“He almost killed Beau, but I got him back good and then Caleb and Daniel’s men found me before I could actually kill the fucker.”
Okay, she could do this. She had everything to lose and she won’t allow Grant to take her away from Sam again. She only had to draw him away from Elena. She tried to tell Elena what she was planning through her eyes. The other woman gave her a confused frown. Fine then, solo act it was...
“You can try whatever you want, you asshole, it won’t change a thing!” she yelled at him, hiding her relief as she saw his grip on Elena loosen a bit.
“Really? You ending up in prison for murder seems like a fine outcome for me,” he mused with a glint in his eye.
“Yeah, I’ll go to prison. But I still won’t be your wife anymore. I’ll be free from you even if I am locked up.” He let go of Elena’s hair and she finally saw that Elena was catching on to her plan.
“You will be my wife until your last breath, bitch,” he yelled at her.
“No, because I have given myself to Samuel. I belong to him and nothing you can do will ever change that! You can even kill me and I’ll still be his!” She spit toward him and in a blast of fury, he dropped Elena and his knife and rushed over to her. His hands gripped her throat tightly and squeezed. He didn’t shout at her, he didn’t contradict her. He was simply focused on killing her, right there and then. She could feel her face turning purple, her lungs burning from lack of oxygen and her eyes bulging from the pressure but she smiled at him as she saw Elena stand to her feet, arms raised above her head, gripping Grant’s knife tightly.
“Die, you son of a bitch!” she screamed before plunging the knife into his back.
Grant let out a sound of surprise before dropping to his knees and rolling over.
“Holy shit!” Sophie managed through her hacking. Elena didn’t waste any time as Sophie continued to cough violently. She rushed over with the keys and released Sophie’s shackles.
They didn’t exchange any words as they grabbed each other’s hands, jumped over Grant’s groaning form, and rushed up the stairway. They glanced up and down the deserted corridor before Elena pulled Sophie to the left. They rushed through the kitchen and out the service door. As the door slammed shut behind them, they heard several shouting voices. Sophie could make out the words ‘NYPD’ and ‘hands above your heads’ before she heard the distinct sound of a curse followed by her name.
Beau and Dave came rushing forward past the policemen and the officers hesitantly lowered their raised weapons. Sophie fell into Beau’s arms in a sobbing, wheezing mess as she saw him raise a hand to press on the earpiece.
“I’ve got her. South wing, service exit.”
“I thought I told you guys to stay away from this,” she told him as he draped a blanket that one of the officers handed him over her shoulders. She saw Dave doing the same with Elena.
“Yeah, well, the moment you got snatched, Sage took control of the cavalry.” The moment the words tumbled out of his mouth she heard a small, angry voice from behind the police.
“Get out of my way, fuckers.” Sage appeared, hair tied back in a ponytail, dressed in tight black leather from head to toe. A gun was strapped to one side of her hip and a large knife to the other.
“Holy shit,” Elena exclaimed and Sophie chuckled.
“Looks like she is cavalry.”
“Hey, babe, good to see you made it out,” Sage told her as she pulled her into a hug. A short hug as she was suddenly pulled from behind into a pair of big, strong, and familiar arms. Sam was panting softly, like he had been running, as he held her close.
“Thank God!” he exclaimed into her hair before looking into her eyes.
“Where is that bastard so I can kill him myself!” he grunted and Sophie ran her hand through his hair.
“He’s downstairs, in the basement. You’ll have to hurry because there’s a good chance that he is bleeding out.” He frowned down at her. “Elena stabbed him with a knife in the back.”
“Nice,” Sage commented before walking over to Elena.
“We haven’t met. I’m Sage and I like you.”
Elena gave her a nervous smile as Daniel emerged from the house with three uniformed men, carrying an unconscious Grant.
“I have to say, this could have gone down a lot smoother.”
Sage laughed. “Oh, please, Dan, that fucker got what he deserved!” She walked over and kicked Grant in the balls. He made a groaning sound but still seemed knocked out.
“Sage!” Beau cried out before rolling his eyes and pulling her away.
“Let’s get you two checked out by the EMTs and get your statements. Then we can put this all behind us,” Sam murmured into her ear.
“Sounds perfect,” she answered.
Epilogue
One year later
Elena gasped in awe as Sophie emerged from the bathroom. Sage and Mills were both reclining on a fancy-looking sofa, drinking whiskey and smoking a cigarette, but they both jumped up as they saw her. Riley came out behind her, beaming.
“Isn’t it just beautiful?” she asked with an awed voice.
“Spectacular!” Mills answered.
It was Sophie’s wedding day. After a gruesome eight months of trials, Grant, his brother, and most of their men were behind bars for the rest of their lives. Then it had taken another three months to get the court to sign off on her divorce papers and as soon as she got the signed letter from the judge, Sage and Milané had planned her entire wedding in less than four weeks. It was being held in the amazing gardens at the Dunford mansion and now it was finally the day she had been waiting for and dreaming of since she was nineteen years old. Bob was giving her away and the four girls were her bridesmaids. She was wearing the most beautiful wedding dress, her hair had finally grown out again and she had colored it back to her original blonde. She and Sam couldn’t be happier and today was the start to more happiness.
“Are you ready?” Elena asked her.
“Hell, yes!”
“Whoop-whoop!” Sage cried as she downed her drink. She and Mills were both in skin-tight, black leather mini dresses, while Elena and Riley were in white mini dresses. Her own wedding gown had a white bodice, but bottomed out in tufted tulle that had slashes of black in it and it was exactly what she had wanted. They made their way downstairs, all jokes and giggles until they reached the patio doors where Bob was waiting for them in a dashing black suit and a huge cowboy hat.
“Baby girl. You look beautiful.”
“Thanks, Pops.” She kissed his cheek and hooked her arm through his. The doors opened and she could hear the guitar music start up. Beau and Dave had written her a song for the walk and she swayed slightly to the beautiful melody as the girls walked down the garden path and finally down the aisle. She and Bob followed behind them and she squeezed his hand tightly as she saw Sam standing next to the altar, also dressed in a black suit with a black Stetson on his head. It was a beautiful sight. She felt the tears well up as he beamed at her across the distance. Bob shook Sam’s hand, kissed her cheek and placed her hand in Sam’s.
“You look beautiful, baby,” he murmured.
Sophie couldn’t help herself. She flung her arms around his shoulders and kissed him deeply. The crowd chuckled and the pastor cleared his throat. She pulled away sheepishly.
“I love you forever, my handsome man,” she whispered against his mouth. He bit her lips softly.
“Longer than forever.” His lips closed over hers again and she couldn’t care less about the chuckles or the pastor and his annoying throat clearing. This was her man and hers forever.
The End
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