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“Bullshit,” Tobias snarled. “You fucking know.”
“No.” Ben shook his head again. “No one does. I know the name…and I have the good sense to stay away. If you’re smart, so will you.”
Tobias strode forward, glaring at Rossi. “Kind of hard for us to do that, don’t you think?”
“Whoever he is, he’s the one who they’re afraid of,” I spoke slowly. “He got my father in there to save me, so he can get him out, right?”
“It’s a dangerous game your father’s playing now,” Ben answered carefully. “But I’d say yes, if King got him in there, then he could also get him out.”
“Then he can get to Hale,” Nick added.
“If my son doesn’t kill him first.”
“What?” Tobias narrowed in on him.
Rossi held his stare. “That’s what I've been trying to tell you, the reason why I was away and couldn’t help sooner was because Lazarus seems to have fallen head over heels in love…with Katerina VanHalen.”
Nick paled. “Hale’s fiancee?”
“Yes.”
Nick winced. “Fuck.”
Silence filled the space while we tried to piece it all together. “So Hale and this Mr. King are at war, somehow my father was pulled into this mess…and I’m—” I whispered. “The cause of it all.”
“You’re one piece of a puzzle” Ben answered. “A very important piece.”
“Of what?” I needed to understand.
“Only your father knows.” Ben murmured.
“And your mom,” Tobias added, meeting my stare. “She fucking knows.”
Ben nodded. “We’re looking for her. Believe me, the moment we find her, you’ll be the first to know.”
“Right now, we need somewhere safe to stay, and protection.” Nick raked his hand through his hair.
Ben turned and headed for his desk, grabbed a set of keys from a stack of paperwork, and tossed them through the air. “This will get you somewhere safe, and inside you’ll find all the protection you’ll need.” The Mafia boss met my gaze. “I’m going to get your father out, Ryth, trust me on that, and I’ll find your mom. We’ll get to the bottom of this. We’ll keep you safe.”
“No.” Tobias shook his head. “We’ll do that. You get us a way out of this…and we’ll take care of our stepsister.”
“Deal,” Ben nodded, grabbing another set of keys. “Something a little sturdier and faster, new phones, clothes, and money are in a bag inside. Keep your phones on you. I’ll call as soon as I know anything…and guys.” Ben was deadly serious. “Stay the fuck alive.”
“Gonna do our best.” Nick glanced our way. “Believe me on that.”
TWENTY-FIVE
Nick
I liftedthe remote and pressed the button. Lights flashed on a towering black beast parked three spots away from the sedan we’d driven in. I barely saw it, my mind still captured by the things Ben Rossi had divulged to us. The secrets. The lies…more importantly, the fucking betrayal.
How the hell could we get out of this?
We were all quiet as we made for the sedan, each one torn between the reasons why Jack Castlemaine would be connected to someone like King…and what the fuck that had to do with Ryth.
Only, none of that really mattered. My only priority right now was keeping us alive until we could get the fuck out of here. The moment I popped open the trunk and stared at the mess inside, I realized this affected one of us more than the rest. I turned my head as Ryth opened the back door and climbed inside. She grabbed the packets of dressings and the fucking antibiotics, then straightened.
Her damn knees wobbled, making her brace against the door, then turn a panicked gaze my way. I looked away, fighting the urge to pull her into my goddamn arms. She stared my way, then straightened, thinking I hadn’t seen her fumble.
