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It only took a moment for me to frisk Kelly and remove the firearm from her calf holster. In a few seconds, I checked to see if there was a bullet in the chamber. Apparently, Kelly came locked and loaded.
“Come on, Jag.” Ari stepped back, keeping an eye on the women.
A loud crash rang through the building, and I hurried to my stepsister.
“Later, Mom.” I trained my weapon on her as Ari began to back out of the room.
With a quick move, Samantha lunged in our direction. Before I had time to fire, Ari took out both of Samantha’s knees. She screamed as she crumpled to the floor in agony, blood spilling on the floor.
“Are you having fun now, Samantha?” Ari asked, steel in her voice.
“You little bitch!” Kelly lost her fucking mind and charged at us just like her best friend had. How Crimson could do the same thing as Samantha but expect a different result was beyond me.
I stepped in front of Ari then fired off a shot. Kelly dropped to the floor, her unseeing eyes wide open.
Samantha screamed then burst into tears. “You shot my best friend in the head? You stupid son of a bitch!”
Ari nudged me in the ribs with her elbow. “Let’s go.”
We slipped out of the room and closed the door behind us. Ari and I were at the opposite end of the hall from the exit door, but from the sounds, shit was still going down somewhere in the building.
“Cover me,” Ari said, hurrying to check the exit. She pushed on the bar and poked her head outside. “It’s clear.” She waved me forward.
I jogged to her, my heart pounding so hard, my chest ached. She slipped outside, and I was inches away when a loud voice boomed,
“Stop right there!”
Ari’s eyes widened, then she peeked around me. “Gunner?”
“Jag? Ari?”
“Holy fuck. Thank God you’re here.” I lowered my gun and slumped against the wall. Ari tore past me and ran to Gunner at full speed, her weapon still in her hand.
She nearly tackled him with her embrace. “I’m so happy to see you.”
“Man, you two gave us a scare and half. Are you okay?” Gunner held Ari close, then he released her and looked her over.
“Jagger? You hurt, man?” He walked down the hall toward me.
“Just my ego.” I cracked a grin at him before I hugged him. “How the hell did you find us?”
Gunner rubbed the back of his neck, then he pointed at Ariana. “She and Teagan Mercer have each other added to the Find My iPhone feature. It’s a smart thing to do these days. When Teagan couldn’t get in touch with Ari, she drove right to our house. She banged on the door, demanding to know where you two were. I had barely walked in myself, so I had no idea you guys were gone yet. Once we searched the premises and neither of you turned up, I knew something was wrong. Besides, both your phones were on the nightstands. Ari’s backpack and your duffle bags were still there, too.”
“Tiny. It was Tiny,” Ari blurted. “He took us when we were asleep. I thought it was all a dream, but he drugged us at dinner.”
I pulled Ari against me and kissed the top of her head. “Can we get the hell out of here?”
“Wait.” Ari produced the key to the room that held Samantha and Kelly and pushed the door open. “You might want to see this.”
Gunner’s mouth pressed into a thin line, then he walked to the entrance and peered in. “Son of a bitch.” Gunner’s gaze bounced from his sister to us. “How the hell did all of this go down?”
“He killed her. Jagger killed Kelly!” Samantha pointed at me.
“Ari shot her in the kneecaps so she couldn’t follow us. She needs medical attention.” I stared at Samantha. “Or not.”
Ari closed the door again and gave Gunner the key. “She’s your sister, and now she’s your problem. I never saw a fucking thing.” She patted him on the arm then took my hand.
“The fight is over, so we’re good to go. I’ll have one of my men take care of Samantha.”
