Page 14 of The Retaliation You Deliver

“Do I? She was a pawn in my game, Cupcake. Why do you think I never intended on her meeting any of you.”

“Oh,” she says with a laugh. “So that’s why you took her to a Harris party. You thought none of us would be there.”

“You weren’t meant to make friends with her,” I mutter.

“Well, I did. And while I might be devastated for what you’ve been through, Lee. While I might sit here and hold your hand and cry with you, don’t think I’m not fucking furious with you for treating her like a piece of shit.”

“She never helped me, Letty. She knew and she did nothing.”

“She was a child. What did you really expect her to do? Her only guardian was an abusive cunt of a man. You really think she was going to go up against him?”

A shudder of fear runs down my spine again at the possibility of him hurting her.

“He never touched her.”

“Oh, know that for a fact do you? Because ten minutes ago none of us had a clue he ever touched you.”

“She was a virgin,” I shout, my frustration getting the better of me.

“Was?” Letty questions, one brow shooting up.

“Yeah,was.I stole that from her just like that cunt stole everything from me.”

All the blood drains from Letty’s face as she stares at me. It’s like suddenly she’s staring into the eyes of a stranger.

Of a monster.

Of him.

“Tell me you didn’t, Lee. For the love of God tell me you didn’t hurt her.”

A wicked smile curls up at the corner of my lips as I remember sinking into her tight pussy for the fight time and how fucking good it felt.

“Oh, yeah, I hurt her. But she was fucking begging for it.”

I don’t see her hand coming, but I sure as fucking feel it as her palm connects with my cheek in a burning slap.

“Who even are you?” She spits, her lip curled in disgust. “I get that this is hard, Leon. I get that you’re hurting. But she doesn’t deserve any of this. She’s good, innocent, pure, and you fucking ruined her.”

“Just like he did me. Karma’s a bitch.”

She stares at me for a beat longer before following Luca’s lead and storming from the room.

Well… that went well.

* * *

I sit on the couch with my head in my hands for the longest time alone in our living room.

I knew this would happen.

The second they discovered the truth, all of them have run from me.

I get it. I’m tainted. Poisoned.

With a groan, I push up from the couch knowing there’s only one thing I can do right now. Only one person I can visit.

It’s been days since I beat him within an inch of his life, he’s long overdue for a visit from his favorite son.