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“Good. Then you can fucking die there.” My voice hardens. “You kidnapped Sloane and brought her here, drugged her and the others, and were waiting for the feds to take down the family? Your family, you bitch! Why? Because you needed money? You screwed us all over for money? Or was it just because you were pissed off that I chose her over you?”
Layla raises her head, and with a roll of her eyes, she lets out a snort. “You know something? You’re a real self-centered asshole.”
“Yeah, I’ve heard that a lot, too.” Kat’s amused voice joins us in the hallway, which now resembles a massacre.
“So Rocco hauled ass out of here and fingered you to come and save the day. Typical. Pussy,” I mutter.
“Hey, hey, hey.” Kat cocks an eyebrow at me. “His fingers didn’t come anywhere near me, okay? That shit only happens in his dreams.”
A loud snort comes from behind Kat. “You mean nightmares.”
Kat rolls her eyes and flips her long hair. “Okay, tough guy. Nico said the feds are still coming, so we need to move fast. Let’s get them out of here.” She walks over to Layla and bends down to help her up.
“No, she stays. She fucking betrayed us all. Leave her there!” I bellow, struggling to my feet.
The door next to me slowly creaks open. “No, Max. She’s with us.”
I twist my head to look at Sloane. I crawl over to her and pull her tight into my chest. The movement hurts like hell, but I need to feel her in my arms. Well, at least one arm. The other one is pretty much dead at this point. Better one limb than my whole body.
She shivers against me, teeth chattering. Still dressed in only the lingerie I found her in, she peers down at my arm and eyes it like the pro she is. With a half-smile, she says, “I think you‘ll live.”
“Thank fuck for that.” I bury my head in her neck and fist her hair. “I got you back. I got you back, baby. God, I love you so fucking much,” I murmur.
“I love you, too,” she whispers, tears pooling in her eyes. “I was so afraid I’d never see you again to tell you that.”
I rest my back against the wall, still holding her as close as possible. She tilts her head upward. “Layla came to find me. She told me Nico was on his way to rescue me. All of us. She made sure I stayed in a room by myself, away from everyone. But Gianni…” Her voice breaks and my gut clenches. What did that motherfucker do to her?
She sniffles and wipes her eyes. “He was doing so many drugs. He was higher than a kite. So Layla stayed close to make sure nothing happened.” She opened her hand to reveal a key. “I was able to get this, but I never got to use it. I never got the chance before…” Her voice breaks off, and I rub her bare arms. I try to shake off my jacket but there’s a big bullet hole that’s causing me a little bit of a problem.
Kat smirks at me struggling and shrugs off her coat. She tosses it to Sloane who pulls it on with lightning speed.
I turn to look at Layla, who’s pulled herself to a sitting position. “Yeah, so before you feed me to the wolves, Max, those are just a few things you should know about.”
“What the hell were you even doing here, Layla?” I narrow my eyes at her.
She lets out a frustrated sigh. “Look, not that it’s any of your damn business, but things have been really hard since my dad died. My mom and I were pretty much left with nothing, and even the money she gets doesn’t cover a whole lot. I needed cash, okay? Nico said he’d take care of things for us.” She throws her hands into the air. “And now I’m fucked because the Cinques will find out I was working with Nico the whole time.”
“You’re not the only one who’s on their radar,” Rocco mumbles, running a hand through his hair. Kat furrows her brow and turns toward him, but he looks away.
I shake my head. I can’t worry about Rocco or Kat right now. We’ll worry about all of that tomorrow. I need to get my girl out of here before any other surprise guests show up.
Layla accepts the hand that Rocco holds out and grunts as she stands up. He wraps an arm around her waist and hoists her up.
She looks at me. “The feds will be here soon. Mikey and Gianni set this whole thing up with the Cinques. It’s bad. They want to take over this whole territory but not before completely destroying the Salesi family.”
“I know. Well, I know what Nico thought I should know.” I roll my eyes. “But I never thought you were the one on the inside.”
“A friend in need is a friend indeed.” Layla shrugs. “We helped each other out. But we need to move fast. There isn’t much time. And Mikey…”
“Yeah, where the hell is Mikey?” Rocco asks.
Layla shakes her head. “I don’t know. He could be on a plane by now. That was his plan, anyway. He was going to leave the other guys here to deal with everything so he could save his own ass. I don’t even think he’d give a damn to find out Gianni is dead.”
“What a dick,” I mutter. “And I was really looking forward to plugging some holes into him, too.”
Loud thumping sounds shake the floor beneath us, and Nico runs in with the rest of his crew following close behind. “The feds are close. Johnny is downstairs watching for them. Sirens are getting louder. We need to move.” He points to me and Rocco. “You guys need to get out of here now. Take Sloane and Kat.”
“Wait, what about the other women? My friend Jules is in there,” Sloane waves toward the door behind us. “They’re alive, but either passed out or strung out from the drugs. They need medical attention. We can’t leave them! I won’t leave them!”
