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Ryuji’s eyes went wide. “A riot?”

“A big one,” Max said.

“Can you do it?” Obi asked.

“I was trying to keep this a secret, but the feds missed my last resort knife.” Ryu’s smile was feral. “Yeah, I can do it.”

I’d seen how many weapons they’d pulled off him. It took multiple minutes. “Where the hell is it?”

He blew me a kiss. “Wouldn’t you like to know?”

And then he cackled.

See? I knew it. Fucking insane.

62

LEONA

Fallon enveloped me in a tight hug while Badawi watched on. As she stepped back, she gave the Special Agent a nasty stink eye.

I poked her in the side. “She’s on my side. Be nice.”

“No, thanks. All cops are bastards,” Fallon quipped. “Let’s get out of here, Leona. It’s not safe.”

I gave Badawi a tight wave, and she nodded before slipping back into her car. She’d written a secure phone number on a scrap of paper, which was currently stuffed inside my bra.

When everything was ready, I’d call it. She’d be waiting.

Fallon’s ostentatious sports car beeped while she unlocked the doors. “I thought you were trying to stay under the radar.” I gestured to its bright orange exterior. “Really subtle.”

She gave me a wink while she slid into the driver’s seat. “It’s my fastest car, and I barely ever get to take it.”

“Where are the guys?” I asked while I sat inside the passenger seat and pulled the door shut.

“Finn’s tracking us,” she said, plugging her phone into a cord. Rock music started playing through the digital dashboard. “The rest of the guys are dealing with a little shipping problem.”

“Everything okay?”

She waved a hand. “Yeah, it’s fine. I’m more worried about you.” She pulled the car back onto the interstate and headed south. “What about your men?”

“I think they’re okay,” I said quietly. Evening was quickly approaching. If they weren’t already processed at the jail, they hopefully would be soon. Then the real fun would begin. “I really hope they are.”

Her hand squeezed mine. “They’re the Shadows. They’ll be all right.”

I gave her a small smile. “Head to Willow’s? I’ll fill everyone in on what happened when we get there.”

She nodded and pressed her foot harder on the gas.

Fallon pulled up in front of Willow’s house, and I was immediately hit with a nasty flashback. The last time Cas and I had been here, I’d begged Willow to save him. I’d cried over his bloody body, certain he was going to die and leave me here all alone. I’d never been as close to losing him as I had been back then. Not even when Max had hurt him.

But this house was also where I’d decided to search out the Shadows.

It’s where I had decided that I’d fight for my future—and even though everything looked different now, I still felt that way.

I was going to fight for my future.

For all our futures.