Was.
Pissed.
Then, add in that Ethan wasn’t answering his calls or texts either, and now, he had two people he needed to worry about.
With Gene gunning for Gabe, and Ethan walking away, that left the office in shambles.
They were now two good agents down, and he didn’t like what that meant for any of them.
LONG.
DAYS.
Philadelphia was a mess on a good day, and that morning, they’d gotten word that Javier Hughes was up to his nonsense again.
Why wouldn’t he pick the worst time to play games?
Word on the street was he’d put out a request for information on both Gene and Ethan. He was actively trying to findANYONEwho might know where to find the men.
One of Antonio’s informants had called in, trying to earn a buck.
Well, it was about to get spicy here.
Honestly, as their friend, he wanted to be upfront with Gene and Ethan. It might be in their best interest to leavePhillyregardless because the sicko was being a dick.
As the person running the shitshow office, it was againstHISbest interest to lose them.
Blackhawk and Cantrell were damn good at what they did.
It was shitty having to wait for Javier Hughes to do something illegal. He went from asking questions to buying a hit in a matter of seconds.
Yeah, he escalated that fast.
Sadly, there was nothing they could do to stop him either. After talking to the DA, they needed him to violate his parole, and info from snitches wasn’t enough to do it. If they wanted him revoked back into the clink, he needed to do something they could prove.
And that sucked.
With each time he tried for Ethan, Gene got caught in the crossfire. At some point, he knew the man would get frustrated at being cockblocked and make a move on Gene.
As he sat there, his phone rang, and not the office one. His cell lit up, and when he opened it, he saw Gene’s name.
Well, thank freaking God.
It appeared someone was checking in.
Now, he’d see if he was back on the team, or on his way to lock up and needing bail.
That was more the vibe he gave off yesterday.
“Please tell me you haven’t been arrested.”
Gene actually laughed.
Oh, that had been a possibility, but now, he was on his way to the airport to catch a flight toDamascus. He had a man to retrieve.
All he could hope now was he wouldn’t lose him regardless in a fight.
Because Gene was still feeling angsty.
