His pulse had nowhere left to go but out, forcing his skin to split open like a volcano erupting as the crimson flowed like molten lava, the sound of bones cracking like someone had disturbed the twigs on the ground deep in the forest.
His body started seizing, like a shockwave running through from a live current. His head flopped to the side. His eyes glazed over, red running over the white like lightning had hit and time had stood still, capturing it.
49
Sebastian
“Did you get anything out of Liam?” Valon asked.
I’d made my way back to HQ after torturing Liam in the warehouse. Of course, Hayden was already here, and by the way his eyes were burning into me, I’m pretty sure he had a lot more he wanted to say that I hadn’t given him the chance to do at mine.
Callum sat at the table with us. He’d been around a lot lately, and to be honest, I welcomed it. He knew what it was like to run a place like this. What kind of man you had to be.
“No, he didn’t talk,” I replied, sipping my whisky.
Valon slammed his fist on the table. “Fucking piece of shit.”
“I’ll find Dante, and I’ll kill him for all that he’s done to us.” Lighting a cigarette, I took a drag on it and exhaled. I’d hunt down every one of his crew and make them all pay.
“I’ve ID’d the guy who was driving the van,” Connor said, walking through the door and sliding a file across to me.
I sat up and opened it to find one of Hassan’s men looking back at me.
“That’s Sami,” Valon said, looking at the picture.
My eyes darted back to Connor. “Are you sure?”
“Yes. There’s a picture of him with Dante. The police managed to pull the CCTV from around the accident area, and you can see him as clear as day in the van. I’ve even got him leaving the UK after.”
“Where is he now?”
“In Mauritius, with Hassan,” Connor said.
Fuck. I slammed my fist on the table. Betraying us and working for Dante?
“Hassan won’t be happy,” Valon said.
“Call him. Get him to put Sami down out there,” Hayden suggested.
Valon pulled his phone out, but I interrupted.
“No. This is personal. I’ll go out there and do it myself.”
“You need to stay here,” Hayden said, leaning forward on the chair.
“You nearly died, and you think I’m going to leave that?”
He let out a heavy breath.
“Sebastian’s right. If someone had done that to Jamie, I’d want to personally deal with them myself,” Callum said.
I gave Callum a small nod for backing me up.
“Valon, get in touch with Hassan. Tell him what’s going on and to expect me there.”
“Will do.”
“Get me on a flight as soon as possible,” I told Connor.
