Total pages in book: 114
Estimated words: 139789 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 699(@200wpm)___ 559(@250wpm)___ 466(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 139789 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 699(@200wpm)___ 559(@250wpm)___ 466(@300wpm)
I widened my eyes in horror. "You were forced into that job?"
Alec looked up at me and shrugged. "Pretty much. Marco gave us jobs and told us once we do them and keep him happy he wouldn't avenge Trent's death by hurting Damien."
What a scumbag!
"You were an escort and I heard from Aideen that Dominic was a fighter... was that his job?"
Alec nodded. "Marco looked at the CCTV of what happened that night and once he saw Dominic defend Damien by beating the shit out of Trent he decided he wanted to try his hand in the underground fighting world, thus Dominic became the star fighter to represent him. He was the people's favourite at every spot he fought in because he was so young and tough. A lot of times I thought he would die because even though he won his fights, he would be so busted up afterwards that even breathing hurt him."
I swallowed down the bile that filled my mouth.
"That's disgustin'."
Alec nodded. "It is."
I was almost afraid to ask my next question, but I had to know.
"What jobs did your other brothers have?"
Alec scratched his chin and said, "Ryder ran weapons and drugs the odd time or two for Marco. Kane was what Marco called his bruiser. He did the dirty work on people who didn't pay their debts to Marco or people who simply pissed Marco off. Out of all the jobs his was the worst because Marco was pissed off at someone everywhere we fucking went, and Kane had to hurt these people who knew it was coming. They would defend themselves with weapons because they had nothing left to lose... it was a bloody job. Literally."
Holy Christ!
I gasped. "So that's why he is covered in scars?"
Alec nodded. "Yes, his body isn't a pretty sight but it's just looks, he is really a great guy. I don’t know half of the things he has seen or done, but he always manages to be happy."
I thought of Kane's scars and cringed.
"And Damien? What did he do?"
Alec smiled. "Luckily nothing. The deal we had with Marco was that we worked for him and Damien was to be left alone. Completely."
My heart melted.
"That is an amazin' thing you and your brothers did for Damien."
"He is our brother, we would do anything and everything to protect him."
I smiled. "I've never seen a bond like one you and your brothers have... it's beautiful."
Alec smiled so wide his dimples dented deep into his cheeks. "Yeah, we have a pretty solid bond. It's the best thing we have to show from our shitty childhood."
I can only imagine.
I chewed on my lower lip. "So you worked for Marco to keep Damien safe... When did you find out that Trent was alive and Marco lied?"
Alec clenched his hand into a fist and rubbed his knuckles. "Two and a half years ago, it'll be three in December."
I widened my eyes.
So recent.
"So you worked for him as an escort for-"
"Three years."
Wow.
"How did you find out about Trent and the lie?"
Alec snorted. "This is where the story gets even weirder."
I lightly smiled. "I doubt I will be surprised after everythin' you just told me."
Alec anxiously looked at me. "I wouldn't count on that."
Oh.
I swallowed.
"Two and a half years ago Dominic met Bronagh and decided he was done with Marco and done fighting for him. We wanted out too and agreed that we had more than paid our debt to Marco... Me and my brothers made him a lot of money, and money was all Marco cared about. With all of us in agreement we contacted Marco and told him we were done and any jobs left we had in Ireland would be the last."
Alec frowned. "He agreed that we worked our asses off for him - some more than others - and that he was happy to let us go free. We should have known the bastard wouldn't leave us alone that easily. Marco is like a spoiled toddler in some ways, we were his prized toys and under no circumstances was he letting us go."
I tensed. "What did he do?"
Alec shrugged. "He flew to Ireland and with the help of Trent he kidnapped Bronagh, Alannah, and Damien in order to force us back into work."
Jesus Christ!
He said that so casually.
"No way," I whispered.
"Yes way. It was messed up... Anyway, long story short we went to where Marco had them, killed his guards then freed the girls and Damien. They were all beat pretty bad and both of the girls had concussions and ended up passing out. We used that to our advantage and got to work of disposing of Marco guards and Trent. Damien took care of him."
I widened my eyes. "So he really did end up killin' him?"
Alec looked to me and his gazed hardened. "Don't judge him Keela. Trent revealed some things that sent Damien - and us - into a fit of rage."
I raised me eyebrows. "Like what?"
Alec looked pained as he said, "We found out Nala was raped and murdered by Trent because she found out he was alive and not dead like we were told. Damien also revealed that she was pregnant with his kid at the time of her murder."
I gasped. "Omigod!"
Poor Nala!
"Yeah, later that night when we got home Damien explained that he and Nala were too afraid to tell anyone about the baby. They thought if they ignored it then it would go away. They were babies who were going to have a baby, you understand how scared they must have been?"
I have no doubt they were scared, I would have been terrified.
I nodded my head. "Of course."
"Anyway, it made sense why Damien was so torn up when we left New York. He asked about Nala of the time, but her family cleared out of the compound after Trent's supposed death. He had no way of contacting her and trust me, the kid tried everything."
Poor Damien.
Alec smiled then. "It seems stupid now, but at the time when got back to our house Ryder smacked Damien across the head and told him he knew better and he should have worn protection. I still think it's funny, his protective instinct came surfaced to lash out at Damien even though we had just killed a bunch of people."