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Hot Rod held his rifle on Canto.
Ironman moved closer to Lily and when he stepped up he looked over her shoulder and saw what was left of Joel.
He had indeed ejected his seat from the plane at the last minute, probably just as he saw the rocket coming toward the plane.His clothes were remarkably clean and hadn’t been burned.The seat was still in good shape as well.All in all, Joel should have survived but something seemed to be very wrong with Joel’s neck.It looked bent at the wrong angle.He had survived the bomb but he had broken his neck when the chair slammed down into the earth.
Lily still held a bloody knife in her hand and there were several knife wounds in Joel’s torso.
Ironman glanced at Tracker and Hot Rod.Then down again at the top of Lily’s head as he didn’t understand why she held a bloody knife.He took a step back.
Lily slowly got up and turned around to face him.
Her face looked blank, her eyes were too.Not cold, just blank.
Ironman shook his head as he stared at her face.He did notice the knife as blood dripped off the end of the blade.He watched her intently, expecting the rage over losing her boyfriend to come any minute now, but it never did.
Lily slowly raised her arm, she didn’t move fast and she never pointed the end of the blade toward them.She simply held the knife out to Ironman.She didn’t say a word.
He reached for it and took it from her hand.
Tracker had ziptied Canto’s hands behind his back.
After Ironman took the knife away from Lily, she slowly turned around and brought her hands behind her back.
Ironman silently ziptied her hands then he raised his head as saw her staring off into the distance.
Now she finally asked, “Is our father finally dead?”
Ironman grunted.“Yeah, he’s dead.”
“And our Uncle Riccardo?”Canto asked quietly.
“Yeah, he’s dead too, along with one of your cousins,” Hot Rod told them.
Lily turned her head and looked at Ironman.“Well, don’t expect tears on their behalf.Not from me.Believe me when I say they deserved to die.”She turned around and began walking back to the clubhouse.
Ironman stared at her in puzzlement then glanced at Tracker and Hot Rod before he hurried off after her.
Canto and the others followed them.
When they got to the area of the shootout, Lily ignored it altogether.
Ironman was happy to see someone had covered the bodies of her family with blankets.
Lily didn’t even slow down, she just walked past the blankets that covered her father, her uncle and her cousin.
Canto paused but he didn’t pause long, he just followed his sister.
When they got closer to the compound, Lily slowed down and waited until everyone caught up.Then she turned to look at the other group, Ulysses, Spider and Guardian.They had found Crank’s brothers and those boys looked rough.It seemed obvious to everyone that they hadn’t just surrendered peacefully.They had tried to get away and got what they earned in return.
Ulysses and Guardian were wearing matching bruises to Bredan and Lorance.
Lily just stood there and watched the others join them.She glared at the Lawler brothers and sneered.“What?Your last name didn’t scare the bikers?Call me surprised.”Raising her head, she walked toward the front gate.
Bredan shouted behind her, “You fucking bitch!This is all your fault!”
Lily ignored him fully as his growling and swearing didn’t seem to faze her.
Ironman glanced at Ulysses and shook his head.He strode up in front of her and punched in the code.When the gate opened they all walked in together.
