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“Do you think I’m fucking dumb? Did you think that I wouldn’t know you were setting me up?”
My hand grasps the back of my head, and I feel the warmth of blood hitting my fingers.
“What the fuck are you talking about?” I play dumb. I’ve got to handle this; I can’t let it get out of control. If he takes over, Lainey will be in danger.
“I heard from a little bird named Lee Davis that you haven’t been in the business for months, asshole. I’m not a fucking idiot. You brought me here with an ulterior motive,” he sneers, his lip pulled up in a snarl.
When I get out of here, Lee fucking Davis will be the first on my hit list.I shouldn’t have trusted that piece of shit.
I reach back quickly for the gun in my waistband, but Sutton kicks me hard in the stomach before I can grab it. My body falls at full force, smacking hard against the concrete.
“Not so fast, Nash. You’re not getting out of here.”
I can’t help but laugh. I might be at odds with Zep, Rian, and Thiago, but they’re pretty badass. They can take down Sutton’s goons any day.
“If you think those three guys you brought are going to take mine down, you’re wrong.”
What the fuck, can he read my mind?
“I knew you were double crossing me, Nash, so I brought more men. Alotmore men.” The wicked grin spreading across his face reminds me of my father’s. That smile always told me the worst was yet to come.
His words smack the smirk right off my face.Fuck. This is bad. Really bad. I have to take care of Sutton then get back out there to help. To keep Lainey safe. We’re going to be severely outnumbered, but Lya’s guys are good fighters so we might stand a chance.
That’s when I hear it. Screaming, fighting, and the thuds of bodies hitting the floor all coming from the main room. My head spins toward the open door. I can see Zep beating the shit out of two men, as more of Sutton’s guys pile in through the side door.
The distraction puts me at a disadvantage because Sutton manages to get another shot at me, this time kicking me straight in the temple, causing my vision to blur.
I can’t go down without a fight.
I’m able to quickly rise to my feet and lunge forward, getting a hit in right on his nose, the crunch exploding under my fist.That’s right, asshole. I hope it hurts like hell.The swift movement combined with my fuzzy head causes me to lose my balance. My body crashes back down to the ground with a loud thump.
“What the fuck is it with you and my nose?” Sutton snarls. He walks toward me, holding his now broken and bloody nose. I try to get up, making it to my hands and knees, but my movements are sluggish and black spots scatter across my vision. He lands a brutal kick right to my ribs, sending me sprawling to the floor, landing on my back.
“You didn’t win this time, Nash. I’ll find that bitch you’re trying to protect, take her as mine, and fuck her over and over again before I kill her.”
The only thing I can get out is a furious growl. This bastard won’t lay a hand on Lainey if I have anything to say about it. I gather all my strength. Rolling onto my side, I put my palm flat to the ground and push myself up.
I’ll do anything to protect my ang—
Before I can finish my thought,Sutton delivers a final blow and the darkness consumes me.
Iknow it’s safer for Lya and I to be in a separate room away from Harvey and his men, but I feel like a sitting duck here, waiting for something to happen.
The look on Greyson’s face when I left him in the main room told me everything I needed to know. Reflected back at me, I saw pain, regret, love, and fear. All the things I’m feeling too.
The pain of being apart in such a dangerous situation.
Regret for spending nine years hating him when he tried to protect me all along.
Love for the man that he’s trying to be.
Fear of the uncertainty over what’s going to happen to us.
“Fucking shit!” I’m pulled out of my racing mind by Lya cussing up a storm.
“What’s going on?” I’m not sure why I even asked, because now I can hear what she’s talking about. It sounds like a combination of gunshots along with the pounding sound of flesh making contact with bones. Mass chaos is apparently erupting in the main room, letting us know shit is going south.
Whatever’s happening, it’s not good. The guys should’ve easily been able to take on Harvey and his men. Zep alone probably could’ve taken them out, so for there to be some sort of struggle means that Harvey came prepared.Did he know?
