Page 111 of Their Cruel Love
We lift our beers and drink.
“Marcus, did my mother ever apologize? You asked her for an apology if we came through on this.”
He sucks on his beer before answering. “I did, and she did but—” He raises a finger when I look at him, astonished. “It was only verbal, and is supposed to be private, but this is going no further than us. So… To my surprise, she admitted to being wrong even.” He hitches forward in the chair, inhales. “She also said she found out, years later through some private CCTV sent to her, that her son’s death was an accident, and it happened after he was sexually inappropriate to you. She forgives you, clearly. And me. Or we wouldn’t all be sitting here, discussing all of this.”
“Oh. I am stunned. That does explain things. A lot. I am also actually relieved.” Does my stepmother have a conscience?
“Come here, Phoebe.” Razor beckons and I move over to his chair to sit on his lap. The hardness of the bar in one of his nipples nudges my arm, and I subtly tug on it, earning an amused scowl. “Behave. There is something else I’m sure you will want to do. If we’re on the inside, we can arrange for some money to be given to their families of the victims.”
“Suck some money out of the assholes prior to their departure from this Earth,” Marcus adds. “Transfer it through proxy companies to the people still hurting. I am willing to pledge…” He leans in and taps his fist on the table. “Some of the money Emma finally gave back to my family. To not do that? It would feel wrong?” He shrugs.
“I am tearing up here.” I wipe my eyes with my fingers. “Dammit, you two. That’s perfect.”
“We will have to be careful, slow, leave no tracks,” Razor points out. The low rumble of his assertive voice is smoking hot.
Both Marcus and I nod in agreement.
“Then another toast,” Razor says. “To helping the families. To giving retribution. To being the good guys.”
“Yes!” We drink again, and I hug Razor’s neck then go to Marcus and kiss him. He wraps his arm around my ass and pulls me onto his lap.I love them so much.“Guys. This is what I call a happy ending.”