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Exactly like I knew they would, they came for her.
The motion sensor alarms blare throughout the cabin I own in Cazenovia. I haven’t slept a wink knowing they were coming. I have everything in place and ready. I silence the alarms and head into the bedroom to wake Carlina only to find her standing at the end of the bed dressed in a pair of jeans and a white knit sweater. Her eyes are wide and full of fear. I close the distance between us and wrap my arms around her. She holds me tight and buries her face in my chest. We have about three minutes before they get here. I wish I had the time to hold her and soothe away her worries, but I don’t. I push her back and cup her face before I claim her lips in a kiss of ownership that only lasts a few seconds. I pull back and bend down so we are eye level.
“I swear on my sister I won’t let them take you from me.” Tears fall from her eyes as she grips my forearms.
“Promise me you won’t die. I need to know that you and I will walk out of this together, Vincent. I… can’t lose you.” I smash my lips to hers again and quickly pull back when the alarm goes again, alerting me to the fact they are a minute out.
“I promise, now I have to go. Wait here until I call for you.” I don’t wait for a reply as I rush from the room, turn off the alarm system and head outside to wait. I check my watch and smirk, fuckers think because it’s four in the morning I would be asleep. I have a Glock strapped to each hip, knives are strapped everywhere on my body. I have a backup gun strapped to my ankle and my rifle in my hand, ready. I stand front and center at the top of the stairs. I know they have sent others through the dirt road around the back, no point in hiding in the shadows, plus I have this whole fucking place rigged and can take them out at any given moment. I stand tall and hold my head high when I hear them approaching. I want to laugh because they think leaving their cars on the road is going to give them the element of surprise.
They are fucking rookies. If they knew a fucking thing about me, they would know trying to attack me at my own home is their worst mistake. Every property I own is set up with a fail-safe to make sure I always have a way out in case of an ambush. I promised my girl I wouldn’t kill her brothers but I never promised I wouldn’t hurt them or kill their men. The closer they get the more my mind clears, this is second nature to me now. Nothing distracts me from a kill. I love the numbness the jobs bring, it’s the only time my mind is clear and I’m not plotting my next move on how to take my father down. I’m fucking good at what I do but even I am only one man and don’t have the numbers to go after him on my own.
I spot the first lot of guys breaking through the left side of the trees, I can feel their guns pointed at me. I’m wrapped up in Kevlar from my chest to my toes, their only guaranteed kill shot is to the head. The baseball cap I’m currently wearing is made of Kevlar as well, so they better not miss. The second line comes from the right. I don’t move from my position, I hold firm and wait. I know they will come from the front. There is no way Bishop would stay home and risk looking like a bitch. I’m fucking banking on him and the rest of her brothers to be here. Sure enough, the final line breaks through the dense trees that surround the cabin. I want to fucking snort when I see the prick in the middle of them all in a three-piece fucking suit!
Bishop is bigger in person then I thought he would be. His hair is slicked back flat against his head. The only lighting out here is from the moon, all the lights inside are off so I can’t get a good read on his face. To his right holding an AK that is pointed right at my head is the underboss, King. He looks nothing like the others but I got to give it to him, he’s just as big as his older brother. I turn to Bishop’s left and spot one of the twins, Knight. It may be dark out but even I can tell this guy thrives in the darkness just from how he holds himself. The one that has me worried is the one that doesn’t carry the same last name but shares blood with them. He stands beside Knight, his gaze fixed on me with a cocky smirk. Gage… he isn’t tanned like the others and doesn’t carry the same air of arrogance around him. My attention is pulled from him as the two guys beside King move forward, I recognize them from the photos I have and videos. Luka and Mav. Luka actually seems like a loyal guy and cares for this family but Mav, he is a fucking snake and needs to be put down.
“You hand her over now and I’ll make it quick. Try to fuck with me and I’ll draw it out until you’re begging for death.” I cut my gaze back to Bishop and smile, thedon’t fuck with metone may work on others but not me. He moves closer still keeping a good distance between us, his upper lip is pulled back in snarl.
“I’ll give you five minutes to convince me not to kill you and all your bitches, how about that?” Like music to my ears, every gun around me cocks readying to lay led into my body if their Don should command it.
“Where the fuck is my sister?” The anger in the Don’s tone sends a thrill through me. I ignore everything else as I step off the porch. I feel them all move closer as I move toward Bishop. I stop when there is three feet between us. Up close I can see him clearly. His eyes are almost pitch black, tattoos peek out of the collar of his shirt. He may be able to fool others but I know beneath that suit jacket he’s packing and definitely has a gun stashed in his waistband. Bishop and I stand eye level, he’s trying to figure out what angle I’m playing here.
“Exactly where she wants to be.” I make sure he can hear the cockiness in my voice. The sound of a scream from inside the cabin has my blood turning to ice. I take off, not caring that my back is to my enemy. I feel Bishop behind me as I leap up the steps and smash the door open, the light in the room is on so I beeline for there, my mind blanks and I don’t even think when I see the sight of this cunt on top of my girl.
Carlina
I struggle beneath him trying to get him off me, but he’s too big and caught me by surprise. Everything Vin has taught over the months has gone out the window, my fear overrides my rational thought. I cry out when his grip on my wrist turns punishing, a gunshot sounds out then blood is splattering across my face as the guy pinning me to the bed goes limp, a second later he’s thrown off me and Vincent is there pulling me to him. I bury my face in his chest and cling to him sobbing as his hold on me tightens. I can feel the anger wafting off him.
“You’re okay, Gucci. I got you.” Hearing his softly spoken words only causes me to sob more, I have no idea who the hell that guy was. “Are you hurt?” I nod against his chest, he pushes me back and grips the tops of my shoulders and bends so we are eye level. Movement in the corner of my eye catches my attention and I gasp, I break away from Vin and run to Bishop. I launch myself at him when I’m close enough. He catches me and holds me tightly, we stay like this for a few minutes until I’m pulled from his hold and King is there hugging me. I break away from King and shoot him a wink as I go for Knight. He stands in front of me, stiff and riddled with tension. I see it in his eyes––guilt. I reach out and grip both of his hands in mine ignoring the ache in my wrist, he won’t meet my gaze and it pisses me off.
“Knight, look at me.” Seconds pass before he finally does as I ask, the torment in his gaze spears me right in the chest. “We’ll find him.” My words seem to spark some life back into his dark eyes. He drops my hands, then hugs me tight. Knight is the brother who doesn’t do touching or hugs so the fact he is the one who initiated this shocks me. He and I break apart and I turn to the last, Gage. He stands there looking unsure on what to do. I make the choice for him when I hug him. He doesn’t move for a moment clearly shocked but it only takes a second before his arms are wrapping around me and then tension in his body slowly drains away. I pull back from him and take a couple steps backward. My four brothers stand there with murderous looks in their eyes. I peer over my shoulder and that’s when I remember Vin is behind me.
“Take Carlina outside,” Bishop orders. Gage takes a step forward as I take one back. I pin him with a warning look and being the smart guy that he is he stops moving and looks to Bishop. “Don’t fuck around, Carlina, go now.”
“You don’t tell her what the fuck to do!” Vin growls. King and Knight act fast, they draw their guns and point them at Vin. I rush to block him. He swerves around me and pushes me behind him. “You fucking prick, you pull a gun while she is right in the middle!”
“I’m a dead shot, I’d never have hit her.” The sureness in King’s tone has Vin vibrating with rage. I try to move out from behind him but Vin snaps his arms backward and holds me flush against him, not allowing me to move.
“Stay the fuck there, Gucci,” Vin snaps.
“Kill the fucker!” Bishop orders, my blood turns to ice, everything inside me is screaming for me to do something but my body won’t respond as fear takes hold of me. I hear movement and then curses before Gage speaks.
“Put the fucking guns down, now!” I could fucking hug the shit out of Gage right now.
“You want a bullet as well? Kiara isn’t here to save you this time, Gage. You have two fucking seconds or I put you both down.” The tone of Bishop’s voice tells me he isn’t my loving brother anymore, he’s in Don mode.
“Pull the fucking trigger and she will hate you forever. Take him back with us,aliveand put him in the bunker.”No!I use all my weight and pull backward until Vin’s grip on me drops. I dart around him and stand beside Gage.
“Gucci—” I eye Bishop, Knight and King as I cut Vin off.
“You take him to the bunker, then you better be ready to strap me to the chair next to him, put a bullet in his head and you can put one in mine!” The three of them stand there with their perfect poker faces, the only sign that they are shocked by my declaration is the sudden twitch of King’s upper lip. Knight blinks rapidly for a second and Bishop’s hand twitches on the trigger of his gun.
“You have no fucking idea who he is––”
“I know exactly who he is, Bishop. He’s told me everything,” I defend.
“Did he tell you he was coming after me, after our fucking family?” I nibble on my bottom lip nervously as I nod. Bishop grunts in anger before he steps forward. At the same moment he moves to me, I feel Vin at my back. Bishop pauses and eyes Vin over my head. “This can go two ways. I put a bullet in your fucking head now or you agree to be interrogated.” I open my mouth to protest but he shoots me a glare and continues. “Those are his choices, Carlina. You will obey whatever the fuck I say. He is the enemy here––”
“But you can let a fucking Russian live in our house?” At my outburst Knight steps forward and pins me with a look of warning.
