grimace, taking another step back.
She reminds of the woman who was in a magazine I read not long ago. She had so much surgery, she ruined her face.
This woman is also the definition of the slang term ‘cougar’, and I feel disgusted when her gaze runs all over us with appreciation.
“I can’t tell if she’s smiling at us or not,” Reid whispers, his breath on my neck.
“Can I help you boys?” she asks, her voice sultry.
“We’re here to see Andrew Black,” Jaxon demands, typing the code word on his phone to give Liam the go ahead.
Crestfallen, she takes a step back, yelling, “Honey, there are some men here at the door for you.”
“What have I told you about opening the door dressed like that?” he booms, his footfalls thudding as he comes down a set of stairs.
The woman in front of us sinks into herself, forcing a smile. “He’ll be a moment.”
She steps away, and seconds later, Black reveals himself, failing to conceal his surprise.
“What are you doing here?” he asks, stepping outside and pulling the door to, not bothering to wait for his wife to clear the doorway. I grit my teeth when I catch a glimpse of her falling back.
Jaxon steps forward, grinning. “Came to give you this.”
He hands over the memory stick, and slowly reaching out, Black takes it, a smug glint in his eye. “I see you boys heeded my warning.”
“No, we thought it was time to give you one of our own,” I tell him, clenching my fists.
He scoffs, his hands trembling slightly. “Need I remind you that if you touch me, I will press charges and leave your family with no choice but to sell to me.”
“That’s where you’re wrong,” Jaxon growls. “You keep underestimating us. We’ve let you think we will take your shit, but the truth is, you messed with the wrong fucking family. We are no longer letting you have free rein.”
Not knowing when to tone it down, Black continues to act untouchable. “And what is it you think you could possibly do to me?”
Jaxon grins as Black’s phone dings with a message, along with another somewhere close in the house. “I’d check that. It could be important.”
Finally getting a sense, Black slowly pulls his phone out of his jacket, opening up the message. His face pales when moans are heard over the phone.
When his phone begins to ring, he looks up, his eyes wide, and I decide to be the one to give him the best news. “Don’t worry, we made sure it went to everyone in your contact list.”
His face goes from pale to bright red. “What have you done?” he roars.
I smirk at his outrage. “An eye for an eye, fucker.”
“Andrew,” a shrill voice screams from inside.
Jaxon steps forward, patting him hard on the shoulder before giving it a tight squeeze. Black grimaces, frozen in place. “Never fuck with a Hayes again. This is just the beginning. By the time we are finished with you, you’re going to wish you had never set your beady sights on us.”
“I-I’ll have you arrested for distributing this video.”
Feigning innocence, Jaxon shrugs. “You can try. But look at the receipt; it was sent from you. Have a good night now.”
Another shrill cry echoes from inside before something smashes.
Wanting the last word, I take a step closer, gripping his bicep before he can escape. “And leave Evie the fuck alone from now on. You don’t so much as breathe the same air as her again.”
“That little whore did this?”
“No, you did,” I retort sharply.
He pauses, shoving my hand off his arm, ignoring the screaming going on from inside and his phone ringing. “She’ll regret this.”
“No, it’s you who should be regretting it. She has nothing to do with this or you anymore. What kind of sick man keeps the death of his child’s mother from his daughter?”
“What?” his wife screams, coming to a sudden stop, her gaze hardening.
“Maurine—”
“You said you would have nothing to do with that girl,” she yells. “This… And what is this? Is this real or something that tramp did?”
My lip curls. “You disgust me.”
“I beg your pardon,” she snaps out.
“She’s innocent in all of this. He is the one who cheated. He’s the one who has been harassing and blackmailing her for months,” I bark. “She’s done fuck all wrong. As for that little video clip, that is all your husband. Did you know what a sick, twisted man he is?”
She has the nerve to look away, clearly ashamed.