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"Poor Savannah," was Conor's droll rejoinder.
"You sure that's Lucas?"
"Of course I am," he sniped. "The place is dead. I have no idea what they were fucking planning, but it's a shitshow."
"They wanted to stage a coup without getting too many people involved."
"Why?"
I had my suspicions but it was likeliest that… "Because my little display the other day worked. Most of the Five Pointers recognize that sanity is far more terrifying than insanity," I said grimly.
"Anyone who's watchedBatmanknows that," Savannah muttered.
"That makes no sense," Declan answered. "Surely it’s the opposite—"
Not about to get into it with either of them, I turned to her now that I knew the docks were unmanned and I told her, "Lucas is here and I want him to take you home."
Her brow furrowed. "What? No! You told me you wouldn't—"
I didn't let her finish.
It was one thing for Conor to know what I'd had to do to earn her forgiveness, but I didn't want the rest of my brothers knowing as well. If they did, they'd give me shit about it, and I had enough on my plate without that.
"Later, Savvie," I rasped. "I need you safe before I can do anything."
Finn came to my aid by groaning, "The fuck?"
Brennan’s chuckle was the opposite of sympathetic. "Savvie clocked you on the head."
"Pistol-whipped?" Finn mumbled.
"Flashlight-whipped," Declan said helpfully.
"Fuck," he groaned again.
"Finn, do you want to go home?
"No, I’ll be fine," he slurred. "Just gotta sit down."
"Okay. We need to deal with Anthony. I want to know who's behind this because it sure as hell isn't him. He ain’t smart enough to make toast without electrocuting himself."
Declan demanded, "Think this is an ECD scheme, or someone else in the Five Points?"
"It's not the ECD," Savannah inserted. "This isn't their MO. They don't do abductions."
"I think you’re right about it being an internal issue. That's why I want to know who's behind it. Fast." Mind racing, I asked, "Where’s Anthony?"
"Tied up in my SUV," Declan informed me.
"Good. I'll ride with you, Bren, and we'll all meet up at the cement factory." When I got their nods, I grabbed Savvie's hand and said, "Come on, Savannah, I need you to be anywhere but here."
I was surprised that she let me haul her out of there, but as I dragged her, with each step that separated us from my brothers, she drawled, "I know you have to play a part with them, Aidan, but you promised you wouldn't cut me out of the loop."
"And I won't. I'll tell you what happens." Goddamn, this was going to bite me in the ass. "But I don't want you involved."
"I got kidnapped too. Whatever you do to punish them, I want in on it."
"You just want to stab one of them in the eye."
