Chapter 136
Alyssa
Completely sated and boneless, I sit up and watch silently as King meticulously y cleans his weapons after stuffing our clothes in a black trash bag The blood wed just had the most unhinged sex is now drying and caking on my skin, a visceral reminder of the woman I became tonight.
Chief Phillips is gone, hanging on the wall with his vacant eyes fixed on me and the smell of death in the air. Maybe I should feel disgust or remorse for what happened here, but I don’t. He got what was coming to him, and now countless women can sleep peacefully at night knowing they’ll never have to encounter him again.
I shift, feeling the delicious ache between my legs, and a satisfied smile curls on my lips.
King glances back at me, his lips twitching with amusement. His obsession with me blazes in his eyes, like a wolf savoring its claim. “What’s that face for. Litten? You’re acting like I’ve never fucked you before.”
My smile widens into a smirk. “Not like that.”
“Not regretting anything yet, are you?”
Does look like I am I tease.
He cocks a brow, his voice low and taunting. “I don’t know. Maybe the idea that I’m a sick fuck is slowly creeping into your head. Post–sex clarity is a thing
1 jump up, wrapping my arms around his naked, crimson–streaked body, Burying my face into his neck, I nuzzle him, inhaling the scent of sweat, blood, and King. Apparently, I’m just as sick as you are because that was the hottest sex we’ve ever had”
And w
we’ve had some really hai
His chest rumbles against me as he laughs. “Yeah, it was”
My lips brush his jaw, and I purr, “I think I need more.”
I know we should be running to Gray to tell him about his scheming wife, but just like when she walked in on us fucking, my needs feel more important. Besides, where the hell is she going to go? Gray’s right in the living room. It’s not like he’s going to let her run off in the middle of the night.
King chuckles as he pulls me back slightly, amusement glinting in his gaze. “When we finally kill ha, Ill fuck you in his blood as many times as you want. But unfortunately, the cleaning crew will be here soon, and I don’t want Gray to have to call another one when I kill all of them for seeing you naked”
I pout, fighting a grin at his possessiveness. “Fine, but I’m holding you to that”
“Of course you are.”
He strides to the comer of the garage, grabbing a hose. When he turns it on, the icy spray makes me yelp
“Oh my god, that’s so cold” I exclaim, laughing despite the chill.
He smirks, his laugh a low rumble. “The faster you let me wash you off, the faster I can get you home and into a hot shower.”
I try not to squirm as the water shocks my system, quickly rinsing off the blood. Once he finishes with me, he sprays himself down, the crimson running off his tattooed skin. When he grabs a towel from the shelf and tosses me a bag. I unzip it to find a set of clothes–undergarments, leggings. a t–shirt, and a fleece jacket. All in my size.
What the hell How did he already have this ready?
I raise a silent, demanding brow
His smirk deepens. “Always gotta be prepared for anything, kitten.”
Rolling my eyes, I dry off and dress quickly. King pulls on sweatpants and a hoodie, and I can’t help but watch, a hunger building inside me once again
Damn. You’d think my poor vagina had had enough already, but apparently not. I’m starting to feel like a bitch in heat, and I didn’t even get this way until my second trimester when I was pregnant with Zuri
Once we’re dressed, he moves towards the door, but I grab his arm, stopping him. “Wait. What are we going to tell Gray?”
“Depends on what she’s already told him,” he replies evenly.
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I frown “Well you already know it’s going to be a be.”
“And he’d believe every word of at like the timp he is
I hum in agreement. I guess we’ll just have to wail and see what she tells him first
King grabs my hand, and with my free one. I flip off Phillips corpse as the door closes shut behind us.
We walk into the living room to find Gray and Christine on the couch, her perched on his lap. nervously chewing her lip. When her eyes meet mine, something flashes in them–panic, maybe or guilt
Gray’s gaze immediately shifts to me, his eyes raking over my body like he’s sear
‘s scanning for damage. When he doesn’t find any, his shoulders visibly relax. “Good work in there. I thought i’d take longer,” he says, his voice steady. “How’d you break him?”
is sho
Hmm. It seems like Christine hasn’t spilled anything yet
Interesting
Is she banking on the idea that catching us mid–fuck makes us complicit somehow! Or is she scheming something else entirely?
King squerres my hand, his voice rich with pride. I didn’t
Gray’s brows lift slightly as he turns to me. “You? How?”
Before I can answer. King cuts in smoothly. “We can talk about that later. Right now, we need to fi
to figure out why”
Christine stands abruptly, interrupting him. “Alyssa, can I talk to you for a minute! Alone?”
Does she think I’m stupid:
King subdly angles his body between me and her, a silent warning in his stance. Then, I feel him slip something cool and hard into my jacket pocket
Probably a blade
I give a small reluctant nod before following her Gray’s confusion flickers across her face, but he doesn’t press.
Once we’re alone in the laundry room, Christine closes the door behind her, and I instinctively reach into my pocket, my fingers curling around the smooth handle of the knife. Just in case.
The faint scent of detergent clings to the air, making the blood–soaked memory of the garage. A soft hum from the dryer fills the tense silence. broken only by Christine’s nervous breathing.
I glare at her. “Are you going to tell him, or will I have to?”
Her composure wavers slightly. “It wasn’t what it looked like.
“Bullshit,” I snap. “You m
were sneaking into the garage to talk in the C
Chief
She exhales shakily, wrapping her red silk robe nighter around herself as though it’ll shield her from my scrutiny. “He has a tape of us having sex.” The words his bike a bucket of ice water My brows pinch together. “What
Her voice drops, trembling 1 met Phillips when I was eighteen. I had just aged out of the foster system, I had no money, no permanent place to stay. I was drunk in a bar, and he approached me. Asked if I was a prostitute. I said no, but he still offered me ten grand to sleep with him. She looks down, shame writion all over her face. I took it. He told me if I ever said anything, he’d release the tape. Show the world how much of a gold- digging shut I was. I stayed away from him until Gray brought him here!
Her confession hangs heavily in the air. “So why did you even try to see him tonight, then? If he took advantage of you like that?”
Her mouth presses into a thin line before the answers. “I knew once he went missing, his devices would be searched. I wanted to find the tape and delete it before anyone else before Gray could see it”
My eyes widen with realization. Yeah, she’s a buch, and I really don’t like her or think she’s a good match for my brother, but she’s a victim just like
She deserves justice too.
“Do you even think he still has it That was years ago, right?”
Her lips curl in disgust. “He’s a predator. Of course, he kept it. I’m sure he kept videos of all his conquests”
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She’s probably right. But even if he did, fading it could be a nightmare. It could be anywhere-
And we’d have to break into his house to even try
Wait.. who is “we“? Am I seriously considering helping her!
-on any device.
“Look. Alyssa” she says, her tone sharper now, masking her previous vulnerability. Tm not like you. I’ve worked hard to bury my past. To become the kind of woman Gray wants. I can’t have him thinking that I’m some..big whore. He’ll end up leaving me.”
Excuse me? What the fuck dors that mean! Not like me
I swallow my retort, crossing my arms, I know I’m going to hate doing this, but fuck it if I were in the same situation, I’d be desperate to get that tape back too. What he did was absolutely disgusting, and she didn’t deserve that
No woman does.
“I can’t believe I’m saying this,” I pause, mentally slapping the shit out of myself. “But I feel the need to help you. We’ve got maybe a day or two before he’s reported missing, so we’ll need to move fast”
er’s backs anyway”
She exhales in relief, but then her expression shifts. Calculating “Good, I’d hope you agree. I thought we could, scratch each other’s
I narrow my eyes. “How so
A sickly sweet smile slithers across her face. “If you help me and keep your bis best friends. I’m sure he won’t be ino happy about that”
mouth i
shus, Gray won’t have to find out about you fucking all three of
My blood boil. This bitch. Is she really trying to blackmail me right now!
I know she saw how Phillips looked after we killed him. Does she have a fucking death wish? Because I can yank out her perfect harbie teeth too…
My expression remains calm as the lie begins to fall from my lips. “T’im not-”
She cuts me off rolling her eyes. “Please. It’s so obvious. I don’t even know how Gray hasn’t caught on by now”
Islam my mouth closed and shoot daggers at her. “God, I want to beat your ass so badly right now. I hope you know that,” I growt
She shrugs, though I catch the conflict flicker across her face. “Believe it or not, Alyssa. I actually like you. My survival just comes first,” “Yeah, well the feelings not mutual grit my teeth, fighting back the urge to hit her. “So, what’s the plan, then“”
“Tomorrow, we’ll tell Gray we’re going shopping and break into Phillips house
I grimser. Like anyone would believe that
ht she was betraying Gray and the MC
1 hate her more right now than I did when I met her. Or even seconds ago, when I thought i
She might have the upper hand right now, but it won’t last..
I’ll get her back, and she’ll never see it coming
I finally nod. “Fine. I’ll talk to King and the guys without Gray finding out. Well have to sit down and come up with an actual game plan because this all sounds risky as fuck”
I’m not ending up in fucking prison because of her,
And neither a
are my men
Christine reaches out, offering a perfectly manicured hand. “Ther
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