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I glance at him, and he grins. “That’s what makes this so much fucking fun.”
I snort a laugh at his passion for our lifestyle.
I glance at the phone again. Still nothing. We wait another five minutes when my own phone rings.
“We have someone approaching the club.” My security informs me.
“Let them in.” I hang up and nod at Darragh.
“He’s arrived.”
My phone rings again; it’s my security. I see movement along the windows of the hallway that leads out to us. Darragh extracts his gun. I do the same as I answer the phone.
“Sorry, sir, we couldn't stop her.” At that, Lily bursts out into the courtyard, fire in her eyes and determination in her steps.
“You left without me.”
Darragh puts his phone away, and all the security pause at the door. I wave them off as I slide my gun back into the band of my trousers.
“It’s not safe for you to be here, Lily.” I walk toward her, trying to block her view of Alexis. But I can see by the shift in her shoulders, the large intake of breath, and the horror in her eyes that she spots her.
“Is that someone tied in the middle of the field?”
I reach her, but she shrugs me off.
“She was planting a bomb here. For your father.”
She keeps staring at Alexis, and I need her to leave.
“This is wrong.” She blinks, and tears fall. “You can’t kill her.”
My jaw clenches. “Lily…”
She zooms past me, and I don’t expect her to be so fast as she sprints across the field.
“Lily, stop!” Real fear has me tearing after her.
“Fuck!” Darragh curses behind me.
Lily throws herself across a crying Alexis, who’s screaming behind the muffled duct tape.
I grab Lily’s arm. “Get up.” I have no idea how much time is left, and ask Darragh.
“Four minutes,” Darragh warns. We are too close for comfort, but Lily isn't letting Alexis go.
“Lily, you will die with her if you don’t get up.” What the fuck is she doing?
“Take the bomb off her, and I’ll come.”
I’m shaking my head. “We don’t have time.” I pull Lily again, this time with more force, and get her away from Alexis.
“You do this, and we are done!”
She’s screaming.
“Two minutes,” Darragh warns.
“I’m begging you, Daniel.” Lily’s pleas for me to let Alexis live shouldn’t rattle me to the core, but if I do this, I lose her.
