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“Wait, Owen and Wyatt said there had been talk of several clubs being raided and that people are pissed because Dentons offered protection, and it wasn’t there,” Gabriel said. “Fucking hell. We’ve been declared war on, and we’ve not even been aware of it.”
“Hold the fuck on,” Maddox said. “Nothing has happened.”
“Girls have been quit
ting,” Abel said. “Handing their notice in, and not being able to be replaced. I told you that we had to close five places last week because no one was turning up. There was no revenue at all.”
“Then there have been random raids on our nightclubs,” Gideon said.
“The docks have been running slow,” Damian said.
“The underground fights are not happening either,” Landon said.
Damian looked toward his younger brother, seeing how pale he was.
The sound of sirens filled the air, and Damian looked toward the door. “Oh fuck!”
Before either of them could react, police and SWAT entered the warehouse, ordering them down to the ground.
Shit was about to hit the fucking fan.
Damian closed his eyes as someone knelt on his back, putting handcuffs on him. Westbrook had led them to this place, and now they had to deal with being on the wrong side of the law.
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Mia paced up and down the length of Maddox Denton’s study as she listened to what the lawyer was telling them.
“You mean to tell me that they’re staying behind bars?” Charlotte asked.
“Damian, Abel, and Gabriel have alibis for their whereabouts during this suspected murder. Landon also. They are being released without charge as soon as they can have the paperwork drawn up. I need to get alibis for the others.”
“But we pay you this money to get them off. The police, my husband compensates them.”
“Charlotte, I hate to say this to you, but two mangled bodies were discovered with your entire family there. You’re lucky any of them are being released. Right now, they can’t place those three at the time of the suspected murder because of a paper trail those three have. The state of those girls, you’re talking thousands of dollars bail money.”
Mia had seen the news, and she knew Damian wasn’t capable of that stuff they were saying. What scared her even more, she’d seen something like that a few years ago. The body of a woman had been dumped in a park. It had later been found out that she was a snitch. Anyone who opened their mouths would be killed in exactly the same violent way.
Sobs filled the room, coming from Charlotte. “I can’t handle this. Maddox deals with all of this.”
“I’ve called Rick back from England. He’s the only one I know who can handle this.”
“What about the businesses? What about everything?” Charlotte said.
Mia went to the older woman, and placed a hand on her shoulder, trying to give her comfort. “It’ll be okay.”
“Thank you, dear, but it really won’t.” Charlotte patted Mia’s hand.
“We’re going to go and make some drinks,” Lou said, taking hold of Mia’s hand, and leading her out of the room. Harper and Ruby followed.
Entering the kitchen, none of them spoke for the longest time. Mia’s heart was racing. The thought of being without Damian for even a night scared her. The guard that had been with her in the park had come to her, told her there was a situation, and that she had to come here to the Denton family home. From there she had learned that Damian, along with all of his family had been arrested for the suspected kidnapping and murder of two women. They weren’t even releasing the women’s names, just their pictures, and some camera crew had gotten images of the actual bodies. It was gross.
“They didn’t do this,” Harper said. “We all know this.”
“The problem you got is they’re going to have to prove they’re innocent,” Ruby said. “They’re going to have tails, and all kinds of shit. Cops have wanted the Dentons for years, and now they just happen to stumble onto them inside a warehouse with dead bodies. The dead bodies, and then the fact even some cops could be working for Westbrook. If they’re doing that, then they can manipulate evidence. Not ideal, I know, but something that can be solved. I need to call Lewis. See if something has been going on that I don’t know about. I know Oliver has been keeping secrets from me. Something big is about to happen, and I want them to be ready.”
“Who is Lewis?” Mia asked.
“He’s someone who can get information without leaving a trace. I trust him, and so does the Denton family.” Ruby ran fingers through her hair. “Oliver doesn’t have an alibi, so he’s not coming home anytime soon.”
