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“No,” London answered. “We wait for them to come to us. The Rossis are ruthless, both of them. They won’t just sit back and wait for him to tear their world apart. They’ll be making moves of their own, and as long as we are fighting the same man, then we do nothing.”
Doing nothing felt like hell.
Doing nothing felt like abandonment.
Riven glanced my way. His dark eyes told me the same thing my own mind was. He didn’t like it. None of us liked it, but we had no choice. Until the Rossis called, we had to focus on our own battle.
The conversation moved into what men we had arriving. The list of allies was growing. Still, it wasn’t enough.
You need more men, Principal, if you plan on surviving. The rogue Son’s words replayed in my head and that panicked feeling returned as London and Riven talked.
We did need more men.
But we also needed to work together.
“Call us if you hear anything else,” London murmured, then glanced my way before shifting his focus to Vivienne.
We all did, finding her brow glistening with sweat. I walked over to her, leaned down and pulled her against me.
“Ten motherfucking days,” she whispered. “Then I’ll be good.”
I hoped to God she lasted that long. I hoped even more that we’d find Hale, then take the bastard and his vile men out and be done with all this. Then my sister could have her babies and we’d all just move on.
But as I pulled away, giving her a smile, a heaviness moved through me. I had a feeling it wasn’t going to be that easy.
“Take care of yourself, Vivienne,” Riven murmured as he placed his hand against the small of my back. “Please, reach out if you need anything at all, day or night. If you need your sister, I’ll make sure she gets here in record time.”
Her mouth dropped open, staring at him as though he’d suddenly grown a second head. As London moved to the doorway, Riven followed, leaving me behind.
“That’s actually the sweetest thing he’s ever said to me.” She shifted her gaze to mine.
“Honey, that’s the sweetest thing Riven’s ever said to anyone,” I answered, ruffling her hair. “He means it, too. Day or night, call me.”
“I will.” She gave a smile.
As I left, Colt was there, hovering in the background, more in tune with her body than anyone could be. That unflinching stare met mine as I passed.
“Be careful,” he murmured.
My steps stuttered. “I will.” I said over my shoulder and was gone, heading along the hallway and outside.
Riven and London talked in hushed tones, until I neared. Then Riven headed for the car. When I climbed in and closed the door behind me, I just sat there.
“Holy shit,” I whispered and slowly turned my gaze to him. “That just happened.”
Riven started the engine before meeting my stare. “It did. Now we need to focus on the future and the things we can do to get this done.” He turned his attention back to the road, pulled out, and accelerated. “Like finding Hale.”
We did. That was my only priority now. Because my sister’s health was deteriorating, that was easy to see, and I wasn’t sure how much longer she could hold on. All I hoped was she made it out of this okay and the babies were healthy. But that fear…that fear festered, growing inside me. Just hold on, Viv. Just hold on.
The car turned, taking different streets as it made its way out of the opulent and deadly streets to a more secluded area with more trees and lush grounds until I lifted my gaze and saw the house in the distance.
Blackwood.
My pulse skipped, racing as I jerked my gaze his way. He never flinched, just reached up and pressed the button, causing the garage door to lift. This was the house he’d brought me to on the night of the abduction. The same house I’d fought hard to escape, going so far as to knock this man out cold.
But I hadn’t run…I’d needed him.
I licked my lips.
