Wicked Girls by Heather Atkinson

Author:Heather Atkinson [Atkinson, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Boldwood Books
Published: 2022-11-30T16:00:00+00:00

17

They all looked to the door when there came the sound of it being unlocked. The door burst open and in charged three men, one of whom was Liam. Their clothing was torn and they had scratches all over their faces and arms.

‘What the hell happened?’ said Caesar.

‘Her fucking brother happened,’ exclaimed Liam, waving a hand at Toni. ‘He only brought with him three pitbulls, two Alsatians and a fucking Dobermann and set the bastards on us. Then he and his thick bastard friends stood there laughing while they tried to tear us to shreds.’

‘Where are the rest of your men?’

‘Fuck knows. The last time I saw them, they were running away to avoid being fucking eaten.’

Valerie had to bite her lower lip so she wouldn’t laugh. She was glad Toni hadn’t laughed out loud, although her eyes danced with mirth because Valerie was quite sure her cousin would be the one to suffer for this.

‘Right, you,’ said Liam, storming over to Toni. ‘Time to pay for your brother’s huge mistake.’ He held his hand out to Caesar. ‘Knife.’

Toni glanced at Caesar, who appeared torn, but still produced the knife from inside his jacket and handed it to Liam.

‘Why the fuck are you standing in the corner like a stupid wean?’ Liam demanded of Callum.

‘He told me to, man,’ he whined back, pointing at Caesar.

‘Why?’

‘Because he started groping the prisoners,’ replied Caesar.

‘Not Valerie?’ he yelled, making Callum cringe.

‘No, Toni.’

‘Oh,’ he said, simmering down again. ‘Who hasnae groped her?’

‘Piss off, you cheeky bastard,’ yelled Toni.

Liam sighed. ‘Put the tape back over her massive gob, will you?’

Caesar gave Toni an apologetic look as he tore off a strip of tape with his teeth and gently smoothed it down over her mouth.

‘Frankie had his chance and he fucked it up,’ said Liam. ‘Now he’s gonnae get his sister back in pieces. We’ll start with her right little finger. Don’t make things harder,’ he snapped when Toni screwed both hands up into fists.

She snarled abuse at him into the tape and her eyes said she’d like to murder him.

‘Have it your own way,’ yelled Liam when she still refused to extend her fingers. ‘I’ll just cut your whole fucking hand off instead.’

‘Stop,’ cried Valerie. ‘There’s no need for this.’

‘There’s every need,’ retorted Liam, rounding on her, so furious his hair appeared to stand on end. ‘I warned you what would happen if Frankie didn’t behave himself and he fucking didn’t. If you want someone to blame, blame him.’

‘No,’ screamed Valerie when he grabbed Toni’s left arm – her fingers still determinedly wrapped up into a ball – and positioned the blade over her wrist.

Toni once more gazed pleadingly up at Caesar, whose eyes were wide with sadness, but he made no move to intervene.

‘Do you hear that?’ said one of Liam’s men, who had scratches on his face and bite marks on both forearms.

‘Hear what?’ said Liam, holding Toni’s arm firmly.

‘Barking.’

Liam paled, released Toni and whipped round, eyes darting left and right as he listened.

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