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“Weeks, months, years, fuck knows till we’re told otherwise. We have no contact, so we’re just watching our usual channels of communication for the go signal or any form of update at the minute, mate. That’s all we’ve got.”
“Fucking Bas? How bad is he really?”
“The majority of his training is similar to ours, although he never went on a mission again after the epic cock-up of a first mission we all did. He was left out and bitter. He hated that Ray was our sister and we her brothers, when he was the only one actually blood-related. He had this twisted view that she was his. It was the twin thing. He believes she’s always meant to be his, to be his other half, his heart. That's why he went after you. He set you up in prison.” He shrugs. “He made her watch day after day on repeat of you fucking that doctor.”
“Dane, I can’t…”
“Hey, If she returns, it will be for her to forgive. It's not up to me, but honestly, although I never believed it would be something you would do, it was definitely extenuating circumstances, and I can see how you were pushed to the limits and snapped. Hopefully, she will see that too and not that you just fucked someone else because you wanted to get your dick wet!”
“Dane…”
“Let’s just worry about all that if she comes back, okay? Now, you need to do your part. You need to sell it and make them all believe she’s gone. No one can look for her, Steel. He needs to believe you’ve all given up. She’s doing this to keep everyone safe. If he thinks she still has ties here, he will burn the place to the ground with you all in it. Ray will not let that happen to Skye and the baby.”
“What about the inner circle, Carmen, Demi, Scar and Skye? They should all know the truth. Especially Skye, or does she already know? Ray went to see her tonight. I’m sure of it.”
“The more people that know, the more dangerous it is for her. If she did see Skye, she would have ensured she didn't let on.”
“Fine, as long as you keep me in the loop, no matter how small the information I want to know. Deal?”
“Deal.”
I rise from the sofa and shake on it before heading into my room. Then, I notice I’m still clutching the scrubs, and I pull them to my face. I lie on the bed, and I break. Why the fuck is this happening? Why the fuck does she want to stay gone? And why can't I help her? I mean, I fucking know why, and that makes it worse, because she’s doing all this to protect us all, and I’m scared that I’m going to truly lose her.
Ray
As I pull up outside the house, there’s a truck parked there. It's him; I fucking know it. I slide off the bike and slip my gun out of the back of my jeans, tapping on the window.
The window rolls down slowly, but he continues to stare out of the windscreen. “Thought you'd be home a long time ago, little sister. I've been waiting!”
“Needed to blow off some steam. You still seem to be able to piss me the fuck off just by breathing. I’m wondering if I should just save us both the hassle and put a bullet between your eyes right here, right now.”
He slowly turns his head to face me. “Not the way to make me believe you’re all in, little sister!”
“Believe what you fucking want, Bas. I burnt my home down, and my family thinks I’m dead. I don’t really give a flying fuck what you believe.” I turn and storm up to the house, and when I hear the truck door open and close, I grin to myself as I push through the front door, leaving it open behind me.
As he enters, he pushes the door closed behind him and follows me into the kitchen. He’s screwing his face up at the place. I mean, it smells like an old lady that’s been fucked by mothballs. And the furniture and decor are grim, to say the least.
“Nice place.” he murmurs as his jaw grinds while he schools his face.
“Well, like I said, my family thinks I’m dead, and I burnt my home, so I'm not really swimming in options right now. The Ritz was slightly out of my price range of… ” I dig into my pockets. “Four dollars, fifty cents, half a packet of chewing gum and a piece of fluff!”
“You give me the information I need, and when my team pulls the job off, I'll give you a place to stay.”
“No!”
He grabs me around the face and shoves me against the wall, skittling the stool across the floor as he drags me off it. “Little sister!” He cocks his head to the side and turns my face so he can see the scar. “Although I didn't authorise this, I won't hesitate to give you a matching one, only this time I’ll be happy to take your fucking eye out with it!” He turns his back and walks back to the counter. “Now, sit the fuck down!”
I pick up the seat and slide back into it.
“Good girl.”
That makes me wanna puke. I’m Steel’s good girl, not fucking his, and it makes my skin crawl to hear those words come out of his mouth.
“Now, you will give me the information I want on how to get into the main base, got it?”
“I think—”
“I didn’t ask you to fucking think, did I?” Then the feeling of the sting from his back hand makes me hiss. “Now, if you don’t want the fucking hairy side again, I suggest you start talking. Main base, now!”
