wish things happened differently Annie, that you would have come to me back then instead of seeking help from the devil himself. I meant what I said, I haven’t had a sister in years, I lost her years ago. I wish you would have stayed that Annie, my Annie. In the end, you’re the one who brought about your own death, you were lucky to have twelve extra years. I hope you were happy otherwise all of this would have been for nothing.” I close her eyes with my fingers and turn my head to see Gabe walking towards me. I smile softly at him, relieved to see that he’s okay and that we’re both going to be okay. I stand up and walk towards him, ready to start my new life with my man. My happiness is short lived. “Watch out!” I yell at Gabe and run towards him. He turns around to and sees Jared standing up. Gabe doesn’t have his gun or anything to protect himself with. The scene in front of me plays out in slow motion. I run as fast as I can to Gabe and crash into his side, shoulder first, tackling his massive body to the ground. I hear a loud bang resonate through the warehouse and a sharp pain in my left side.
“No!” I hear Gabe yell, but he sounds like he’s on the other side of the warehouse. I continue to fall to the ground, half on top of Gabe when I hear another loud bang but don’t feel any pain this time. “Please no, Viv, look at me please.” I hear Gabe’s voice and I feel his hands pressing on the left side of my chest.
“I love you, Gabe.” My voice is raspy. I’m in so much pain and it’s so hard to keep my eyes open.
“I love you too, Vivian, please, don’t leave me. Don’t say goodbye, fight this for me.” I feel my eyes close, my breath hitching one last time, before the darkness takes me.
March 27, 2003
Dear diary,
Today was supposed to be a good day.
It started perfectly. Annie and I went shopping in New Orleans. I miss it there. We haven’t been there since our parents died, Trent never let us stray too far from the compound. It was weird at first, but seeing so many familiar places was good. We went to our favorite Chinese place that we used to go to once a month with the best orange chicken around.
We went to the mall and bought so many new clothes. The only good thing about Trent is that he throws money at us so we can buy whatever we want. I don’t care how it makes me sound, I’ll take his money and spend it. The man is fucking creepy and always trying to get us to agree to do things for him, but we aren’t giving him the satisfaction.
It’s one thing to buy our silence but it’s another to try to play matchmaker with the VP of a fucking MC who is sleazy and creepy as fuck. Trent wants me to be with Jared so the Kings and Bastards will merge and overpower the other MC in Louisiana.
I hate when people tell me what to do, and even more so when it means me having sex with someone I can’t even look at without shuddering.
After coming back from shopping, we put our stuff away and went out for dinner. Unfortunately for me, as we were leaving the restaurant, Jared was waiting, as if he knew where I would be. Fucking creep. He wanted me to go out with him and I didn’t want to. All I wanted to do was go home and watch some of the movies I bought earlier. He wouldn’t relent and I didn’t want to make a scene so I didn’t have much choice but to go along with him.
He decided that he wanted to go to a bar even though I’m only eighteen. He said it’d be okay because he knew the owner. I didn’t want to go in at all. I don’t want to drink around him or have him drink around me. I don’t want to be inebriated when I’m around him. I’m too scared of what he could and would do to me. I know what he’s capable of.
I tried to leave but he wouldn’t let me. He pulled me around the side of the bar, which was secluded and started yelling at me, telling me that we should get together, that it’d be good for family business or some shit I didn’t care enough to listen to. All I wanted to do was make a run for it.
Then a stranger walked up and started arguing with Jared, I’ll be forever thankful to him, who knows what would have happened to me otherwise. I’ve never seen the guy around but damn, he’s fucking hot! Tall, over 6ft for sure, with broad shoulders, a very lean and toned body, short beard, dishevelled black hair, plump lips that you want to suck on and a nice set of thighs that make you wanna sit on his lap. I’ve never felt like this around any guy. He is sex on legs and I wanna know more about him.
I at least, want to be able to thank him for saving my life. I mean he got punched and got his cheek lacerated because he saved me and that deserves at least a thank you that I don’t remember having the time to say.
Luckily Cabe was there with a couple of his men to break up the fight between Jared and my savior. As much as I’d love to see Jared get his ass kicked, the other guy didn’t deserve to be pulled into this mess. I’m glad he fought for me, but it’s not going to end well for him. You don’t want to mess with Jared.
Of course, as Annie came to pick me up, the mysterious guy saw her and I saw an instant connection. I was long forgotten. Well, I’m not even sure he was ever interested in me, but it hurt nonetheless. Annie always gets the attention from guys with her sultry looks. I swear we’re identical except for our eye and hair color but I look like an innocent angel and she looks like an exotic creature all the men want. I often thought about dying my hair, but then I would just be copying her. All I want is to have someone look at me like how my saviour looked at her. Maybe one day.
Even though I saw him first, they had a connection and she called dibs. There’s not much I can do. We always followed and respected each other when it came to calling dibs. I can’t go behind her back and try to seduce him if she has her eyes set on him and clearly he reciprocates.
I hope things will fix themselves at the club so Trent will leave me alone. I’m sure that if I tell him what happened tonight, he wouldn’t give a damn and would just call me a fucking prude before telling me that it clearly shows how much Jared likes me.
I can’t believe he’s willing to pull this shit with his own niece.
I hate him, I hate my life, I hate that Annie and I have to go through all of this.
I sometimes wish I could end this nightmare, but I don’t want to leave Annie alone, that wouldn’t be fair.
I hope with time things will get better. I can’t wait to be abl
e to get away from this place.
Viv.
CHAPTER 24
Gabe
This can’t be happening. I can’t lose Viv, not again.
Why in the hell did she jump in front of me? She should have let me take the bullet. It would’ve been a lot easier for me to handle than having to watch her limp body take her last breath in my arms. I cradle her to my chest. Aleck and Ant shake and shout at me, but I don’t hear them. All I want is to be left alone with Viv.
Aleck pushes me away and I try to fight him but don’t have any strength left. He and Ant carry Viv outside, while Nic applies pressure on her wound.
My world has just come crashing down. The one thing I dreaded the most happened all because I said those three fucking words. I should have kept my mouth shut, I knew something would happen if I said them.
She can’t leave me. I can handle all the bullshit that went on today, but not losing Viv. No, I can’t handle that at all.
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