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Protection? What the fuck?
“I don’t like the sound of that, Sayton. You’re going to disappoint me, aren’t you?”
“Yes!”
Every gun I could see was pointed directly at us.
“Jason, what the fuck is going on?” I asked through gritted teeth.
“You figured it out, didn’t you?”
“Figured what out?” I played stupid.
“The money.”
My pulse echoed in my ears.Thump, thump, thump, thump, thump…
“Money? Weren’t we supposed to be meeting the girls at a party?”
Jason laughed. It was low with a deranged lilt. The short guy in the suit took three steps forward with his own gun pointed at Jason.
“Better get talking, asshole,” the little Mexican yelled.
“I don’t have your money! But he does!” Jason pushed me forward and stood behind me, putting a gun to my head.
“Jesus Christ, Jason! What are you doing?” Where in the hell were York and the others?
“You figured out I stole the money from SJI and managed to get it back. You’ve royally fucked me now, friend.”
“Friend? If I was your friend, you wouldn’t have stolen from me.”
“My life was on the line. I didn’t have a choice.”
“Bullshit!”
“I’m losing my patience with you, Sayton! Give me my fucking money!” the leader of the gang yelled as he took a few more steps forward.
I’m going to fucking die tonight.
Sudden chaos broke out. A loud pop came from behind me and echoed in my ear. From my left and right, the sounds of gunshots went off. I whirled away from Jason.
Axel was running in my direction. “Get down!”
I dropped to the ground.
Gunfire continued to pierce the air around my frozen body. I didn’t know what to do. Like an idiot, I turned toward Jason for help, but he was nowhere in sight. Where in the fuck had he gone?
A searing pain burned through my arm. I gasped for air when I felt it in my chest. I went to move but was crushed into the ground.
I couldn’t breathe. Gritty dirt covered my mouth.
I gasped. “Miranda…” I saw her angelic face just as the world went dark.
Axel
I watched the deal take a nosedive. Guns were pointed at Will, and I was waiting on York’s command. My heart raced so fucking fast, I was sure I’d go into cardiac arrest.
My only concern was protecting Will as Mr. St. James had told me to after the boardroom meeting. He’d said, “You protect my son, bring him back alive, and your job at SJI is secured for life. I’ll make it worth your while.”
