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“I’ve got to go. I’ve to call Brody. He’s on our side after what happened. Sean will pay for what he did.”
“All right then, call me later and let me know what the plans are. No matter if yer a buck eejit, I still want to help.”
This is Cian’s way of telling me he doesn’t want to choose sides, but if push comes to shove, he’ll side with me. He won’t tell Rory where Babydoll is.
“I owe ya everythin’. I’m sorry for puttin’ ye in an awkward position.”
“I’ve yer back, Punky. Always.”
He hangs up, while I exhale loudly, absolutely knackered.
I decide to send Brody an ambiguous text, as I’m sure he’s dealing with the peelers and I don’t want to alert them onto anything suspicious.
Where ye ended my life is where we’ll meet tomorrow. The hills have eyes…
It’s too dangerous meeting anywhere public as Sean has proven that he has eyes everywhere. I decide to meet at the place which kickstarted this entire ordeal, the place where I watched Connor take his last breath.
It’s a deserted road and allows easy access if we need to flee. Out in the open is far safer than somewhere where potential victims are.
Brody replies a moment later.
Those eyes are about to be blinded.
I take his response to mean that I’ll see him tomorrow.
There’s no way Brody will take this lying down. If he felt confident he could do it alone, I’d already be dead. But he realizes he needs me, as I am a Kelly, after all, and what better ally to have; the son of the man you want dead.
“Thanks for not calling Rory.” Her croaky voice startles me as I thought she was asleep.
Looking down at Babydoll, I manage a strained smile. “No bother. How are ya feelin’?”
Babydoll winces as she shifts onto her side. “I’m okay. Dr. Shannon was great. He said my injuries are minor. Are you all right?”
She looks at my arms which are stitched up, as is the gash across my eyebrow.
“I’ll live. You should rest.”
But I know better than to order her to do anything as she shakes her head. “Sean called me minutes before the bomb went off. That’s why I was outside.”
I don’t know how to respond, so I allow her to continue.
“He told me to take the call in the alleyway. When I asked what he wanted, he said he had a message he wanted me to pass onto you.”
“What was it then?” I ask, my breathing measured.
She licks her dry lips. “That you’re starting a war you won’t win. That he’s giving you one chance to back out. If you choose not to, then everything that happens from here on out is on you. After that…everything went black.”
I clench my fists.
“Why would he save me? That’s what he did by calling me, right? He led me outside on purpose.”
I tip my face to the ceiling, taking three deep breaths before I explode.
“Punky?”
When I think I can speak without punching something, I lock eyes with her and state, “He saved ya to show me that he’s in control. That all our lives are in his hands. What else did he say?”
When she averts her eyes, I know there is something else she’s not willing to share.
