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“Did he tell you whose property you’re on? Did he tell you he sent you and your little gang to their deaths?” She motioned around. “He sent you here to confirm that this is the location he was looking for. He’s probably miles away from h—”
The man fired a shot into the air.
Josiah cried out and covered his ears.
She struggled to get to him, but the man behind her tightened his hold. Then he lowered his head and pressed his cheek against her hair.
“Olà,querida.”
Goosebumps covered her body.
Before she could process what was happening, the man with the gun to Josiah’s head made a gurgling noise, his eyes wide as crimson fluid spilled down his face.
He collapsed.
Joel’s figure emerged, yanking an axe from his skull, Joel’s dark hair matted to his forehead. Blood created outlines and patterns across his face like a Mexican wrestling mask.
She’d never seen him like this—eyes blank, body unnaturally relaxed, veins thick and visible.
A bullet pierced the window.
Joel tossed the axe, lodging it in the center of another masked person’s face. She ran to Josiah, dragged him to the floor, and tucked as much of his body beneath hers as possible.
Then, chaos erupted.
CHAPTER27
He didn’t know how to do this part.
He didn’t know how to see Ayesha suffering and let her walk away. And while he understood the importance of letting her have her space, he didn’t know how to fucking do this. It felt like his chest was on fire. The woman he loved, hiswife,was hurting, and she didn’t want his help.
After Sydney left with Ayesha, he returned to the house. He took a shower, but nothing changed. He checked his phone and found no missed calls or new messages. He even tried to eat but didn’t make it through half of his meal. The only thing that brought him comfort was prowling through the house as if caged.
A phone rang.
He searched the house until he found Ayesha’s phone in the kitchen, and he knew who was calling without looking at the screen.
“You don’t listen,” he answered.
“Lavigne sent men,” Adrían said. “They’re on the property.”
He headed for the garage. “How’d they get in?”
“I don’t know, but Nick probably helped. He’s part of Omega. Calls himself ‘The Ghost.’ Annoying little shit.”
It was interesting that “Nick” had suddenly managed to disable the system to enter the property when Julien had been doing a decent job of keeping “The Ghost” out otherwise.
“Is this ‘Nick’ on the property too?” Joel asked, barreling down the long driveway.
“Nick’s not a fighter, but he’s probably close by. I’ve been following Lavigne, and from what I understand, he recruited some canaries. Fall guys. My best guess? He wanted to confirm the location and test the security.”
“How does Lavigne know where our property’s located?”
“Probably because he followed me.”
“And how do you know?”
Adrían didn’t respond.
