Page 26 of Spice's Halloween

“I didn’t!” Higgins exclaimed.

I drew back my fist and hit him straight in the gut. “Don’t lie. Lindy recognised your voice.”

“Lindy’s lying!” Higgins said, choking as he winced in pain.

I struck him a second time. “We were doing so well with the truth.”

“Dude, I never touched Lindy,” Higgins cried.

I walked around him and punched him in the kidneys.

“Okay!” Higgins screamed as I pulled a knife. “I beat the shit out of Lindy because she blew my life up. She told everyone, everyone! I was fired and couldn’t get another job. I lost myhome, car, dignity, and reputation. Lindy was a complete bitch; she didn’t have to do that!”

“You’re blaming Lindy for you not keeping your dick in your pants?” Pipes demanded.

“There’s so much pussy out there. A man ain’t made to be tied to one woman!” Higgins hissed.

Pain was etched on his face. I was just beginning. Higgins was completely unaware of what awaited him.

“Dude, Lindy’s mine now. And I’d never cheat on her. Women like Lindy are rare. And you shit on her. That makes you a fuckin’ idiot. Who would discard a woman like Lindy?” I asked, and my brothers shook their heads. “You’re gonna hurt like Lindy did. But why break in to shoot her?”

Genuine terror crossed Higgin’s face.

“That wasn’t me!” he shrieked.

I looked at the blade in my hand and, in a swift move, stabbed Higgins where he’d shot me.

Higgins let out a high-pitched scream, and I winced as it assaulted my ears.

“Well, that doesn’t usually happen until we cut their balls off,” Fists said.

Horror crossed Higgin’s face at Fists’ statement.

“That wasn’t me. It wasn’t!” Higgins continued to deny.

Sighing, I yanked my knife out and stabbed him in the leg.

“Please let me go. I’ll leave the state and not come back. You’ll never hear from me again,” Higgins begged as tears and snot ran down his cheeks.

“Tell me why you wanted to kill her,” I ground out.

“Because Lindy deserved to die for what she did!” Higgins wailed as I twisted the blade in his leg.

Higgins screeched again.

“You cheated on Lindy, not vice versa. Lindy did nothing but call you out on your actions. If you hadn’t committed them, shecouldn’t have done shit, and you’d still have your happy life,” I said, stepping away.

I opened a tall cupboard and looked at the array of weapons in there. It was hard to decide what to use on him. My eyes lit on a piece of rubber pipe, and I picked it up. It was flexible, and when hit with it, it stung like a whip, raising harsh welts.

“Strip and hose him down,” I ordered.

Higgins begged for mercy as my brothers tore his clothes from him. Then I systematically set about beating Higgins like he’d done Lindy. Every time he screamed for mercy and for me to stop, I paused and asked if he’d given Lindy the same consideration.

I swapped from the pipe to a piece of wood with one-inch nails embedded in it. When I’d finished, Higgins resembled a pincushion. He was unconscious when it snapped, and I threw it down in disgust.

“Worked it out of your system?” Berserker inquired mildly.

I shook my head, wiping sweat from my brow.