Cas
Everyone is in the backroom under my order. They want answers regarding Cayden’s whereabouts.
“I called you all here tonight because I can’t be dealing with all your questioning. Danny has been our target so I slit Cayden’s throat and Pope disposed of his body. You’ll all have your piece of Danny so I don’t want to hear your bitching about Cayden.”
I stare down each brother and wait to see who is going to give me grief because they missed out. No one says a word and I move on to what we all want to discuss.
“We’ve had Danny for two days and two nights, he’s got another two days before he takes his last breath. Anyone have a problem with that?”
Heads shake.
“As long as he fuckin’ dies by our hand,” Pope growls.
“Oh, he will, brother and we’re going to make it a fuckin’ spectacular show for him,” I promise.
“Now Cayden’s out of the picture and Danny’s real comfortable down in the basement, what about Kyle and Melissa? I’m not sure I like the idea of them walking out of here, no matter what they say,” Sparky says, and I can’t say I disagree.
Murmurs of agreement fly around the room and I raise my hand to quieten them.
“Kyle can be manipulated, it’s Melissa we’ve got to watch out for,” Slade says.
“You’re not wrong, brother. She’s feisty and she ain’t afraid to shout her mouth off, but I think we all know who can keep her quiet,” I smirk at Dex.
“She ain’t going to believe a word that comes out of his mouth, didn’t you see her face when he said he’d used her?” Sparky points out.
“Please, I saw the way they looked at each other, he can wrap her around his finger again. If he’s got any game,” Ricky laughs.
“Fuck you all,” Dex grunts.
“Fuck us? I think you mean, fuck Melissa,” Sparky mocks him.
“I’d put money on it, he’s fucked her, look at him, he’s not denying it.”
“Slade has a point, and if it becomes a problem for us, I’ll cut your dick off myself,” Pope says.
“I’m not denying it ‘cause I don’t need to, I used her to get to Danny, you should be thanking me,” Dex retorts, looking unfazed by Pope’s promise.
“Nonetheless, I don’t want them here while we fuck up their brother and we don’t want them leaving our sight,” I say, thrumming my fingers on the table.
“Ha,” Sparky booms, catching onto what I’m thinking.”
“Once Danny is dead and gone, I don’t give a fuck where they go or what they say, there won’t be a shred of evidence here to back them up. But I don’t want them here while we take their brother’s life, yet, I don’t want them out of our sight. So, Dex here, will take them home wherever the fuck that is now and watch them.”
Dex springs forward in his chair and I shut him down before he can argue with me.
“My decision is final and you will do as I say,” I tell him, “Anyway, it was your bright idea to get involved with her, see it through to the end.”
“Cas, she isn’t going to want me around,” Dex argues.
“I couldn’t give a fuck what she wants, this is what we want and it’s what is going to happen,” I grind out.
“Babysitting her might not be so bad, it’s how Sparky found his old lady,” Slade snorts and receives a punch on the arm from Sparky himself.
“Oh, for fuck sake, I’m not looking for a fucking wife,” Dex groans and rubs his face agitatedly.
The room descends into laughter and I let them have their enjoyment in Dex’s embarrassment.
“Okay, so Kyle and Melissa are sorted. Is there anything anyone wants to discuss while we’re all here?”
“I have one question,” Pope speaks up.
I jerk my chin for him to speak and he asks, “Doesn’t anyone think it’s weird that Kyle and Melissa don’t give a shit what’s about to and has happened to their brothers?”
The room falls into silence and all jokes are set aside.
“It’s nothing to do with us what their family dynamic is, it’s not like they’re going to hear it from us that we killed them,” Sparky replies, “We’ll get rid of every scrap of evidence and there’ll be nothing to find.”
I grab the gavel and say, “It’s done, Kyle and Melissa will leave tonight and be watched at all times until I say otherwise,” I say, sternly so Dex can hear the seriousness. He isn’t stupid and he can think fast, he’s proved that to us already.
“Do whatever you must to keep her happy and quiet for the time being.”
He can be nice, he can use threats, he can fuck her until he can fuck no more, I don’t care how he does it, I care that he does.