Book 2 Chapter 22

Colton

Benjamin and I sat on the bench at the docks. I glanced to him and asked. “Are you sure he’s coming?”

“He said he would.”

I sighed, knowing that the man we are meeting is dangerous. To the world, he’s seen as a wealthy businessman. He owns multiple hotel and casinos. Also, owns the most luxurious clubs around the United States. At night, he’s known as someone else. Angelo Valentino is known as ‘The Boss’ of Las Vegas.

I heard a car pull up, making me look up. Angelo stepped out of his SUV, wearing casual clothes. He stepped up on the dock and nodded. “Benjamin, Colton.”

“Thanks for meeting us. I know you already did us a favor, but I need another one.”

“We’re friends, yes? Friends help each other out.”

“Yes. We’re friends.” I said.

“How can I be of service?”

“We need a sit down with someone. Axel Davenport.” Benjamin said through clenched teeth.

“I’ll have Matteo arrange it. I just need his location.”

“Livingston, Texas. He’s in the Polunsky Unit.”

“Not a problem. I’ll have Matteo prepare for his visit.”

“Just like that? Surely it can’t be that easy.” There’s no way.

Angelo raised a brow and smirked. “How do you think you got out so easily?”

“You—” I breathed out.

“I’m the one who arranged for your release.”

“Holy shit. Benjamin?”

Benjamin shook his head, “All I knew was Tilly said she knew someone with connections. I had no idea.”

Angelo pulled out his phone and pressed the phone to his ear after dialing a number. “Livingston, Texas. Polunsky Unit. Bring me Axel Davenport. I don’t care, just get it done.”

“I thought we was going to go to him.” I asked Benjamin.

“No.” Benjamin whispered, “I want answers and I want blood. Nobody gets away with trying to kill me. He killed my parents trying to kill me. Don’t you want him dead?”

“I do. After everything he’s done, he needs to pay.”

“Meet me at this address in an hour.” Angelo said pulling out a pen and paper, scribbling an address. I took it and smiled.

My father was going finally face his Judgement Day.

“I’ll see you soon, friends.” Angelo said and walked back to his car.

“So, we’re really doing this?”

“Yes.”

“If you don’t want to go, you don’t have to.” Benjamin said.

I shook my head and whispered, “I want to do this. I have to know that he’s finally out of my life.”

An hour later, we stood in the warehouse as my father struggled to break free from the chains. He had been stripped from his shirt with his wrists bound above his head. Matteo was pounding his fist into his face as Angelo watched from the corner. Angelo smiled and stood as we took a seat at the table. My father raised his head and sneered. “Look who it is. The bastard son that ratted me out.”

“I didn’t rat you out. I brought justice to the one’s you hurt. To Mom, Chloe. Even your own sister-in-law. You brought this on yourself.”

“Axel Davenport, I’ve heard a lot about you. Even, brainwashed your own son. However, that’s not why we’re here. I want to know why you wanted to kill Benjamin. Why did you kill his parents?”

“Fuck you.”

“Matteo, step back. This one’s mine.”

Angelo stepped forwards and pulled out a jagged knife. He pressed it to his cheek, dragging it down. Axel screamed out in pain as he ran it down his neck and angled it over his throat. “Why did you try to have an innocent boy killed?”

“Because—he was going to get all my money. Benjamin’s father invested in the church and then one day, he withdrew all the money.”

“That doesn’t explain why you wanted Benjamin dead. There’s more to the story.”

“Benjamin’s father, mother, and I went to school together. I dated her for a few months at the end of our senior year. Then, one day she broke up with me. She said she was going to marry him—that she was pregnant with his baby. That’s why I wanted him dead. She was mine and he took her from me.”

Angelo stepped back, removing the knife from his throat and glanced to Benjamin. “Is there anything else you want to know?”

“No. I just want to watch him die. To suffer like his victims.”

“Please, Colton. Help me.” Colton’s father whimpered.

I scrunched my nose up in disgust and said. “You’re dead to me. Everything you get is what you deserve. I do hope you had the chance to confess your sins before coming here.”

“Forgive me, son. I’m sorry.”

“You don’t deserve my forgiveness.”

“Like you have any room to talk. You’re hands are dirty, too.”

“I’m not that man anymore. You don’t get to control me. After I watch you take your last breath, I’m going to go home to my family and forget I ever knew you. I hope you rot in hell.”

My father slumped against the chains and whispered. “You don’t mean that.”

“Matteo, Axel’s time is up. You know what to do.” Angelo stated.

Matteo nodded and pulled out his gun. Angling it at his forehead, Matteo pulled the trigger. The bullet seemed to move in slow motion, a feeling of freedom overcoming me. My father widened his eyes as the bullet pierced him between the eyes. Blood splattered against the wall as I took a deep breath. His body fell limp, causing the chains to rattle. I leaned back and closed my eyes, finally being able to be free.

“Colton, are you okay?” Benjamin whispered.

I opened my eyes and smiled genuinely “Yes. For the first time in my life, I’m okay. I’m free from him.”