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“No. Zero chance the doors are left unguarded during any part of the ceremony,” Michael said matter-of-factly, like he was some sort of all-knowing super spy.
He was right though. Trevor clearly wasn’t messing around, and he wouldn’t be that stupid. The only way in or out wouldn’t be left unattended.
“All right. Then, we have two options.” I started to explain, and Michael was all ears, listening intently. “We either hope they don’t know who we are and try to talk our way in or—”
“Or?” he interrupted quickly.
“We fight.”
Michael got a shit-eating grin on his face. The guy loved a good fight, but I loved a fair one. Six against two wasn’t necessarily the best odds. At least, not in our favor.
“We can do both if it comes down to it,” I said because we were running out of time.
Guests seemed to be trickling in now instead of in larger clusters. The guards were continually glancing over their shoulders and looking around instead of eyeballing each incoming person.
Michael waved his fingers in the air like he was calling me toward him. “Hit me,” he said, and I knew he was waiting for me to tell him my plan, not actually strike him.
“We try to go inside like we were invited. Guests of the wedding. If that doesn’t work, we fight. They won’t be expecting us to get physical.”
“I’ll hit first,” he suggested. “That way, they’ll be focused on me, and you can run in while they’re scrambling.”
I actually felt hopeful for the first time all day. Surely, at least one of us would be able to get inside if the other one was subdued.
“Okay, it’s now or never.”
“Let’s roll.”
Straightening my jacket and adjusting my tie, I walked across the street as cool and as calm as my body allowed. Inside, I was a wreck. This had to work.
The two of us were closing in on the stairs when all six of the guards suddenly took position, blocking the only entrance.
“Excuse me,” I said, and they stared me down, refusing to move.
“Can I see your invitations?” a big, tough guy asked.
“We’re men. We don’t keep those things.” Michael tried to sound reasonable, but Big, Tough Guy wasn’t having it.
“You’re not welcome, Mr. DeLuca. You either,” Big, Tough Guy said as he puffed out his chest.
He wasn’t taller than me, but he looked like he’d eaten someone my size for breakfast that morning.
“I was invited,” I spat, straightening my shoulders and standing tall.
Technically, I hadn’t been, but who cared at this point? I needed to get inside.
“Mr. O’Connor gave specific instructions that you were not to be allowed in. And we were told to keep you out by any means necessary.” He actually grinned as he said the last sentence and tossed a look over his shoulder to the rest of his crew.
I’d wondered what the guards were truly here for, and now, I had my answer. They weren’t here to protect Trevor or keep him safe from threats or harm. They were here for me. To stop me. Trevor had known I’d never be able to stay away, so he’d thought of everything.
There was no way in hell I was letting him win. Not when my woman was involved. I pretended to accept my defeat and turned to walk away before clenching my fists and giving Michael a quick nod. He yelled out with joy before socking one of the guards right in the rib cage, catching him unaware and causing him to lose his breath as he bent over in pain.
I threw my right hand as hard as I could into Big, Tough Guy’s nose and watched as blood started pouring out. He reached for his face, wiping the blood away like it was nothing but a minor nuisance. Someone grabbed me from behind, and I struggled to move my upper body. Whoever it was had my arms in a vise grip.
Big, Tough Guy was suddenly in front of me, his hand gripping my throat. I fought to take in air, my eyes rolling back into my head as I grew dizzy.
And day turned into night.
I FAILED HER
