Dominic
Seeing Bianca on her knees beneath the barrel of Vincent’s gun made me ill. If I didn’t have an audience, I would’ve emptied my guts onto the forest floor. Killing didn’t typically bother me, but this? It was eating my soul.
We’d fucked Vasiliev up. He was dripping blood all over the damn leaves. I hated it when they bled like this.
And Bianca.
She was a mess, all tears and blood. My beautiful wasp, trembling as she stared with love at a man I hated with my entire being.
“He’s not who you think he is,” I said softly, drawing her focus from him.
A tear slipped down her dirty cheek.
“He was taking you to my father. He made a deal with him. My father has his sister. He promised to release her if Fallon delivered you to him.”
Her bottom lip wobbled before she snapped her attention back on Fallon.
“Tell her,” I said coolly. “Tell her you’re a lying piece of shit who had no intentions of saving her.”
“I’m s-sorry,” Fallon choked out. “I made a mistake.”
“You-you lied to me?” The look on Bianca’s face put more splinters into my heart. She’d really believed he cared about her.
Fallon swallowed. “No. And yes. I-I wanted to save Natalia. He promised to let her go if I killed you.”
Bianca’s eyes widened.
“B-But then he changed the deal and wanted me to me bring you to him.” He hung his head, his next words nearly a whisper, “That’s why I told you to be with the kings. To be with Dominic. I-I thought he loved you and would save you from his father. Then I’d be able to save my sister. And then maybe—"
“Don’t even finish that fucking sentence,” Levin snarled, moving his gun from Bianca’s direction to Fallon’s. “This is your fault. Everything tonight is because you put your dick where it didn’t belong.”
“I love her,” Fallon ground out, his chest heaving. “But my sister is the only family I have left—”
“You have your piece of shit father,” Vincent countered.
Fallon glared up at him through his swollen eyelids. “My father is dead to me.” He licked his lips and turned back to Bianca. “I love you, Bianca Walker. I fucked up, but I had the best intentions. I swear I did. If Dominic wouldn’t have saved you, I would’ve come back for you. You’re strong. You know you are. I know you are. That’s why I had to make the choice I did. Natalia isn’t like you. She’s tender and weak.” A tear slid down his bloody cheek. “I’ll die for you. And I’m OK with that because I got the chance to love you and feel what it was liked to be loved back by you.”
A soft sob left Bianca’s lips as she quaked on her knees.
Fallon stared straight ahead, accepting his fate. “Seeley, just so you know, I have information about Stefan. I know who killed him.”
Of all the shit I thought he’d say, that was the one thing I didn’t expect. I’d prepared for some begging and bartering, but this? Vasiliev was a smart prick.
Levin’s eyes widened as he looked to me. I knew it was taking everything he had to not pull the trigger. I gave him a curt nod, and he moved behind Vasiliev and bent down. Levin said something none of us could hear before pulling something from his pocket. It was too dark for me to see what the hell he was doing, but a moment later, Levin backed up and kicked Fallon to the ground and dropped whatever he’d had in his hand.
Fallon tumbled forward, hitting the ground hard. Levin aimed his gun at Fallon and pulled the trigger twice.
The wail from Bianca in the darkness sent chills down my spine.
“Fallon! Fallon!” She crawled on her hands and knees in her blue homecoming dress, trying to get to him.
Vincent grabbed her and fought to keep her away from his body, but she twisted and screamed, clawing and hitting him. He let out a snarl as she got his face, sending blood down his cheek from her claws.
Vincent pinned her to the ground. “Behave, baby B. Please.”
“Fuck you,” she shrieked, bucking beneath him. “Fuck you all!”
I shoved Vincent away and snagged her, hauling her to her feet. She swung at me, teeth bared before spitting in my face. I wiped away her spit before I pushed her against a tree and held her there.