Page 59 of Violent Little Thing

Epilogue II

ADONIS

I drop to a squat and stare at the wide eyes, forever frozen in time.

He hadn’t seen me coming and that was my favorite part.

Weston had looked better than he ever had. Healthy. Sober. Decent.

But he had to know this was coming. Had to know there would be no rest for him after what he’d done to his sister.

Unlike the night of the auction, I hit his heart on the first try.

Now, as I count the bullet holes in his chest, I smirk.

One.

Two.

Three.

Four .

Four bullets for the fourth man I killed for fucking with the woman I loved.

Four promises kept .

I can sleep easily at night while he rots in the dirt with Jimmy, Kenneth, and Samuel.

Unflinching, I study the blood on my shoes as I stand. I need to clean myself up at Alonzo’s and go get flowers for my baby.

Today is her birthday and I’m not missing another minute of it.