Den of Vipers

before she wakes up and starts punching people again.”
“Do you think she would?” he questions wistfully.
“Crazy fucker,” I mutter, as I hoist her tattered bag higher and head
downstairs.
Garett is still holding her, looking like he would rather be anywhere else,
and Ryder is wandering around the bar. No doubt learning everything he can.
I know how to read people, but Ryder? He’s made it a fucking game, a sport,
to find people’s weaknesses and exploit them, destroy them with what he
learned.
Little miss Roxy will be no different.
“All packed, she doesn’t have much.” I shrug.
Ryder nods. “I don’t think Roxy cares about things other than this bar.”
Garrett growls, “Fucking great, can we leave now?”
“Scared she’s going to take a shot at your junk again?” I taunt, and he
narrows his gaze at me.
“I’ll carry her,” Diesel offers. I step in his path as Garrett turns her away
from him.
“That’s okay, man, he’s got it,” I say to the man who frowns and peeks
around me to try and see her. Fuck, I look over at Ryder and he nods, he’s
noticed it too. The last person Diesel became obsessed with ended up being
burned to death. We want her to suffer, but not that much…not yet.
That means we need to stay between him and her, at least for now.
“Come on, we’ll head back.” I clap him on the shoulder, dragging him
away as Ryder steps between him and Garrett to further block his view.
Diesel moans but perks up when I tell him he can drive.
“We’ll meet you back here, get the guest room ready so she can stay there
for now,” Ryder calls, and I nod.
Guest room? Like she’ll be staying in there for the long haul. It seems
Roxy is going to live with us. And from just the moment I spent with her, I’m
betting she’s going to try her best to kill us for that.
I can’t wait.
It’s been awhile since we last did something fun, this one just happens to
come in a delectable package which I plan to open. Yes, I’ll have Roxy
before we kill her. I’ll make her beg for it, crave it until she caves…then I’ll
finally fuck her.
She’s now lost the biggest bet of all—her freedom and her life.