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“Don’t eventhinkit,” Joel said. “Keep it far the fuck away from your imagination. I’d kill him, you, and then myself because I can’t live without you.”
A laugh burst between her lips.
She fell against him. “Oh. Oh, baby. You’re really not right in the head.”
“And you’re fully aware of this.” He cupped the back of her head, gave her a kiss that left her wet, hoarse, and breathless, and then headed for the basement stairs. Adrían continued to stare at her with a mischievous smile until Joel said something about a tactical knife.
Then she was alone.
Zero distractions for her mind.
Needing at least one, she tossed together a couple of burrito bowls and then went upstairs to shower. By the time she finished and made her way back to the first floor, Adrían and Joel had already eaten and were sitting in the living room. Dez, Gage, Mike, and Giorgio had joined them.
“And why should we trust you?” she heard Mike ask. “Your loyalty is to your team.”
Adrían raised his hands, his palms facing outward. “It never was. Trevor and Hyeok, I’m okay with. Wesley, I tolerated. Nick and Lavigne, it’s a miracle I didn’t kill them. But I know this proposition will work. Every other team knows of you, but you were kept in the dark about them.”
“So we start with Omega,” Dez said. “Then we approach the rest. Try to recruit them.”
Gage grunted. “This shit won’t be easy.”
Ayesha went to make herself a burrito bowl and saw one sitting on the kitchen counter with an attached note.
You better not have thought your little boyfriend made this for you.
Even for a second.
Only I take care of my woman.
She waved the note. “Joel, did you write this?”
He narrowed his eyes.
Grinning, she grabbed the bowl and a fork and sat next to Giorgio on the couch.
“No, it won’t be easy,” Adrían echoed. “But we can get the other teams to align with our main objective. There’s no way they’re not equally tired of Central’s bullshit.”
“Betray us, and you’re dead,” Mike warned.
Ayesha looked up just as Adrían turned his head in her direction. “I won’t betray you,” he said. A heartbeat passed, and he looked away. “But first, before we deal with any of that, you want Lavigne. I don’t think he’ll head back to Trevor and Hyeok. It’ll be a waiting game.”
“Waiting for what, exactly?” Dez asked.
Adrían looked at her again, this time with less intensity. “His original target wasn’t Ayesha, but he’s a creature of habit. He’ll pivot to her because of the emotional component.”
Joel raised a hand. “Nobody ask him what the emotional component is.”
“What’s the emotional component?” Gage asked.
“My love for Ayesha,” Adrían replied. “Even if I’ve never confirmed it, it’s obvious. Lavigne knows. I kept it hidden for her safety, but if I had my way, I’d tell the whole world.”
Joel stretched the muscles in his neck.
Gage squeezed his shoulder.
Adrían continued. “Lavigne likes to go for the heart. Ayesha has mine, so I guarantee that’s where his focus will be. Plus, she’s easier to go after than you, Wolfe.”
Ayesha caught Joel’s eye and blew him a kiss. Although he sneered and his brows were practically in the basement, he stuffed the kiss in his pocket, followed by two light taps.
