I don’t like this. I don’t fucking like it. Hibiki was taking risks he shouldn’t. I know I can’t really question his faith in this Rickie guy. But I don’t know the fucker. So I don’t trust him as far as I could throw him. Then again, outside of Hibiki, I don’t trust any cops. They are too easily bought. And so help me if this Rickie guy betrays Hibiki. My blade will taste his blood.
“Yūri, could you please stop pacing.” Mayu sighed. I narrowed my eyes at her. “No. I cannot stop pacing. Until Hibiki knocks at that door, and I know his cop pal didn’t screw him over, I will keep pacing. Because right now, it’s either I pace, or I grab my sword and go out there and cut my way through every clan member watching Hibiki’s place.” I huff, not once stopping my pacing as I spoke.
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I get that Yūri isn’t used to not being in control and apparently having someone she cares about. But she’s a little over the top. Not that I will ever complain about getting kissed like that when I walk in the door. And while I get where she’s coming from. She doesn’t trust the police, given how she was raised, but Rickie won’t betray me.She had been so tense when we started out. I worried she’d not relax or rest even as we put San Francisco in the review. I’m not sure how much traveling she’s done since moving here. I’ve only traveled a little, like to the grand canyon, and once when I was a kid, we went to New York City. It’s probably strange, but if I ignore that we are on the run from a yakuza, I’m looking forward to seeing this country… hell, the world with her at my side.I smiled
Hibiki is such a big baby. Getting all scared because I drive fast. And for all his blustering, we were barely ten miles down the road, and he was snoring. Guess that means he trusts me. Or he was exhausted. I’ll assume the latter because the former sounds too hopeful. I mean, I wouldn’t trust someone who drives like me to drive my car. Ironic, I know.The rest of the drive to Vegas was uneventful. Not a lot of cars on the road at this hour. That doesn’t mean I wasn’t watching the few cars we did cross paths with. I can’t say for sure how far my father’s reach is. I know he has contacts across the country and around the world. He could easily have put the word out that I’m wanted.I wouldn’t put it past the old bastard to put a hit out on me. That made me wonder how much my head was worth? Was I wanted dead
Okay, it was hilarious how the clerk reacted to me throwing her over my shoulder to head for the elevators. But not nearly as funny as the older couple that interrupted our hot and heavy makeout session in the elevator. If they hadn’t interrupted, I wouldn’t have thought twice about fucking Yūri in that elevator. I was far too gone to really care about the security cameras watching us.I draw the line at uninvited and rude voyeurs. So to our suite we went. We laughed as we kissed, stumbling into the room and almost tripping over our bags. Clothes were cast aside in favor of skin-to-skin contact. This time we did remember to get a condom from my wallet. I’m going to need to buy more of those because I don’t think we will keep our hands off each other for too long of a stretch.Speaking of stretching, Yūri yawned as she stretched bef
I knew this would happen. God fucking damn it. I didn’t trust anyone we crossed paths with. But of everyone we saw since leaving San Francisco, the family in the station wagon was relatively low on my list of possible assassins. But of course, my father would contact someone who’d go so low as to use children for cover. For all, we know the family the guy was traveling with were hostages.“Mother fucker” I grumbled as we weaved around people on the sidewalk. I wasn’t counting on losing this guy in the crowd. It would be nice, but I think I’ve used too much good luck in my life for things to go my way now. “You realize he is most likely armed. I don’t have my gun on me.” Hibiki whispered as we headed down an alley.“I know. But we have a weapon, of sorts.” I commented, glancing down at
I shot someone. I killed someone. I didn’t make a warning shot. I didn’t aim for a non-life-threatening spot. I made sure to aim for a spot that would kill. I haven’t killed someone in a few years. I remember being traumatized when I killed that guy. Even though I’d know I had to kill that suspect, he was, after all, holding a woman at gunpoint. If I hadn’t, he would have killed his hostage.I tried to remind myself this was very much the same. Actually, it was more. This isn't some random person that could have died. This was my wife, the woman I was in love with. I couldn’t let him shoot her. So I took the shot and killed the man. I possibly made a woman a widow and took a father from his children just so I wouldn’t become a widower.I felt cold and like everything around me was moving while I stood still. The o
“So you’re telling me Hibiki killed this guy?” Hachiro asked for the twelfth time as we loaded the prick’s body into the truck of the station wagon. “Why is that so unbelievable? My husband is a cop… or was. Whatever. It’s not like he’s some schmuck who’s never handled a weapon.” I rolled my eyes, slamming the trunk closed.“I know, but I just… well, he doesn’t seem the type to kill anyone.” Hachiro shrugged. “Yeah, well, it was either he killed the guy, or the guy killed me. He made the right call.” I sighed. “I’m not disagreeing, mistress. If he had let you die, he’d be quickly joining you. I won’t tolerate a fool getting you killed.” he frowned, leaning his arms on the roof of the car.“No killing my husband. Thoug
If he wasn’t already dead, I would shoot that bastard in the head again. Hell, I’d unload an entire clip. He bought these girls. The only person more of a scumbag in this than him is Ivy’s mother. This girl is obviously a minor, and her mother was letting men have sex with her. I wanted to throw up. Because of her mother’s terrible choices, this is a child who has a baby of her own. There is absolutely no way I’m letting these girls go anywhere near Ivy’s mother. I’m confident my cousin Miu and her husband Ted will happily take them in and raise them well. Ivy would just need to agree to it. And then there’s the matter of getting them to Miu. It wouldn’t be safe for them to travel with us. But maybe Miu and I can work out to have the girls fly to them. Ivy was looking at me like I was crazy. “Is he serious?” she asked, looking at Yūri. Yūri smiled, laug
I was not surprised that some of those stupid bikers from the crummy-looking strip club noticed us as I was taking Ivy and Violet to the jeep. The whistles and stupid catcalling. Ugh, could they be more cliche? I was doing an excellent job of ignoring them as I got the girls into the back seat. But when the bulky-looking one, I’m guessing he’s their leader, tried to grab my ass, all bets were off.Fucker is lucky Hibiki showed up. They all are if I’m honest. After everything that’s happened since running into that hitman, I want blood. I wanted to kill somebody, and these pricks would do. After hearing Ivy’s story, or the part she shared, I wanted to go hunt down her mother and slit that bitch's throat out.And I thought my father was bad for wanting me to marry Rokurō. He at least didn’t ever have the balls to tr