“Hey, we’re not done talking,” Brett calls out, but I ignore him.
I’ve got nothing to say to him.
“Nero!”
I freeze. Goosebumps erupt over my skin.
What the fuck?
I haven’t heard that name spoken out loud since Sandro and I left New York.
I whip around. “What did you say?”
Brett takes a step closer, the cigarette dangling from his lips. His eyes narrow, and there's a sinister gleam in them. “I said,Nero. That’s your name, right? Your real name.”
Fuck!
How does he know that?
How much does he know?
“Like I said, you made a mistake, wise guy. You think I didn’t know you’d come to me when you didn’t get the keys from the agent? I was prepared. Had a camera installed. Got a video of you pointing a gun at me.”
I take a step closer. “If I were you, I’d be really careful about what you do with that video.”
“Blake’s already seen the still images.” He makes a mocking grimace. “If I were you, I’d start thinking about how you’re going to explain them to her.”
My thoughts race. “What do you want?”
“I want you to leave Darkwater and never come back.”
“Like hell. You going to go to the police with this video?”
“The police?” He chuckles. “No. If you refuse to leave, I’m going to set someone much worse on you.”
“Oh yeah?” I take another step toward him. Fear skates across his face before he manages to hide it. “If you really know who I am, then you should know there aren’t a lot of people worse than me.”
“Blake’s godfather has seen the video too. He’s the one who helped me figure out this entire puzzle. Nero De Luca. He thought some people might be interested in knowing you’re still alive.”
My gut twists. Inside my chest, something shatters. “You fucking idiot. Do you know what you’ve done?”
Brett tosses the cigarette away and pushes off the wall. “I’ve put you in your fucking place.”
The Iron Raptors know my identity. And now they know I should be dead.
Since I’m not… There’s someone who’ll pay good money for that information.
I’ve got to get ahead of this. If I still can. What if they’ve already contacted the Ferraros? What if the Ferraros already sent someone this way? Does Rafe know I’ve been discovered?
Fuck!
Blake’s in danger.
And I might already be too late.
CHAPTER 39
BLAKE
