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“He’s not wrong,” the one that had mentioned scaring me said, letting out a frustrated sigh. “We really need Chaz to get the money together so this can all be over. It should’ve been simple, and now it’s been complicated to hell.” He shook his head, and headed for the stairs as well, followed by another who hadn’t said a word the entire time.
That left me with Ghost Eyes.
“I know there’s other men involved with your brother,” he said to me in a low voice as soon as the door closed behind them. “And I saw the look on your face when you heard them. Who are they, princess?”
I stayed quiet.
“Rachel,” he growled. “Who are the men who are planning this shit with your brother. Iknowyou know who they are.”
Fuck.
“I don’t know for sure,” I lied, not sure what he would do with the information. If Lucas and Tyson knew what was good for them, they would let this part of the drop happen effortlessly… But something made me wonderwhythey wanted Ghost Eyes to do the pickup.
“I think they know the location,” he continued, his voice staying so quiet that I was certain no one could hear it over the camera monitor speakers. Well, I guess I wasn’tcertainof that, but it was a solid guess. “And that’s why they want me gone.”
I chewed the inside of my cheek. “I don’t know how they would.”
“But you know whotheyare?”
“I don’t know,” I said again. “And even if Idid,I don’t know how they’d know this location. I don’t see them being able to trace the line. That would require federal help… I don’t think they’d get federal help.”
Why the fuck am I telling him this?
“They could’ve been creeping around, followed one of us out here,” he reasoned, taking a long deep breath. “But I hope you’re aware that just because I don’t hateyou,doesn’t mean that I won’t kill someone who shows up.”
The thought of Lucas or Tyson crossing him made my stomach hurt, and all I could do was nod.
He tilted his head at me, studying my face for a long few seconds while I squirmed uncomfortably. “You’re willing to risk their lives in order to not be a snitch?”
“I guess so,” I admitted, knowing that Lucas wouldkillme if I told them I heard his voice over the phone. Part of me thinks he did it on purpose, taking the risk so I would know he was coming for me—and that he had it figured out. However, the presence of Tyson…ugh.
That just made me worry.
Tyson was a smart guy—smarter than most, actually—but he was irrational. His knee-jerk reactions had gotten me into trouble more than my dumbass brother had. He might be a whizz with security cameras and self-defense moves, but he was an idiot when it came to his own self-preservation. He thought he was superman, and by some stroke of luck, he was still alive to tell all the stories.
Ghost Eyes shook his head at me. “You know, this shit is complicated.”
I furrowed my brow, trying to ignore what his eyes did to my body. “Okay…”
“I can’t keep you alive if I don’t know what the fuck I’m up against, Rachel,” he snapped, his voice now in a full-blown whisper. “And if you think that I’ll go against my president, you’rewrong.”
I straightened my shoulders, refusing to give into the fear gnawing at me. “Well, that’s a very contradictory statement, considering yourpresidentseems to have no qualms with killing me. You don’t seem like anyone that I should hand over my trust to.”
He narrowed his eyes but then nodded. “Okay, then. I guess you’ve made your choice, haven’t you?”
I laughed, my mind flickering back to the shower scene. “Last time I checked, you made your decision too. Let’s not forget who rejected who.”
The anger in his eyes flared.
And I forced myself to smile.
Please, Lucas, don’t do something stupid.
Chapter 14
Axle
She knows them.
