“You’re fucking one of them, and now you’re turning your back on me! You were supposed to stand by me! I’m your brother. The only family you’ve got left, and you tossed me to the side like a bag of garbage!”
“It’s not like that, Tony! I’ve always been there for you. You know I’d do anything for you,” she pleaded.
“You’re a lying bitch! You’re no better than the rest of them,” he snarled. “Just another club whore that doesn’t give a shit about anyone but yourself. And what for? You know he’ll have his dick in another hole by the end of the day! You can count on that.”
“Tony, please! Just listen to me.”
I’d heard enough. I pulled my gun from its holster and eased the door open. Tony’s back was to me, and he was pacing back and forth in the living room. Allie glanced over to me for a brief second, and I could see the relief in her eyes when she saw me standing there.
“What’s the point? You’ve made your choice,” he said as he lifted his hand and pointed the gun at her. “You always were full of shit. Thinking you were better than me, snubbing your nose at the life I chose. Look at you now… nothing but a two-bit whore.”
“Tony,” I said firmly. “Put the gun down.”
He whipped around, now aiming his gun directly at me. “Well, look who’s joined the party. I was wondering when you’d show up here. I’ll have to give you credit, man. Never thought you’d fuck my sister just to get to me.”
“Put… the gun… down,” I demanded as I pointed my gun at him.
“Fuck you, Guardrail. I’m not doing shit,” Tony snapped. “I know how you want this thing to end, but I’m not going out like that.”
“It’s over, Tony. Let Allie go.”
“That’s not going to happen,” he said as he stepped closer to her. He placed the tip of his gun at her side and said, “Why do you even fucking care? We both know you were just using her to get to me. I should put a bullet in her right now just for the hell of it.”
My heart twisted with his threat. I didn’t want to believe that he would really hurt her, but I could see the desperation in his eyes. He’d do just about anything to get out of this. Panic filled Allie’s face as she glanced over to me.
“What’s the plan here, Tony? You kill her and then what?” I asked. “Doesn’t seem like anything is going the way you planned. You didn’t get the money you were after, so there’s no chance you’re going to get those weapons you were after… not that Nitro ever had plans to sell them to you anyway. So what exactly are you going to do now?”
“Fuck you.”
“You’re running out of time, Tony. The brothers are on their way here. Hell, they should be here any minute.”
Tony pulled his gun away from Allie and directed it at me. For a brief moment, I looked over to her, urging her to move out of the way. When she pulled away from him and started towards me, Tony pulled the trigger, shooting me in the chest. The blow caught me off guard, and I stumbled to the ground.
“Kane!” Allie cried as she rushed over to me. She dropped to her knees, and frantically tried to do what she could to stop the bleeding. I’d been shot enough to know that it wasn’t as bad as it could’ve been. The bullet hit just below my shoulder blade, and I was fairly certain that it had gone completely through.
Tony’s laughter filled the room as he looked down at me, his gun aimed straight at my head. With a smirk on his face he said, “You were right. I never had any intention of giving that money back to your fucking club. Hell, I’d have to be an idiot to give it back to you. We both know you’d have killed me either way. Now, I’m not going to give you that chance.”
I felt Allie’s hand reach over to my side as she carefully took the gun from my hand.
“Don’t worry… I’m still going to get my money. Once I kill Allie, I’ll use her life insurance,” he said with an eerie laugh. He never even noticed that she was now pointing my gun at him. “Your little whore will give me my payout, one way or another.”
“I loved you, Tony. I was always there when you needed me,” Allie told him as she started to stand, still pointing the gun at her brother. “I tried to be the sister that you needed me to be, but I can’t do it anymore. I can’t let you keep hurting people… hurting me.” Her hand trembled as she pulled the trigger and shot Tony in the center of his chest. Allie stood motionless as his limp body dropped to the floor.
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Chapter 13
Allie
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