Myranda Rae
KANE
I fucking hate groveling. Nothing makes my trigger finger itch quite like a person begging for their miserable life.
âHow much do you owe me?â
The sniveling worm choked through his sobs, âTwenty thousand.â
âWhy, then, were you gambling at Hanzoâs?â
He sucked in a breath, wide eyes following me as I pulled myself to stand before him.
âDid you think I didnât know about that?â His ignorance made me laugh. âYou lost nine thousand there just last night.â
âIâŚI thoughtââ
âYou thought that I was too fucking stupid to keep tabs on you!â My voice was calm as I grabbed ahold of his wet, disgusting face. âThat was my money you lost last night, the money you owed me.â
âIâm sorry, Kane. Please, I need moreââ
âIf you say âtime,â Iâm going to blow a hole through your skull. Youâve had six months. Where the fuck is my money?â
âI can get it to you by Friday.â
âAnd how do you plan to do that? Sell organs on the black market? You useless fucking waste of space.â
âMyâŚmy wife can dance at The Playground! She canââ
My loud laughter stopped his whining voice.
âYouâre offering me your wife?â
âYes, I heard that some people transfer their debtsââ
The deafening bang of my Glock silenced the room. I was done with the conversation.
I was done with him.
Wiping away a drop of blood splattered on my cheek, I turned to the group of trembling men lined up, awaiting their own judgments.
âWhat the fuck was he talking about?â
One of my enforcers shuffled slightly on his feet, and the ever-present cold rage started to boil in my veins.
âWhat the fuck was he talking about?â I enunciated each word.
The room was silent enough to hear the thumping hearts of everyone quietly praying. I didnât call them forward.
âYou.â I pointed to an older man in the back. My enforcer grabbed his arm and dragged him forward.
âTell me what the fuck he was talking about, and Iâll spare you, no questions asked.â
âWhen someone dies, the debt moves to one of their family members. Sometimes, people transfer their debts to pay it off faster; wives, daughtersâŚ,â the man explained, his voice shaking.
My finger moved over the trigger as I turned to my men. No one would make eye contact. The motherfuckers.
âYouââI pointed to the manââget the fuck out of here. My men... Who authorized this? I feel I have been very clear: debtors pay their debts, not their families. That fucking spineless rat was trying to shift his debt over to his wife.â
No one spoke. No one made eye contact.
I pulled the trigger twice. Two large bodies hit the floor.
âWho?â My voice boomed through the room.
âZion, sir,â someone finally said.
Of course.
I knew it was him. No one else would defy me. I just wanted someone to speak up.
âIt stops today. Clean up this mess. Now.â
Leaving the trembling crowd with my men, I walked away briskly from the marble hall.
It was time to pay my little brother a visit. Thunder rumbled in the night sky as the first drops of rain landed on my shoes.
âThe Playground,â I said to Declan as he pulled the car door open for me.
âRight away, sir.â
The grimy city streets flashed past the windows as he expertly maneuvered the back alleys and side streets.
Pouring whiskey into a crystal glass from the backseat bar, I let the liquidâs warm burn quell my rage.
The twinkling neon lights of The Playground illuminated the dark, reflecting off of the wet asphalt.
As usual, there was a line of drunk, disorderly men outside, waiting to get inside to pay for the privilege of watching naked women gyrate on stage.
Stepping out of the open door, I said to Declan, âWait nearby. I wonât be here long.â
âYes, sir.â
As the bouncer parted the velvet ropes for me to enter, I noticed my men standing quietly in line. The loud, obnoxious noise had died down.
âAs you were, gentlemen. Itâs your night off.â
Their hooting and hollering echoed through the street as the door closed behind me.
Animals, all of them.
A fully nude woman was on the end of the stage in a full split, her ass shaking to the loud music. I looked past her for my brother.
Where is that stupid fucker? I would like to get out of here as quickly as possible.
âGentlemen, get your dollars ready!â His voice blasted through the speakers. âButtercup has a special show for you tonight!â
I finally spotted him at the sound booth as âButtercupâ slinked across the stage.
Beckoning him with one finger, I walked through the door behind the bar toward his office.
The two-way glass window in his office offered a perfect view of the stage. Sitting on the stiff leather couch, I watched Buttercupâs âspecial show.â
Leaning back, I let my eyes close. There was nothing special about this show; a naked bitch dancing on a pole, the same as every other.
âKane!â Zion entered the room loudly, ruining my moment of peace.
I stood and stared at him with folded arms.
âWhat?â he said.
âYou know what.â
He thought for a moment.
âIs this about that fucker I shot yesterday? Look, man, he was coming after meââ
âNo⌠Thatâs not what this is about. Who did you shoot?â
âOh, just some guy. I was fucking his wife, and he had the nerve to show up here and burst into my office!â
I chuckled. âYeah, no, I donât give a fuck about that.â
âThen what?â
âIâve been informed that youâre taking debt transfers. Again. I hate that shit. It stops now. Tonight. Anyone who is paying a debt for someone else finishes the night and tomorrow; you deal with finding new dancers.â
Zion was looking at me questioningly.
âI donât care what you have to do to get your money back from the fucker you lent it to, but donât let them switch that shit over.â
He rolled his eyes. âYeah, yeah, OK.â
âStop fucking doing it, or Iâll shoot you.â
A wide grin split his face. âThatâs what you said last time.â
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