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“I know. I know. Shh, here, let me untie you.” Ace makes quick work of the cable ties, pulling me into his arms and sinking to the floor.
“You’re hurt...” I press a hand to his blood-soaked t-shirt. “It’s just a surface cut. I’ll be okay.”
“What about him?” I flick my eyes to the door and shudder.
“If he knows what’s good for him, he won’t show his face here again. But just to be sure...” Ace digs out his cell phone and dials 911.
I curl against him, listening as he reels off our emergency. When he hangs up, a garbled sob spills out of me.
“I’ve got you, Remi. I’m here, I’m here.” He kisses my head, his arms locked tightly around me as if he’s never letting go.
And I silently beg him not to.
Chapter Thirty
Ace
My body trembles with anger as I hold Remi to me as tight as I can.
How was any of this even possible? What were the chances? How long has he been here watching us?
All these questions and a million more race through my mind as I try to get my head around what the hell just happened.
The man I thought was my father was the man who had terrorized Remi. Whether he knew then what he knows now about James and Remi’s relationship, it’s still messed up. He only found Sarah—only found Remi—because of James.
Fucking hell. I shake my head, realizing that I could say the same thing.
Am I as bad as that monster?
I turned up here, thinking I was going to get to spend a night in a house alone with my girl, and I walked into… no, I can’t even think it without wanting to go and find that motherfucker and slide his own knife straight through his neck.
“I’m okay, Ace. You can let go. I need to check you.”
“I’m fine.” I have no idea if it’s the adrenaline or what, but I don’t feel anything from where he caught me. I assume it’s only a flesh wound, but really I have no idea.
Remi tries to squirm out of my hold, her need to look after me greater than her need to be held. I allow her to lift my shirt and she gasps when she sees whatever it is.
“Ace,” she cries, looking around the room as if she’s no idea what to do. “I’m going to get the first aid kit. Don’t move.”
“No. Stay here. We don’t know where he is,” I bark in a panic.
“I watched him go out the door. He’s not hiding in the bathroom.”
The sound of sirens in the distance distracts her. “They’ll be here any minute. Just sit the fuck down.”
She drops to my lap once again and I sigh with relief. “What are you doing?” she asks when I hold my cell in front of her.
“Calling James. He needs to know what’s going on.” He answers on the second ring. “We need you at Sarah’s place. Now.”
“Ace, what’s wrong?”
“Just get your asses here. All of you.”
“Shit, okay. Sure, we’re on the way.” He hangs up in a rush as he barks instructions to Sarah. I don’t give a shit that I’ve just worried him. The only thing I care about right now is that Remi and my brothers are okay.
When the sirens get even louder, I let her up to open the door, ready for their arrival.
Two officers come rushing in only seconds later and get their fill of the scene they’re surrounded by. EMTs soon follow and, despite my objections, I end up topless with one of them cleaning up my wound.
