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“Emil will go down for the murders,” I state flatly. “And Sloan will handle Andrew. We need to get them all at the place Emil is holding our stuff together.”
“Murders?” Julius asks.
I nod. “Cameron will come, I know he will. I just pray he brings David along. I’m going to end all of this. Emil has always been a snake, I can feel it, so this is a way to get rid of him too.”
“You realize what will happen if we fuck with Emil?” Carl asks from beside Teddy.
I don’t need to answer his question. I do know what will happen, but I’m hoping we can find something bigger on him. Something that will turn his own people against him.
“A fucking war will ensue. Something bigger than what we’re dealing with now,” Teddy answers.
“I know, but you have to take risks in life. I want to go where he’s keeping our supply before this goes down. He’s keeping files there. It was a reckless move on his part, but I bet we can find something in there to end the war before it even begins.”
“How?” Julius asks.
“Blackmail. If he doesn’t cooperate, we’ll take whatever we find to the feds. I won’t fuck around on a small scale. This will be too big for Sloan.”
“And what about his people? The ones loyal to him?” Teddy asks.
“Either we pay them off or blackmail them too. Everyone in this town has a price, and lucky for us, we have the funds.”
Teddy shakes his head and steps toward me. “I don’t think you’ve thought this through enough, Monkshood.” He reaches for my face, but I slap his hand away.
“I’ve thought about it enough to know it’ll work. And you lost the right to call me that the moment you entered my body without my consent. Don’t try and use your good looks, pleading eyes, or my fucked-up love for you as a way to persuade me. I’m done waiting around for you to handle shit. We’re doing this my way, and my way only. If you don’t like it, go back to wherever the fuck you’ve been hiding out at.”
All of the words flow from my mouth effortlessly. Almost too effortlessly. I’ve kept everything I’ve wanted to say to myself because sometimes I don’t even know what to believe. I love Teddy, but I don’t. I love Lucas, but it’s wrong. I’m hurt, but I don’t want to be seen as weak. Everything in my mind is so damn conflicting.
When his eyes go the slightest bit wider and his mouth opens to speak, I cut him off. “I’m done protecting everyone’s feelings, Teddy. You wanted me to be like you, so here I am. Not one of you have done anything to protect my feelings or taken into consideration how I would feel about something, you just do it. Consider this as me returning the favor.”
A glint of appreciation flashes over his face. “You’ve become so much more than I ever could have imagined.”
I want to get lost in his comment. To hug him and sob into his chest because the feeling of acceptance from him makes me want to forget everything he’s done. But I can’t. I won’t. The only thing that would do is show him it’s okay that he hurt me when it isn’t. Fuck all of these conflicting feelings.
I shake my head, brushing off his comment. “We need to go tonight, then we can go pay Andrew a visit. I want to make sure we have everything in place and ready before things go down.”
“Emil doesn’t know I’m back, so I’ll stay here and keep an eye on Lucas. Take Carl and Julius with you.”
“No, Carl will stay here to watch Lucas and you. I’ll take Julius. The less bodies, the better. I don’t want to draw suspicion if someone sees us.”
Teddy chuckles. “Fine. Let me know what you find.”
He walks away without another word as Carl follows. I watch him disappear into the kitchen before looking at Julius. “Let’s handle this, Jules.”
He smiles. “Can’t say I agree with this plan, but I’m ready to crack some skulls, so let’s do it.”
