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“One of these days, we will retaliate,” Cato says.
“No, you won’t.”
“Motherfucker.”
He waves us off and says, “Aurora and Chiara are flying back tonight.”
“We know,” says Cato.
“I want a seat at your table and twenty-five percent.”
We burst into laughter. “Or I will take thirty-three percent. From you, Kieran, and Cameron, and help another mafia family take over, Cato. The possibilities are endless.”
We shoot to our feet. If this idiot thinks he can come and start demanding shit, he’s out of his fucking mind.
We stare each other down and all four of us draw our guns when the door opens and his guard comes inside.
“Boss, they stormed the house.” Panic rings in his voice.
Hayden takes his phone from his suit jacket, eyes moving from right to left, the corners twitching with rage and says, “If something happens to the women... Find them and get them into the safe house,” he shouts into the phone and hangs up.
My soul just left my fucking body.
When his phone rings, he says in the calmest tone possible, “Aurora, don’t be scared. I will come after you.”
I point my gun at his head, finger itching on the trigger.
“Any last wishes?” Even with the muzzle of my gun pointed straight between his brows, he doesn’t react but waves me off.
“I don’t have fucking time for this. You want her back as much as I do. We’ll continue this discussion afterward.”
“If something happens to them, I will hunt you down,” Cato swears, and we bolt through the door and inside the elevator, where God himself tests me not to kill Hayden on the spot.
Aurora didn’t call me, but she called him.
I have encountered loss, but this slices through me with the dexterity of a machete.
I call her and she picks up and my name from her lips is the sweetest torment.
Bullets ring through the phone.
“Sweetheart, take that bracelet off.”
“Already did.”
“Are you afraid?”
“A little.”
“I would burn this world down for you.”
“I know. Get along with him, okay. If anything happens to me...”
“Nothing will happen to you.”
“Promise.”
“I will promise you when I have you back.”
