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he…”
“Like he…?” Courtney pressed as I moved my gaze to the
window.
“Like he… hates me.”
They both shook their heads and rolled their eyes at me,
as though I was exaggerating but they didn’t know, they hadn’t seen how he was
with me, so I just shrugged it off with them.
“Details” I ordered as I pulled up a chair and leant
forwards, resting my elbows on my knees as I braced myself.
“Mason, I’m tired. Greg has all the details, can’t you
just ask him?”
I sighed with a heavy anger as I watched her struggle
with the pain as she tried to settle down under the sheets.
“Come round tonight. I’ll dump the kids on Greg’s mom and
we can make a night of it.” Courtney told me and I didn’t miss the heat in her
eyes as she silently revealed what else we would be doing along with talking.
“Sure.” I smiled slyly at her as I pushed my chair back
and planted a gentle kiss on Kerrie’s forehead, avoiding her cuts, “Sleep, I’ll
bring the twins in tomorrow.”
She nodded and smiled tiredly before I walked from the
room. The difficulty at keeping my rage sustained was growing worse by the
second as my blood heated at the sight of her. There was nobody more gentle and
caring than Kerrie and this… this bullshit needing dealing with, fast.
And mercilessly.
Chapter 2
Ava
“You are kidding me?” I laughed
as I swiped a pizza slice from the box and stared at Courtney.
“Uh-uh.” Her lips twisted gleefully as her eyes twinkled
with the fun. “He grinned at Lay, practically ate her up as she danced, then
Lucas turned, glared at him and lifted his wedding ring in warning.”
My jaw dropped and I stared at her, “Yeah but… Bulk! Room
103 Bulk, in the Panther! Damn, I miss all the excitement.”
“They were all in there, but it was Bulk that was eyeing
Layla.”
Mason growled beside me and I rolled my eyes and stared
at him, “I’m sure Lucas looked after her, Mason. In fact Little Willow doesn’t
need any protection; she’s a near match for me.”
Scoffs resounded in the room as I leant for my drink.
“Come on then, what’s the score?” Mason asked and we all looked at Greg.
He sighed and frowned as his face covered with a slight
anguish, “It’s sorta’ hard to explain but I’ll start from the beginning.”
“Well, yeah that would help.” Mason scoffed sarcastically
and I glared at him. He raised an eyebrow at me, goading me to argue but I
rolled my eyes and backed down. We didn’t need to argue when this was something
that needed sorting sooner rather than later.
“William has been called for jury duty.” Greg started and
I groaned, knowing where this was going before he’d got there. He turned to me
and nodded, “Yep, the Denarii case that’s been in all the press.”
“Fuck!” Mason spat as he leaned back in his chair to
digest the information.
Ric Denarii was the top man in a drug cartel that was
operating in the east of London. He’d been caught in the middle of a deal after
an undercover police squad had been watching the gang for around a year and had
finally got lucky. The evidence was beyond a doubt incriminating and he was indisputably
going down for a long time.
Mason had been introduced, not nicely, to the gang before
and I watched his face as his teeth clenched with the name. “Go on.”
“Well William’s been approached by Denarii’s lawyer ,
who offered William a deal.” Greg flinched as he looked away and I physically
saw Mason harden.
“The deal?”
“Well, basically they told him they would let him live if
he threw the verdict.”
Mason nodded and sighed almost peacefully but I knew him
better, the calm that enveloped him was anything but calm and I turned to Greg
to divert from Mason’s anger. “So what’s this got to do with Kerrie?”
Greg rose from the sofa and went to grab the bottle of
whisky from the side, holding it up to everybody in a silent offering. I shook
my head and waited as he poured him and
“Like he…?” Courtney pressed as I moved my gaze to the
window.
“Like he… hates me.”
They both shook their heads and rolled their eyes at me,
as though I was exaggerating but they didn’t know, they hadn’t seen how he was
with me, so I just shrugged it off with them.
“Details” I ordered as I pulled up a chair and leant
forwards, resting my elbows on my knees as I braced myself.
“Mason, I’m tired. Greg has all the details, can’t you
just ask him?”
I sighed with a heavy anger as I watched her struggle
with the pain as she tried to settle down under the sheets.
“Come round tonight. I’ll dump the kids on Greg’s mom and
we can make a night of it.” Courtney told me and I didn’t miss the heat in her
eyes as she silently revealed what else we would be doing along with talking.
“Sure.” I smiled slyly at her as I pushed my chair back
and planted a gentle kiss on Kerrie’s forehead, avoiding her cuts, “Sleep, I’ll
bring the twins in tomorrow.”
She nodded and smiled tiredly before I walked from the
room. The difficulty at keeping my rage sustained was growing worse by the
second as my blood heated at the sight of her. There was nobody more gentle and
caring than Kerrie and this… this bullshit needing dealing with, fast.
And mercilessly.
Chapter 2
Ava
“You are kidding me?” I laughed
as I swiped a pizza slice from the box and stared at Courtney.
“Uh-uh.” Her lips twisted gleefully as her eyes twinkled
with the fun. “He grinned at Lay, practically ate her up as she danced, then
Lucas turned, glared at him and lifted his wedding ring in warning.”
My jaw dropped and I stared at her, “Yeah but… Bulk! Room
103 Bulk, in the Panther! Damn, I miss all the excitement.”
“They were all in there, but it was Bulk that was eyeing
Layla.”
Mason growled beside me and I rolled my eyes and stared
at him, “I’m sure Lucas looked after her, Mason. In fact Little Willow doesn’t
need any protection; she’s a near match for me.”
Scoffs resounded in the room as I leant for my drink.
“Come on then, what’s the score?” Mason asked and we all looked at Greg.
He sighed and frowned as his face covered with a slight
anguish, “It’s sorta’ hard to explain but I’ll start from the beginning.”
“Well, yeah that would help.” Mason scoffed sarcastically
and I glared at him. He raised an eyebrow at me, goading me to argue but I
rolled my eyes and backed down. We didn’t need to argue when this was something
that needed sorting sooner rather than later.
“William has been called for jury duty.” Greg started and
I groaned, knowing where this was going before he’d got there. He turned to me
and nodded, “Yep, the Denarii case that’s been in all the press.”
“Fuck!” Mason spat as he leaned back in his chair to
digest the information.
Ric Denarii was the top man in a drug cartel that was
operating in the east of London. He’d been caught in the middle of a deal after
an undercover police squad had been watching the gang for around a year and had
finally got lucky. The evidence was beyond a doubt incriminating and he was indisputably
going down for a long time.
Mason had been introduced, not nicely, to the gang before
and I watched his face as his teeth clenched with the name. “Go on.”
“Well William’s been approached by Denarii’s lawyer ,
who offered William a deal.” Greg flinched as he looked away and I physically
saw Mason harden.
“The deal?”
“Well, basically they told him they would let him live if
he threw the verdict.”
Mason nodded and sighed almost peacefully but I knew him
better, the calm that enveloped him was anything but calm and I turned to Greg
to divert from Mason’s anger. “So what’s this got to do with Kerrie?”
Greg rose from the sofa and went to grab the bottle of
whisky from the side, holding it up to everybody in a silent offering. I shook
my head and waited as he poured him and
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