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Now she really can never leave me. I can’t shake this feeling, this voice screaming at me that we can’t have this. I don’t deserve it.
And maybe I don’t. That won’t stop me from taking it, anyway. It only gives me the determination to finally end this war, and with Zara by my side, we can take over the world.
40
ZARA
“Hey Enzo, I think we’re onto something here. Let me send it across.” I look up at Enzo sitting at the other side of the dining table, typing away.
“Send it,” he says without looking up.
I don’t think there is a single place on earth Enzo wouldn’t be able to hunt down someone. I thought some of our systems in the NYPD were advanced, but shit, what Enzo has created is a whole new level.
That does make me think, how dangerous is Romano? For someone to go off grid and have Enzo not being able to find them, that doesn’t sit right with me.
“Sent. Enzo, can I ask you something?”
When he looks up, his fingers thread through his dark hair, and his striking blue eyes find mine as he stretches away from his keyboard.
“What happened with Frankie and Romano? I know a little bit about Rosa’s wedding. I err, saw the aftermath of that. I don’t understand the determination. This is more than just a territory war, isn’t it?”
I was thinking about this last night, why Frankie killed his brother and Romano’s kids. There has to be more. Frankie doesn’t look for trouble, even if it seems to find him. He acts like he is out for revenge.
Enzo's gaze shifts momentarily, his attention elsewhere as he anxiously chews on the inside of his mouth. “Zara, look, it’s not my place to say. Yes, there is a lot more to it. It isn’t my story to tell.”
“Right,” I say, while tapping my finger against the table.
His palms flatten on the table. “Ask him. In all the time I’ve known Frankie, he’s never let anyone in. You’re different. If you need the truth, demand it. We both know that’s who you are.”
I take a sip of water, the nausea starting to make my head woozy.
He’s right. I’m not scared of Frankie. But, maybe deep down, I’m afraid of what he might tell me.
I look at the time on the screen. Frankie was training with Grayson and Jax at the gym today and then coming back for a call with Mikhail any minute now.
“I can see you scheming,” Enzo laughs.
“Me? Never.” I like working with him. We make a good team.
“This guy, you know him?” Enzo asks as he flips his laptop around.
“I’ve heard of him. He’s SWAT. He was part of the raid on the safe house. I think he’s holding the women for my dad until they find buyers. We should scope it out before we do anything. I’m not 100% on this one.”
“Sure. I can send out a team.”
I shake my head. “He’s NYPD. If he is hiding the girls, he’s going to be on high alert. I’ll go.”
He frowns. “Take Jax and Kai with you, otherwise Frankie will kill me.”
I roll my eyes dramatically. He’s right. Frankie would flip if I went on my own.
“Will I ever not need a babysitter?”
“It’s not babysitting, Zara. It’s protecting. We never go out on our own, none of us.” His finger stabs the table emphatically.
“Oh, okay.”
He pulls up his phone and leans back in his chair as he texts. “Let me get Jax and Kai here. We need to act fast.”
