Brutal: A Dark Romance (Saint and Sinners Book 3) by Ruby Vincent

Author:Ruby Vincent [Vincent, Ruby]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ruby Vincent
Published: 2021-04-19T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

“Argh!”

The chair legs impaled the plaster, stuck for a beat, and crashed to the floor.

“How the fuck did this happen?!” Saint bellowed.

“They planned it.” I was curled up on the threadbare couch in the same spot since the night before. Spots of blood stained my shirt. I couldn’t summon the energy to crawl in the shower. “They wanted Brutal to give them an excuse.”

How had this happened? My boyfriend forced to fight to the death. One of the few friends I have left lying in a hospital bed. The other hiding out with the ledger.

“Do not become another casualty in this war. By the time you realize it’s not worth it, it’ll be too late.”

Is there a worse crime your parent could commit than being right when you swore to prove them wrong? Well, I’m fucking admitting it. It’s not worth it. Brutal killed or seriously injured to get money to track down Raul to get the ledger back and save a city that clearly didn’t want to be saved. Why was I sacrificing everyone I loved for this place? What had Cinco given me but a hard life?

“What now?” Mercer asked. He knelt next to me, stroking my hair. “I’ve been to a tournament match. While I don’t doubt Brutal’s skills, it’s another level in there.”

Killian rose. “You’ve been to a match? I’ve heard talk about it over the years, but the Kings lock the dates and locations down so deep, it’s harder to find than their casinos.”

“I went once. On a date. The client didn’t tell me where we were going beforehand,” he said. “They attach weapons to the bars. Pipes, knives, bats, and bottles. The bloodier the fight, the better. If the Kings won’t let you go till you wipe out everyone who faces you,” he said to Brutal, “the chances of you making it to the end unscathed go severely down.”

I threw my arm over my eyes, wishing I could block out Mercer as easily as Brutal’s stony expression. Why didn’t we climb back in the car and put that warehouse in our rearview?

“This Meza woman and her family,” Saint began, “how attached are you to them, Bunny?”

I lurched up. “Saint!”

“That got you up.” Saint got between me and the pillow. “We won’t let anything happen to her, Adeline. She stood up for you both and took a bullet in reward. Loyalty is respected. But we’re not standing by and letting this shit happen. The real question is how attached are Meza and her people to Cinco? They may need to be moved.”

I nodded. “I bet she’s thinking the same thing right now. Lane was quick to threaten Ben, Miranda, their mom, and the gym. Even quicker to shoot her. He’ll pull that again the next time she stands in the way of something he wants—if he lets there be a next time. He stepped over Zhang’s body cackling and twirling his mustache over outsmarting us. He didn’t give a shit that one of his own died.

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