“It’s not a lie,” I inform him.

Ariel retains her face buried in my chest and is shaking like a tiny hen caught within the winter wind. I stroke her hair and hope she will pull it collectively quick.

Joker turns to one in every of his males. “Give the order to trip. We’ll be proper behind you.”

4 of the Sons go away, one stays behind, standing behind Joker like a wall. I can see a Glock peeking out from a holster below his left arm and the butt of one other from the waistband of his denims. Joker has an ornate pistol in a holster at his proper hip like some wannabe quickest gun within the West. And my Desert Eagle in a holster below his minimize. Fucking prick.

I gotta get a kind of weapons. And I’m tempted to go for my very own, simply because he’s being so smug. However in actuality, the opposite man’s will probably be simpler to succeed in.

Simply because he cuffed me, doesn’t imply he’s protected to remain alone with me—simply him and that tall clumsy-looking dude behind him. He wasn’t protected whereas he had 5 of them with him.

Downstairs the sound of engines revving grows louder. Then the thunder of all of them leaving fills the small room and makes the glass within the tiny window rattle and chime.

For some time we simply stand there, listening to all of it. Ariel isn’t shaking anymore. And he or she’s not holding onto me fairly so tight anymore both. Good. As a result of we’re on this collectively and I’ll want her in a minute.

“So what now?” I ask. “The 4 of us keep right here in your little tower and turn into finest pals?”

He laughs like he finds me genuinely amusing. However turns critical within the subsequent second.

“No,” he says. “You two keep right here. I’ve a message for Ice. And Cross, in fact. Identical to the Devils like to depart messages. I used to be left with such a message as soon as upon a time. And now I’m able to ship my reply.”

“What? You’re gonna go away us chained up right here to inform the Devils you keep in mind them killing your scumbag father?” I ask.

His eyes flip viciously darkish, displaying the one emotion I’ve seen in them to this point. Ariel shudders and holds me tighter.

“So that they know who I’m? I figured as a lot,” he says, his face enjoyable once more. “However that’s not the entire of my message. Let’s go, I’ll present you… “

He strides out of the room, and we get prodded to comply with by the tall, silent dude.

We’re a minimum of two tales up and the rumble of bikes outdoors hasn’t died down utterly but. Too quickly to make my transfer. But it surely’s coming.

We’re descending the second flight of stairs when the sound of gunshots joins the echoes of motorcycle engines. 5 pictures, perhaps six.

Three Sons come out of Joker’s throne room as we go it. Behind them, Bane, Archer, and Fossil are mendacity on the bottom, their blood seeping into the concrete. I cease lifeless so quick, Ariel is jerked again into me.

Joker stops too and smiles at me over his shoulder. “These three have outlived their usefulness to me. However that’s simply a part of my message to the Devils. Let’s maintain strolling.”

Outdoors within the courtyard, the afternoon gentle is made dim by all of the mud and fumes raised by the swarm of bikers leaving. The metallic gate is huge open and there’s a black van with the again doorways open going through it. I see mine and my brothers’ bikes overturned off to the facet.

4 extra Sons are out right here. Collectively that makes eight plus Joker. In all probability too many for me to take alone, chained as I’m to Ariel. If I used to be alone I’d go for it. Now I gotta suppose.

“And now for the true message,” Joker says and heads again into the constructing. “Wait right here… “

“Is he all the time this dramatic?” I ask the remainder of the Sons as soon as he disappears again into the constructing.

“Shut the fuck up,” one in every of them growls at me and that’s all of the response I get.

Ariel is me with very huge eyes. I’m fairly positive she’s asking me if all the pieces continues to be going to be all proper. I nod to her, as a result of it can.

Then I transfer along with her to the left of the door, in order that our backs are in opposition to the wall.

“I’ll want you to maneuver with me when the time comes,” I whisper into her ear as I hug her tight. “Simply belief me.”

She nods, however she’s me with very massive questions in her eyes as I launch her. No solution to reply these now.

I can hear Joker returning. As quickly as he’s out, I’ll seize him, wrap the handcuff chain tight round his throat and get my Desert Eagle again from him.

Then the three of us will go for a trip in that completely parked black van. Easy.

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