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“Cut that a little close, don't you think?” Andro said into his phone.
Louie's voice came over the speaker. “I needed a clear shot. Is the brother dead?”
“Not yet. Santo is, though.”
“Joey's all right?”
“Yeah. Get a physician, though. We're taking him to the doctor right now.” Andro shook his head as he looked at me and hung up the phone. “You've lost weight, sweetheart.”
Tears streamed out of my eyes. “I can't keep food down.”
“The doctor might be able to give you something for the nausea. I’m told it's pretty common for omegas to be sick in the early stages.”
“Extreme morning sickness is linked with carrying alphas.” I felt guilty for the hopeful note in my voice. I would love my child no matter how he presented, but part of me hoped he’d have every advantage in life…and that meant being an alpha.
His eyes narrowed as he searched my father's pockets for something. A moment later, he came to me with the key to the handcuffs. He unlocked them for me and rubbed my wrists and my shoulders. “I don't care if you're carrying an alpha or an omega. Boy or girl. I just want a healthy baby.”
“You do?” I coughed out a sob, surprised by his words.
“Yes, don't you? Unless… Is that why you ran? Were you going to terminate?”
“No, of course not.”
His phone pinged, and he looked at it. “We need to get out of here and back to the house.”
“Why? What's wrong?”
“Nothing yet, but with Mennetti’s men still out there, we'll be safest at home. I’m just grateful they didn't find you before your dad did.” Andro pulled me into his arms and held me for a long breath. “Let's go.”
15
ANDRO
It killed me not to pull Joey into my arms the moment I saw him, but if I gave away how much he meant to me, I would be a goner. The plan had to go precisely as we’d arranged it. I couldn't give Santo the upper hand.
Taking Mario out was easy, but knowing that Joey's father had a gun to him was nearly my undoing.
But Joey was safe now. He was shaking like a leaf, but he was able to walk to the car under his own power.
Luckily, we were parked just outside. There was a reason Louie wanted us to hurry back to the house, and I had to assume it was because Mennetti’s men were in the area.
Louie was already in the car when we got in the back. “Joey.”
Joey grimaced, and his skin that had been pale like the moonlight suddenly had a green pallor to it.
“Give me a bag.” I snapped my fingers in front of Louie.
He reached into the glove box and pulled out the first thing he could find.
I handed it to Joey, and he threw up in it as sweat broke out on his forehead.
“To the house. Fast.” I thought about it for a split second. “Better yet, the hospital.”
“House,” Joey said. “I'm fine. I just can't eat.”
I put my arm around him and pressed a kiss to his temple. “You’re safe now, sweetheart. Everything's going to be fine.”
When we arrived at the house, the doctor was already there.
