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“Well, are you going to get out here and look at the problem?” Jared demanded, waving his hand toward the back door.
“No, we’re here for another reason. Stone, would you like to chat with Jared?” Locks invited calmly.
Jared’s eyes widened, and he made to run past Cannon, but Cannon grabbed his shoulder and pressed down until Jared sat at the kitchen table.
Stone sat down across from him. “We seem to have an issue, Jared. Naomi would like you to relinquish all parental rights, but instead of granting her what she deserves, you threatened her, which I won’t allow,” Stone stated, his voice dropping to a dangerous register.
“You won’t allow? What right do you have to allow anything?” Jared sneered.
“When I was inside her, giving her an orgasm that you’d never even attempted, I decided that she didn’t deserve to worry about what you might do to those sweet girls,” Stone countered flatly.
“Bitch never could get off.”
Stone reached across, grabbing Jared’s left hand. “See, now you had to make it nasty. I don’t like that word. Now apologize for calling her that,” Stone commanded, bending Jared’s index finger back until Jared started screaming.
“No, I don’t want to hear you scream ‘quit.’ I want to hear you say you’re sorry. Now practice it,” Stone ordered, grabbing Jared’s middle finger to bend it back with his index finger. Jared’s screams and the tears pouring down his face were satisfying but didn’t make up for the pain he had put Naomi through.
“I’m sorry I called her that name,” Jared blubbered. “Please stop.”
Stone let go of Jared’s hand. He stood up to pour Jared a glass of water.
“Here. Like I said, I won’t allow Naomi to worry about you hurting the girls. Before we move on, would you like to go ahead and sign the papers?” Stone demanded.
“Please say no because I was really looking forward to participating in this,” Cannon chimed in, cracking his knuckles.
Jared stared at Cannon, his eyes darting to Locks, then back to Stone.
“What do I get if I sign?” Jared countered, trying to sound brave.
Stone shook his head. Jared seemed under the illusion that he still had power and could negotiate.
“If you sign, then these pictures don’t end up at the newspaper office,” Stone said, opening the envelope and fanning out the pictures of Jared in compromising positions and outfits engaging in sex with multiple women. Stone had a pretty strong stomach, but Jared, with a pacifier in his mouth having his poopy diaper changed by a large-breasted woman in a corset, almost had him losing his lunch when he’d seen it.
“Where did you get these?” Jared croaked, the color draining from his face.
Locks had been quiet, letting Stone lead, but at this, he stepped forward.
“My company knows everything. You don’t have a secret that I can’t find. So, what are you going to do now?” Locks challenged.
Cannon jumped back from where he’d been standing by Jared, holding his shoulder.
“I knew I had a badass father-in-law but making him piss himself with just your words? I think I’ll need lessons for when the kids are in high school. Think how great a skill it would be when it’s dating time.”
Stone didn’t believe he’d be smiling during this unless it was in joy at hearing Jared scream, but he admitted that Cannon had a good idea.
“I’ll sign,” Jared choked out, holding out his hand for a pen.
Stone moved the papers in front of him and handed him the pen. “Legible to hold up in court,” Stone ordered.
Jared signed all the paperwork. Stone looked it over and handed it to Locks to check. Stone was fuming and wanted to make sure he didn’t miss anything.
“Looks good to me,” Locks confirmed, sliding it into the long case he’d brought in. Stone had wondered about it when they went to the front door, but he’d figured Locks had brought it to sell that they were workmen.
“Now comes the fun part. Stone, I brought you something if you’d like to use it,” Locks revealed, turning around to show a switch in his hand.
“No, no. I signed the papers!” Jared yelled. Cannon pulled a sock out of his pocket and shoved it in Jared’s mouth.
“Where did you get that?” Locks chuckled.
