Page 39 of Unspoken Lies

“Lincoln!” he screams. “Fuck, I didn’t mean anything by it. You wouldn’t have remembered me fucking you. Why is this such a big deal?”

“There’s a drug problem in Santa Barbara,” Lili says patiently, despite how disgusted she must feel.

I’ve killed people on her behalf for less than this. My blood is boiling.

“I’m not dealing, I just got some for fun,” Lincoln yells.

God, he’s so damn loud.

“Are you having fun yet?” I ask, smirking in derision. “Lili is about to be.”

“I don’t really like men,” she says, pursing her lips. “Your girlfriend on the other hand, she was kind of cute. I might sleep with her, take her away from a giant baby like yourself.”

Every word is a lie, but if you don’t know her, it’s impossible to tell.

“Livie would never,” Lincoln growls, making Jared bark out a laugh.

Liliana is a really good interrogator. Damn. She glances at me, and I can tell she wants to continue to work from here. He’s already talking, I don’t see the harm in it.

“Watch the blood please,” I sigh.

“Of course,” she murmurs under her breath. “Girls who lick pussy just do it better, Lincoln. It’s not your fault for being unable to satisfy your girl. She said you liked your girls spicy, didn't she?”

“That’s just for me,” he complains. He’s face down on the floor, trussed up like a pig, and still talking back to her with his broken finger. Idiot. “I like to fuck a variety of girls. Livie gets it.”

“I think she gets off on drugging people,” Lili snorts. “That’s the excuse of power, Lincoln. She caught me in a moment of conversation. I’d rather kidnap and kill you, all while you know that you’re going to die. That’s the type of high I enjoy. Who are you getting the drugs from?”

The change of conversation is fast enough that it confuses Lincoln, and he struggles to process it.

“You’re tall for a girl, but there’s no way you could kill… ow!”

There goes another finger. Some people will never learn. Jared, Elijah, and I watch as Liliana keeps Lincoln off balance. Ifind her fascinating, but not enough to take her apart to see what makes her tick. I already know anyway.

Lili has always been savage, but we made her into this. Grief and blood lust is why she’s eager to dismantle Lincoln, and the slightest wrong move will pull her attention our way.

“Fine, there’s this guy in Goleta,” he says. “He goes byel Tigreand nothing else. I call him up when I need drugs, he sends one of his guys to drop it off, and I pay him cash. I never see any of them, I drop the cash in a paper bag on a park bench.”

This guy sounds like an amateur.

“I’ll take that help now to transport him, please. Someone grab his phone and text Livie to meet him close to here,” Lili says. “I want to peel her skin from her body.”

“Wow,” William whispers.

“If you handle this, I’ll pay you hazard pay,” I tell him, rolling my eyes.

“Yeah, yeah, boss. She’s fucking scary,” he mutters, picking him up with Jared’s help. “I took his phone from him earlier. It’s in my pocket actually. I’ll check the charge and do what’s necessary.”

“Thanks,” Elijah says. “Sounds like his girl has some odd views about relationships.”

We follow William and Jared out, while William smirks. “Isn’t there a girl code she’s breaking by doing this?” he asks.

“There is,” Lili says. “I plan to show her the error of her ways as soon as you apprehend her for me.”

William dumps Lincoln in the trunk and nods.

“Enjoy,” he says, stepping away. “I’ll keep you updated, boss.”

Liliana hands her keys to Jared with a sigh, saying, “Let’s get this over with. I’m behind on everything else I need to be doing.”