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Connor simply grunts as he listens to Kill lose his shit. “I know, brother, and so does she. Look, just get your arse over there, I’ll see you in ten.”
“Connor––”
“Don’t, Cara. We are so damn mad at you right now. Do you have any idea how dangerous this is? You’re a target. You’re all a goddamn fucking target.” His voice cracks on the last words and he turns his head to look directly out the front window.
“Just like you’re a target.” I feel his eyes on me again, but he doesn’t say anything, so I continue. “He’s my husband, Connor. I love him. If I think he’s in danger, I’m going to do everything I can to save him. I was never going to that house alone, I always intended to call you and Killian. The only reason I didn’t grab Ronan was because he was with Maddie, and I figured he was needed more there to keep the others safe.”
“I understand, Cara, I really do. But if anything happens to you, it would destroy my brother. I won’t let that happen, not again.”
I nod, knowing there isn’t anything else either one of us can say, that and we’re here. I pull up further down the road, behind the skip outside our neighbours house. They’re our only neighbours on the street, but they are having their house renovated, and I’m grateful for that, knowing we have the cover of the skip while we wait for Killian.
Chapter 46
If Finn doesn’t skin her arse, I will. Goddamn stubborn pain in my arse. I can’t believe she left the house without protection, and I can’t believe she was going to drive over there alone. We have no idea what we are walking into right now, and I’m really hoping Finn hasn’t been thinking and is just wanting to get his dick wet, but something tells me we won’t like what we’ll find when we get there.
Driving almost three times the speed limit, I lose my security team halfway there. I can’t afford to wait for them––I won’t. I need to make sure Finn is okay.
I pull up behind our Range Rover, getting out of mine and jumping into the back of the other one.
I check my weapon as I get into the car, watching Connor check his, and then I turn my steely gaze to Cara. "You are in so much fucking trouble, young lady.” I see her flinch at my angry tone, but right now, I don’t give a shit. “You stay in this fucking car, do you hear me? You do not get out of the car, you wait for us to come out.”
“Like fuck, Killian. I know you’re mad at me, but I am not sitting in this car and waiting while Finn might be in there in trouble. I’m coming in.”
“I don’t fucking think so,” I yell at the same time Connor yells, “Not happening.” She turns away from us both, dropping her head into her hands. I watch her take deep breaths, trying to calm herself. I’ve never seen her angry before––this is kind of cute. She takes one long deep breath before raising her head and looking at Connor then into the back where I’m sitting.
“I’m going in whether you like it or not. Now, either you let me walk in there with you, or I follow you boys in, but that is my man in there and I’ll be damned if I’m going to sit in the car and wait like a good little girl.”
“Cara, for fuck’s sake, no. You’re pregnant, you can’t!” I can’t understand why she won’t listen to me.
“Killian, I’m safer in that house with you two and the security team than I am in this car, and you know it.”
I let out an exaggerated breath, feeling defeated. She’s right. I mean, she’s safer at home, but while she’s here, she’s safer by our sides. I roll down the window and indicate to Lee, who is one of our team. “We’re going in. I want a team on the door securing the house and I want two of you on our six watching our arses and hers, do you understand?”
“Yes, sir.” He gives me a nod then heads over to the rest of the team to relay the message. I look at Connor to see if he’s okay. He shakes his head but grabs the gun form the glovebox, anyway, checking it’s secure and loaded before handing it to Cara.
I place my hand on her shoulder. “Do you know how to handle a gun?”
“Yes. Seamus and his friends taught me how to shoot when I was younger, he wanted to make sure that I could handle one in case I ever needed to. I’m good.”
I nod and we get out of the car, gently closing our doors so as not to draw attention to ourselves. Just as we reach the gate to the driveway, I halt Cara. Two of my team forge ahead and three go around the back, while the rest wait for us to enter the building.
I step around Connor and take the front as Connor moves to the back, keeping Cara between us. “You stay between us at all times. Do not run off, and you listen to everything we tell you. Am I clear?”
“Crystal.” Her voice never wavers, but I see the fear in her eyes, and it’s not fear for herself, it’s fear of what we’ll find when we enter that house. I know what she’s feeling––I feel it too.
Not wanting to waste another minute, I turn and hot foot it down the drive, Cara and Connor hot on my heels.
When we reach the door, I signal to the two guys in front to clear the upstairs, while we head in to clear the ground floor.
We move through the rooms quickly, noting the destruction the fuckers caused when they trashed the place, but we don’t stop to clear any of it––our only priority right now is to find Finn.
We begin to hear voices the closer we get to the back of the house, and then we hear a fist meeting flesh, followed by a grunt. I turn to Connor and Cara, placing my finger over my lips, indicating for them to be quiet. They both give me a nod as we quickly tiptoe towards the kitchen where the noises are coming from.
We stop just before we get to the kitchen, our backs pinned to the wall so they can’t see us. I tilt my head slightly, so I can see in the glass cupboards. Four people are standing around, and I can make out Anjelica, and two other guys I have no idea who they are, and the third guy I can’t see as he’s bent down. I try to get a better look without being seen, but I catch Anjelica moving, then I hear her whiny fucking voice.
“Oh, what’s up, baby O’Farrell? The cat got your tongue? I wonder how quiet you’ll be when your whore gets here and you have to watch as we cut that fucking bastard from her belly then hand her over to José. Maybe I’ll let my boys here have some fun with her before I hand her over…” The fuckers laugh, and I can feel my blood starting to boil.
I hear groaning from the kitchen, it sounds muffled, and I’m guessing it’s Finn and they’ve covered his mouth. Then I hear what sounds like tape being pulled from someone’s skin. “You’re a fool, Anjelica, if you think you can lay one finger on my woman’s head. You’ll be dead before you can even think about it.”
