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“Please, don’t do this.”
“I have no choice.”
“Yes, you do.” Her voice cracked, and she swallowed the knot in her throat. “I promise I won’t say anything. You have my word.”
He snorted. “Your word ain’t shit to me, sweetheart.”
When he started toward her, Dahlia raced across the room, pressing her back to the wall. The man walked over to the bed, grabbed the dirty pillow, and started toward her. His very own makeshift silencer. Oh my God.
“Is Trey’s?”
Murphy halted and furrowed his brows. She wasn’t exactly sure if this angle would work, but she was desperate enough to say anything to keep herself alive.
“You were there the other night. You saw how Trey reacted to Sean just insulting me, right? And that’s not like Trey. He doesn’t lose his temper. But he did for me.” Dahlia drew in a breath. “I’m not just some girl. Not to Trey. He will find you, and he’ll kill you.”
“Not without a body.”
Dahlia shook her head. “He won’t need a body. If I don’t show up, he’ll come looking for me. And he won’t come alone. Do you know how many people work under Trey in the Underground? He’ll hunt you down and find you. And when he does, he’ll make you suffer. They all will.” Dahlia cleared her throat, seeing the effect her threat was having on him. She had to push more. Make it personal. “And it won’t just be you. You kill his woman, and he will come for yours. Are you married, Murphy? Girlfriend? Is that what you want?”
He stilled, his face hardening. She wasn’t sure she had him, but she was going to make a deal of her own.
“Call Trey and tell him where we are.”
He shook his head. “It’s too late for that.”
“No, it isn’t. As long as I’m still breathing, it’s not too late. For you. Eventually, Trey will find out who was behind this, and when he does, he’ll leave no man standing. And you know it. But you have a choice here. This is your chance to save your ass if you help me.”
Murphy brushed his wrist against his forehead.
“Call him, explain what’s happening, and show him you’re trying to help me.” Dahlia sucked in a breath. “I give you my word. If you save my life, I’ll save yours.”
****
Trey stood beside Rogue while staring at the monitors. Jared was pulling up the link to the tracking device he had installed when her car was being detailed. Trey had gone back and forth with his decision to have it placed in her car without her permission. It was an invasion of privacy. It seemed over the top and a bit obsessive, but Trey wanted her location at all times. It had nothing to do with trust and everything to do with safety.
“Hurry the fuck up, Jar.” Rogue shouted.
“It’s a new system. It was only installed a few days ago. Thought I’d have more time to set everything up.”
“Well, fuck…”
Trey held up his hand and remained silent. The more pressure Rogue put on Jared or the situation, the longer it would take. This was where patience would have been an asset for Rogue. His partner was like a caged animal pacing around the room while Trey contained his fury and tension and focused on the screen, waiting for her location to appear.
Jared tapped a few keys, and a map popped up on the screen. Trey immediately stepped forward, scanning it.
“Okay, so after she left here, it looks like she headed out of Lawry and into Grove Mill.”
It aligned with Sloane’s account.
“Why the fuck would she be in that shithole?”
Jared widened the screen and pointed. “Considering her affiliation with East, maybe visiting friends.”
Trey furrowed his brows and squinted. “How close is she to Sloane’s?”
“About half a mile. As far as I can tell, she stopped in a parking lot of an abandoned building.”
Why? That didn’t make any sense.
