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Russ and Kaden were rushing their way, but they both froze. They looked angry enough to chew up and spit out nails. But they also looked helpless, which he’d never seen out of his security team. Russ’s eyes were desperate. He’d do anything to keep Gray safe. Gray knew Russ had made a deathbed promise to his mom to protect her only son with his life.
The room went cold, despite the warm woman wrapped around him from behind. This was no romantic move. Sara was tough, crazy, an impressive fighter, and she was going to kill him. Gray had assumed because of her association with Scarlett Lily that she was a good person and had stupidly let her in his house. He wasn’t sure why she hadn’t killed him outside, but he suspected she was enjoying the game and ridiculing all of them before finishing them off.
At the moment, he didn’t have time to philosophize about her motives or how tough, accomplished, and insane she was. She must’ve been sent by the mafia or maybe by that crazy Princess Byoode to kill him. It didn’t look like Russ or Kaden could intervene before she pulled the trigger. Could he talk her out of killing his men? His life flashed before his eyes. He’d helped a lot of people, especially women in danger, but he had no family left, no legacy but his music and all of his money to leave behind. Was this how it would end for him?
“Please,” he croaked out. She was letting in just enough oxygen to keep him from passing out. “Kill me if that’s your objective, but let my men go.”
“No,” Russ barked out. “Don’t kill him,” he demanded, desperation making his voice even rougher. “We’ll do anything you want.”
“Please,” Gray repeated. He appreciated Russ and knew he truly would do anything for him but if this woman was going to kill him there wasn’t much hope of him living through a bullet inserted in his brain. “These men aren’t part of your hit,” he said in what he hoped was a logical and sane tone. “You’ll still get paid by whoever sent you and you won’t have four great men’s deaths on your hands as well.” He squeaked in another quick breath. “If there’s any humanity left in you, please let them live.”
The room went quiet. Sara held on tightly to him but she quivered slightly. Russ and Kaden stared at him in horror. He could see Cameron out of the corner of his eye, struggling to move around the pool table and get closer, even though he was bound.
He focused on his stepdad. The man’s dark eyes were full of frustration and despair. He couldn’t handle letting Gray die after they’d both lost Gray’s mom. Gray understood Russ’s anguish, but this was a sacrifice Gray would make every time.
He knew Cameron, Tim, and Kaden would also give their lives for his. He knew they would. But right now it was his turn to take that burden.
Gray waited for her to pull the trigger, praying that she’d honor his request and his last act would at least preserve the four men who had protected and served him and their country. He wasn’t ready to die, but there were worse things. He’d see his mom and meet his Savior soon. That was a comforting thought. All of his billions were earmarked for Jex and Pearl Steele’s charities. His money would help many children throughout the world.
It wasn’t the worst way to end his sojourn on the earth. As long as Sara let his men live.
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