Sundance
Kong used to be the Apex Predators’ president, before he ‘disappeared.’ Six days after he’d gone missing, his burned remains were found deep in the woods. Only, he wasn’t technically missing to me. I’d taken my time with him, focusing all my grief and anguish on making him hurt before I finally let him die.
Orion swallowed and asked, “How?”
“They followed her from the cabin, ran her off the road, and shot her.”
“They fuckin’ shot her?” he hissed.
“Yeah.” I’d gotten to the scene to find my truck up against the barrier and a bullet hole in the middle of her forehead. Her beautiful face otherwise unmarred and I’d pulled her into my arms and held her as we waited for the ambulance. I’d kept the knowledge of the gunshot from my kids, unwilling to let that mess with their heads. “T
