AllFreeNovel
Share Us
I was ready to go home.
There were agents and police everywhere. I watched a stone-faced Keegan handcuff Viv to the gurney she was lying on. Apparently, the bullets hadn’t hit anything vital, and she was going to make it.
Several agents carried a body bag through to a van. I wrapped my arms around my middle. I knew it was the body of the man who’d attacked me. I’d listened to Kavner give his statement earlier. He’d beaten the man, and Colton had shot him when he’d tried to shoot Kav.
Nearby, my sister sat with a blanket draped over her shoulders. She looked tired, but I reminded myself that she was alive.
It was over.
Keegan walked toward me. “You all right, Coleman?”
I nodded. “Not one hundred percent, but I will be.” I looked over as Viv was loaded into an ambulance. “I still can’t believe it was Viv.”
Her betrayal stung hard.
Keegan drew in a breath. “I’ve seen a lot of good people go bad, London. I won’t lie, never gets any easier. It’s important to never lose sight of why we do this job.”
“I thought for a second it was Chen. I didn’t want to believe that either.”
He grunted. “The Fury brothers found the payment she received. It was an inheritance from an aunt.”
I was glad. We watched the ambulance drive away under escort.
“Lamb’s agreed to give us everything she knows on the money laundering, and her role in it. We’ll be able to dismantle Accosta’s money laundering.”
“In return for what?”
“Protective custody. She’ll be kept separate from the main prison population.”
“She’s afraid the cartel will come after her.”
“Yeah. And every crook she’s helped put away. She made her bed, Coleman.” He glanced over to where Kav stood with his brothers. “You planning to stick around New Orleans?”
“I’m not sure yet.”
“You do, and you’re looking for a new job, you’ll always have a place on my team.”
“Thank you, sir.”
He gripped my shoulder and nodded.
I looked over and saw Kavner standing by the water. His body was stiff, his hands in his pockets.
I could still feel the emotion vibrating off him. He was still pissed and upset. I wanted to find a way to make him feel better.
“So, you’re in love with a billionaire.”
I stilled, feeling a little faint as I glanced at Lexxie. “No, I mean—”
She grabbed my hand. “He isn’t Dad, London. From what I know, he won’t cut and run. He’s a man who fights for what he wants. Fights for those he cares about. I think he proved that today.”
“I’m scared, Lex. What I feel for him…”
My sister smiled. “I’ve always prayed that you’d fall in love one day. With someone who deserves you. Someone who’ll spoil you and support you, and let you not be the boss all the time.”
I gave a watery laugh. “He does all those things.”
“There are no guarantees in life, London. We learned that pretty young. And there are no guarantees in love. Sometimes you just have to take a leap.”
