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Me: Roger that.
“Let’s move.” I whisper, but she grabs my arm, stopping me.?
“Slim is up in my suite with Kayla, trapped. I gave them my code to the safe. They should be good, right?” I give her hand a reassuring squeeze, “They’ll be fine.” I start to pull her down the busy hall. There are people screaming and crying as the shooting continues. We turn down a corridor to get to the stairwell. We are only one floor above where the others are. As we round the corner, there are two men checking the classrooms. We need to get past four rooms until we hit the door to the stairs.?
“You need to stay as quiet as possible, hold your breath when they are near. We can get by undetected, but you have to listen to me and pay attention to my signals, even if it is in the dark. Light on the toes, breathe through the nose.” She squeezes my hand in understanding, and we move forward, making it past two classrooms before a man walks out of the one right across from us. Stopping immediately, we don’t move, staying deathly still. His walkie goes off. They are speaking in Russian. She squeezes my hand, hard. Unsure what her signal means. Her hand shakes the more the conversation goes on. Finally, he continues to walk, and we move further down the hallway, one more door to cross to the stairwell and it’s only ten feet in front of us. Jade squeezes my hand again, but I’m too focused on getting to the fucking door. A shrilling scream echoes through the halls and I take that as our cue to hurry to the door and open it. Hauling Jade inside and closing it softly, I look at her and she looks terrified, her body unmoving. I grab her and throw her over my shoulder, taking the stairs two at a time. Once we hit the bottom floor, I set her down on her feet and cage her against the door, peeking through the glass. I flash the red laser down the hall two times as a signal for my brothers to let me know their location. Nothing. I do it again and wait.?
“I see nothing, no movement,” she whispers. I take out my phone and see the dumb fuck text me to let me know he didn’t have his laser. For fuck’s sake, Spade. Moving Jade aside, I open the door slowly, listening for any movement. It’s eerily quiet. We step out and round the corner, down the hallway, and into the maintenance office. Turning the knob, I slowly open the door and am met by the barrel of a gun at my temple. In one swift move, I slap the gun away and slam into his throat, causing him to choke and bend over. Grabbing his head with both hands, putting my body weight into the move, I twist, then a hand lands on my arm, tapping it twice. I immediately let go.?
“What the fuck?” I growl. He sputters and drops to his knees, but another voice comes from deeper in the room.?
“Jameson, that you?” Dario asks. Jesus fucking Christ.?
“Yea” I snap. I smack Spade in the back of the head, as he is still trying to catch his breath. I turn my flashlight on and look around the room.
“Jade,” I whisper yell. Nothing. I flash my light towards the door and see her in the corner, head down and arms wrapped around her knees, rocking against the wall. Fuck. I slowly approach her. Bending down, I squeeze her hand. She looks up at me. I hate that we are in the dark. We need a plan and fast.?
“Let’s get her out of here. Any suggestions?” I say through gritted teeth.?
“We need off these grounds and to get to Jade’s,” Spade demands.?
“We can’t,” her voice hiccups.?
“Why baby?” Spade rasps, crouching down next to her.?
“I heard their conversation. I know a little bit of Russian, but I was able to put it together. Just get me out of here. I can’t concentrate in the dark. Please get me the fuck out of here.” She pleads.?
“Let’s get to the suburban. It’s bulletproof. That’s our safest bet for now. I already placed a call to Gio. He knows we are being ambushed and finding out by whom.” Dario interjects.
“I already know who it is.” Jade says glumly.?
“Who?” We ask in unison.?
“The same asshole it’s always been.”
“Fuck.” Dario says.?
“I’m confused, you’re going to have to dumb it down for me, Babygirl.” Spade says, raising her face to look at us. If it’s who I think it is, we are going to need more than just our fists.?
“Pakhan Morozov, and he’s come to collect— Me,” she says looking up at us, fear all over her face.
I don’t say a word. I know what this means. But I won’t let them have her, not today, not tomorrow, not ever. I look at my brothers with murder in my eyes.
“It’s carving season.”
36
The Mystery Man
-Spade-
“Babygirl, I need you to get up from the ground and move.” I growl.
“I can’t— just fucking go. Save yourselves,” she whispers, tears streaming down her face.?
“Na, fuck that. Remember who the fuck you are. Jade fucking Rivers; bad ass Blood Queen. Now get the fuck up.” I yell.?
“Just go Spade, you deserve so much better than me.” I’m going to lose my fucking mind with this woe is me shit. Ri shoves me out of the way. Fucking prick. He wraps his hand around her throat, forcing her to look at him.?
