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“Yeah?” I said into the phone.
“Really?” Chaz’s voice came over the phone, sounding disgusted. “You left him on my damn doorstep. Find a fucking ditch next time.”
“Get ahold of your shitty drug dealers.”
“He’s not my drug dealer, he’s one of Rachel’s security guys.”
I rolled my eyes. “Not what he said. He said he owed you money, and you were gonna let it slide if he helped you get Rachel free.”
“Hmm.”
“Yeah, anyway, he showed up on the cameras. Made a big scene. Said alotof shit about your sister that was pretty disgusting.”
“Not surprised. She attracts the dark ones.”
I hesitated, not really able to argue with that. “But he wasn’t here to rescue her.”
Nowhewas the one who was hesitating. “… What?”
“You know about it, don’t you?”
“No, I don’t,” his words came out genuine, and I believed him. “We thought he was just being an irrational dumbass and going to play hero.”
“He was here to take her back to Victor, and collect two million dollars, Chaz.”
He was dead silent, and I pulled the phone away from ear just to make sure he was on the line. “I… I had no idea.”
“You need to get him under control, Chaz.”
“Who the fuck are you to tell me what to do, Axle?” His use of my nickname made me wonder ifheknew who I was—or if that was some sort of hidden information that only Lucas and Tyson knew. Either way, I had no idea what the fuck was going on.
“She’s your sister, and you need to protect her from that psycho.” I kept my tone even and my wits about myself as I said the words.
“And why the hell are you worried about that? You kidnapped her from her front yard, and you’re keeping her in a basement for what? The debt that I owe to some underworld lord who meansnothingto you personally. I don’t want to hear that you’re some fucking saint, Axle. I know the blood on your hands, and I know that if I don’t come up with the other half, you’ll murder her too.”
I shook my head, though I couldn’t argue with him entirely. If I hadn’t developed some sort of connection to the woman, I wouldn’t say no to killing her. I mean, I don’t kill women… But if I was ordered to by Viper, I would do what had to be done—or figure out a way around it to solve the problem.
“That’s what I thought,” Chaz chuckled on the other end of the line. “I’ll continue to keep my sister out of the hands of Victor Sanchez, but I’m going to tell you something, Axle… I’ll damn sure keep her out of your hands too. You wouldn’t be worried about her safety if she hadn’t gotten under your skin. That’s what she does, and she’ll bring you to your knees—and I’ll fuckinglaughas she does.”
“Fuck off, Chaz,” I growled. Even if he was right about Rachel getting under my skin, he wasn’t going to keep me from her.
“Yeah, well, as soon as I have the other half of the money, and your president lets her go, she’llneverchoose someone like you. Sherunsfrom men like you after she gets to you, and I hope to God that somewhere in your cold killer heart, she fuckingbreaksit… Because assholes who kidnap innocent women deserve that.”
“Yeah, okay, says the man who has done much worse.” His threats burned, but I wouldn’t give it to him.
“You don’t know what worse is until you’re face to face with Victor—and don’t think I won’t sic him on you if I find out you’ve touched her. You saved Tyson from the ruin he deserved. I’ll call tomorrow with drop off information.”
And then he hung up.
I tossed the phone to the table, working hard to get my head under control. He might be wrong about a lot of what he said about me, but one thing was certain…
If Rachel wanted to go, I would let her.
But I’d never stop protecting her from Victor Sanchez.
Chapter 21
Rachel
