Page 82 of Thorns of Deceit

Aiden slid his hand in his pocket and pulled out his phone. He typed in his passcode, then showed me the screen. A video played, showing my girlfriends and me with Angelo Leone’s dead body, dismembering him and then taking him out of the apartment.

“How…” I couldn’t find the words or understand how he was able to retrieve something like that from inside our apartment.

He pocketed his phone. “Come with me and you won’t have to worry about it.”

“You can’t show that to anyone,” I whispered. Did he think I killed Angelo Leone, or was there more footage, and he knew it was Reina? God, if he showed this to Amon or Dante Leone… I didn’t dare think what would happen. “Aiden, promise me nobody else has this footage.”

He studied me, his eyes unwavering and cold. “I’m the only one who has this footage, and it’ll remain that way if you come with me.”

THIRTY-ONE

AIDEN

Raven was smart and she knew there was no other option but to come with me. Should I feel guilty that I forced her hand? Maybe, but I wasn’t. Not even close.

“It’s you and me,mo cuishle,” I added smugly. “You had your taste of freedom, but now we’re going home.”

Her shoulders slumped and I watched the delicate skin on her throat bob as she swallowed. “Where is home?”

“New York, but first… we’ll have our honeymoon.”

Her jaw clenched and her eyes narrowed to slits. “I don’t want a damn honeymoon.”

“Nonetheless, we shall have it. As you said, I’m old, and it’s high time you gave me an heir.”

Unease flashed across her face before she schooled it into a blank mask.

“Jesus Christ, how can someone be so attractive yet so demented?” she muttered.

I smiled, strangely pleased. At least she found me attractive. It was something to go off on. Maybe if I fucked her into oblivion, I’d convince her I had all my faculties.

“We’re going to leave this apartment,” I instructed, extending my hand. “You’ll come willing and more than eager, and I promise nobody will ever see that video. Fuck with me, and…”

Judging by the way she slapped my hand out of the way, she knew exactly what I meant.

“Can I at least go to the bathroom before we leave?” she snapped.

I narrowed my eyes, studying her suspiciously. She’d just come out of the bathroom.

“No,” I finally said, not willing to risk her slipping through my fingers. “Since you’ve just come out of thetoilette, I’m sure it can wait until we get to my place.”

She glared at me, and hissed, “You’ll regret this, Aiden.”

Then she walked by me with her head held high. I smiled, following her strides as she made her way out of the bedroom. My gaze lingered on the beautiful curve of her ass, despite the ugly dress she was wearing. It was impossible not to admire the way her clothes hugged her curves, especially her waist and hips.

It made my dick twitch and I couldn’t wait to fuck her. I’d fuck her six ways to Sunday and tire her out with my tongue and my cock, then listen to her moans until she was just as obsessed with me as I was with her.

I would come up with many methods—all of them downright filthy—to win her over.

Thankfully, we didn’t run into anyone, and once we reached my SUV parked in front of the building, my brothers stepped out of the vehicle.

“Finally,” Tyran grumbled. “What did you two do up there? Probably ponder on your life choices and bad decisions.”

“They probably had a quickie,” was Kyran’s brilliant rebuttal as he opened the door for Raven and extended his hand like a gentleman.

“Ha ha… funny,” Raven muttered, shooting him a glare.

“Get in the driver’s seat,” I ordered, slapping his hand and shutting the door before Raven could slide in.