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Fear.
Fear for me, or for his family, I wasn't sure. I knew that Aster and him were trying to have kids but, so far, were unable.
That, and Rose's belly was growing bigger; it wouldn't be too long before she was going to have her baby.
The cartel had been breathing down our neck, Bourbon uncharacteristically letting them take advantage of us.
The Kings were on top now. After killing Nero, Bourbon and Coulter were on top, but that didn't mean it would last.
On the contrary, they became a bigger target.
One the cartel was going after.
And now, with everything that was happening to Tatiana, and not understanding why her, things were quickly spiraling out of control.
He didn't answer, and I grunted, letting him go. I climbed up and off of him.
Tatiana was on the edge of the bed, kneeling, her eyes wide, looking small and vulnerable, engulfed by my t-shirt.
I rubbed a hand over my eyes, then through my hair as Coulter heaved from the floor below me.
I put a hand out to offer him a boost upwards. "We'll work this out. I swear, we'll fix it."
He grasped my hand but didn't let me pull him upwards yet. Just grasped my hand, holding me over him. "This isn't over."
Closing my eyes, unable to look at him, I nodded, yanking him to his feet. "I know man. I know."
The floor was littered with broken furniture, the walls scuffed with marks from where we'd bashed against them. Miraculously, my cell phone had survived untouched, and it chimed, the device lighting up.
My heart thudded even faster as the words on the screen sunk in.
I grabbed it, calling the number displayed.
Maya answered on the first ring. "Knight. I need you. Right now."
TWELVE
Knight drove like a maniac until we reached Maya's house. He barged inside without knocking, his eyes wild, his hair sticking in all directions. He'd changed out his shirt and quickly cleaned the blood from his nose, but it was still swollen, and his eye was beginning to bruise.
My own heart was in my throat, my breathing at the edge of panic. Not Honey.
Maya met us right inside the doorway, her cheeks wet with her own tears. "Knight. Thank god you're here." Behind her stood Abby with a group of uniformed cops. She looked on the edge of breaking down. "Sh-she's just gone!"
"I need to see her room." Knight tore past her and up the stairs.
A brunette-haired cop stood outside the room, and she immediately blocked our entrance. "Hold up, sir."
"Let me in," Knight demanded.
Her eyes narrowed, focusing in on his nose and eye suspiciously. "No one is allowed inside. Not until the investigators get here."
"Get the fuck out of my way, or I will remove you myself." Knight's expression had gone dark and serious, something I would imagine a killer would look like. I knew if she didn't let us by, Knight might do something dangerous.
I put my hand on Maya's shoulder, gently prodding her forward. "This is the child's mom," stating what the cop probably already knew. "She has a right to allow whomever she wants into the room."
Maya nodded, her face even more pale, her thin body trembling. "Please. I can trust this man." When the cop hesitated, Maya choked out, "please."
The cop's expression softened and she sighed. "Fine. I know you're scared and you think he can help."
