AllFreeNovel
Share Us
“I know.”
“Any update?” My hands clench into fists.
“Nothing new, no.”
I cross my arms over my chest. “How did we let this happen?”
“You know how.”
“We’ve been distracted.” And because of it, our distraction is in danger more than ever before. “Where the fuck is Hayes?”
“Probably living his best life with the girl of our dreams.” Magnus pulls his phone out of his pocket and pushes a few buttons.
I wait for him to continue, but he doesn’t. “Well?”
“Oh, sorry, dude, I was checking the weather.”
“The weather?”
“Yeah, I was thinking of taking June up in a hot balloon for our date.”
Their date. Shit. I haven’t made arrangements for my time with her yet. I need to somehow navigate the balancing act of being a good boyfriend and making sure June stays alive—and prevent the business I’m running from crumbling.
“Everybody wants us—and June—dead, and you’re going to send her into a fucking flying bucket in the sky?”
Magnus nods. “You’re right, bad idea.” He pinches his chin between his thumb and index finger. “Hmm.”
“Does Beckett know?”
Magnus blinks at me a few times. “About flying buckets?”
“About the threat, dumb ass.”
“Oh, no. You said to keep it between the three of us.”
“Good. The less he knows, the better.”
"I still think we should tell him…tell her. The last time we tried to keep secrets, the shit blew up in our faces."
And admit that we’re not capable of taking care of her? That we made a mistake? Maybe I'm not actually cut out to be the man she needs in her life?
Never.
“I’ll handle it.”
“You don’t have to do this all on your own, Dom.”
But if I don’t, who will? It’s clear that if I’m not the one micromanaging every fucking thing, shit slips between the cracks. Problems arise with no possible solutions. People get hurt.Mygirl gets hurt. There has to be a way for me to do it all, because that’s the only way I can ensure it gets done.
“Where are we at on putting a team together?”
“It’s already done. They’ll be following all shipments in and out.”
“This better not be a waste of resources.”
Magnus shrugs. “It’s more of a waste if they intercept them and kill more of our men.”
“And Johnny, when’s the meeting with him?”
