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Ethan didn’t put down the gun. “If you work for me, put down your guns.”
“Huh?”
“Your guns, put them down,” he said again.
“Fine, kid.” They slowly put them down.
“Wyatt, go get it.” Before I could, Dona went and got the guns and picked them up, handing them back to the men.
“DONA!” Ethan yelled.
“I saw them shoot the guys that took us. They aren’t lying,” she replied before turning back to them. “Right?”
They smiled. “No, ma’am, we aren’t. Now come. We need to get you all somewhere safe.”
Ethan still didn’t want to move so I pulled on his shirt. “Ethan come on…we don’t know where we are or where we can go. Dona is sure.”
He nodded, putting down the gun. He looked over his shoulder at the man behind us but didn’t say anything as we followed them out of the alley and toward the cars.
When the doors closed, we all sat close together. One of them reached for my arm but Ethan grabbed his first.
“What are you doing?”
The man held up a few bandages. “You, Wyatt, have one hell of a protective brother. I know the feeling. I’m Max.”
I wasn’t sure what to say so I just held out my hand.
“How is Uncle Neal?” Dona asked.
No one answered.
It was scary when people didn’t answer. It meant they couldn’t even lie, and that was bad.
LIAM
Fifteen minutes.
That’s how long it took for us to get to the airfield and for them to get the jet ready for us. We were just about to board when my phone went off.
“It’s them.” Mel turned to me, her face so close to mine I could see her breathing.
Nodding, I answered, holding the phone out between us and putting it on speaker.
“Boss. We got them.”
She exhaled, reaching out to grab my arm, her nails digging into my skin.
“They are fine. Wyatt has a cut on his arm but he’s all right. Ethan…”
“Ethan what?” Mel yelled.
“He shot down one of the men who chased after them. I think he’s shaken up a bit. He won’t let go of the gun or relax. He probably won’t until someone he knows comes.”
“Put him on the line,” I said, knowing what was going on in his head.
“Dad?”
“Son,” I smirked. “You did well. I’m proud of you.”
