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Gregorywasmad. Insane. He'd totally lost it.
The old man just wasn't in control of himself any longer.
This damned experiment he'd been obsessed with for more than thirty-seven years had destroyed Gregory. Consumed him.
The loss of that Denita had just finished Gregory off completely. Vaughn couldn't trust the old man to keep Vaughn's involvement from becoming known.
Vaughn couldn’t trust him not to hurt Crispin Maria if it suited Gregory’s ultimate insane purposes. She was just…disposable.
Like they all were to Gregory.
No.
That was not going to happen.
No one was going to hurt Crispin Maria. He had to get her out of there.
But first, they had to deal with the last one. "What do you want us to do with this one? The precious surrogate?"
The redheaded guardian of hell was waking up on the bed where they’d tossed her. She was squirming in her bonds in a way that definitely heated a man's insides. Vaughn stood where he was and watched. Just like Hector and Gregory did.
This one was built to lure the male of the species, no denying that. No matter how old the man was, she’d get a real rise moving around like that.
"That's not the surrogate I wanted. That’s the Beck girl!"
"No. The one you were wanted got gut shot, Gregory. Ted screwed up, and shot off a few wild rounds when he took out the blue-haired girl’s bodyguards. He got excited. They’d put extra guards on her this time—and we had no damned fuckingcluethe blue-haired bitch and this one were friends with the surrogate you wanted. You should have researched her better, man. Her pal shot Ted right between the eyes. Dropped him dead where he stood. We had to get out of there. The one you wanted wouldn't be useful as a damned kept womb at all. But this one is nice and healthy. Justlookat her. That body. Good-sized. Wider hips, too.” Tall and stacked and so damned hot any man would want her. And she deserved what was going to happen to her. Far more than Crispin Maria deserved to be a part of this now. “She’s demonically strong, too. Perfect for shooting out your precious super-babies. To top it off, she was on your list of precious girl geniuses.”
“She’s too damned connected around here. People will be looking for this one. What am I supposed to do with her now?”
Vaughn kicked her lightly, just for the hell of it. Just in the shin. He owed her that much, after all. “She'll do just as well as the other one. And this is the only one you are going to get. I'm through being your little errand boy. I have plans of my own."
"Oh, what are you going to do then?" Gregory shot him an irritated challenging look that made Vaughn want to slug him.
Vaughn waited, instead. He knew how to maneuver the old man.
Gregory took several deep breaths.
Gregory was calming down now, at least. Vaughn was still…finished. He had a future to focus on now.
"I'm going to have a family of my own, I think. It's time. And I've met a girl, Gregory. One who is perfect. So, see you around. As soon as I'm finished tonight, I'm gone. Take care of yourself, old man. You're the only father I've ever had. I'll never forget that. But, well, it's time for a phase two for me now, too."
Oh, the hell with it. Vaughn hugged Gregory. He did love the old man. Crazy or not.
The thought of not having him in his life, well, it hurt. Like losing his mother had years ago. This was hisdadin all the ways that mattered. But Crispin Maria was his future. “You are a good father, Gregory. Remember that. But now, I think it’s my turn for a woman and a few kids of my own. I can’t take care of them and take care of you, too. She deserves one hundred percent of my attention now. She’s a perfect angel.”
Gregory patted him on the shoulder. His eyes were practically glowing with the madness now.
Why hadn’t Vaughn ever seen it before? Vaughn’s skin crawled at that look. Yes, he was getting Crispin Maria away from here. Tonight. As fast as he possibly could.
She had to be protected now.
“I wish you well, son. Remember that. Hector, get this one downstairs. Into an exam room. I need to inspect her properly.”
And then Gregory turned. Vaughn stepped out into the hallway.
He had an angel to find now.
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