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“Lily,” Speed calls bringing me back to my thoughts. “Come on, babycakes, come back to me.” His voice is soothing, and I blink, focusing in on him.
“I’m sorry,” I whisper.
“Don’t be.” He kisses my temple and shifts me in his lap to meet his gaze. “Did you remember something else?”
I nod, lick my lips nervously, and tell him what I remember. About Delano. About his interest in my paternity. About Delano mentioning his sons. I mentioned the drug they were talking about and the man they intended to use it on.
“Fuck me, this just got even more complicated,” Fuse snarls. “We’re going to have to call them.”
“I know,” Chains says, slamming his fist on the table, eyes coming to me. “Do you remember who this man is?”
I shake my head, unable to give him an answer. The rage vibrating off him scares me. I wish I could remember the name. I mean, I know it, I just can’t remember right off the top of my head.
A knock at the door interrupts the rest of the meeting.
“The fuck is going on now?” Brake gets out of his seat and opens the door. “Lawson, we’re busy right now.”
“Don’t even attempt to use that tone with me, Brake,” Lawson mutters and steps inside. “I just got back from the club where I had a very interesting conversation.”
“With who?” Brake growls.
“One of Perrin’s men came by,” Lawson warns, “Said he had a message from his boss.”
“What’s the message?” Breaker demands.
“Said to tell Lily, time’s up, it’s time for her to return back to where she belongs, or Perrin will ensure she regrets it by starting his rounds.”
“What’s that mean?” Tyres snarls.
“He’s going to start killing. If I don't go back to him, he’ll start killing. He’s lost patience,” I whisper, tears streaming down my eyes. “He doesn't kill with guns. He uses his men for that. But if he’s going to do something, he has other ways of seeing to business.”
The drug.
The answer whispers through my mind. He’ll use the drug to kill them all. But how would he be able to do something like that without getting close to them? More memories pop into my mind, and I suck in a breath as they all rush through all at once. I struggle for a moment to get my bearings. To grasp a hold of reality once again.
“What is it?” Speed asks, brushing the loose hair from my face.
“He’s going to use a drug to kill everyone. You have to let me go. I can’t let him do it.” Panic starts to seep through my veins.
“He’s not going to get close enough to do shit, Lils,” Lynch states.
“He doesn’t have to be. We won’t even know when it happens, not until it’s too late. The best way to explain it is kind of like a smoke bomb, once it’s out, it’ll take out anyone in close range,” I explain. “It was created to take out the man I was telling you about, Ezra Pennington. He wants to take him out with it, and now you all.”
“Ezra Pennington?” Lynch mutters the name, his lip curling in disgust. “That fucker is dead.”
“No, he’s not,” I remark, shaking my head.
“Oh, I can promise you the bastard is dead,” Lynch growls, getting to his feet. “I know he’s dead because I fuckin’ killed him myself four years ago.”
“When was this?” Chains demands.
“Ezra Pennington was killed by my hands four years ago,” Lynch repeats, glancing around the room. “I killed him because he killed my mother.”
“The fuck did you just say?” Fury demands, speaking up for the first time. I hadn't seen him around much, but I knew he was Lynch's uncle and Pitch Black’s dad.
“You heard me.” The tone of his voice is full of warning.
“We’ll discuss this later.” Chains states, fury radiating off him, “For now, let’s get this shit with Perrin dealt with. Once we do that, I want to know who the fuck Ezra Pennington is and what he did to your mother.” Switching his gaze to Lawson, he asks, “Did the fuckhead give you a location for Lily to go to?”
