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“I’ll get more information. It’ll give me something to do. I’m losing my mind just waiting.” Plus, Lily would want me to inform him she was alive. “Call me when you learn something. I’m headed to the hospital.”
“Will do, Mr. Roberts.”
“Slade,” I corrected. “Mr. Roberts was my father and I couldn’t stand the bastard. Talk to you later.”
I hung up and headed to the living room. Mary was lying on the couch, asleep. My head shook as I knelt down, pressing my lips to her cheek. Her eyelids fluttered opened and I brushed back the blonde strands that fell over her eyes.
“I have to go to the hospital. You okay? You need me to get you anything while I’m out?”
A groan came from her as she rolled to her back. “More crackers. I’m almost out.”
The frown couldn’t be hidden. Who knew pregnancy was so hard? My Mary used to be so full of life. Now, all she wanted to do was sleep. If she wasn’t sleeping, she was sick.
“Crackers. Got it. Anything else?” My fingers continued to brush back her hair, content to just touch her. Green eyes radiated as a smile came to her face.
“I could think of a few things I wouldn’t mind having. Maybe tonight you can give them to me?”
Dammit. Fuck tonight, I wanted her now, but I knew she didn’t feel better until later in the evening. “I’ll give you whatever it is you want.” My touch traced down until I had my hand grasping her face, gently. “But you’re going to beg for it, aren’t you?”
She moaned and separated her lips. “Yes…Master.”
My lips pushed into hers. I couldn’t control myself when she called me that.
Tonight,” I breathed out. “Right now, I have to go check on Zain. I won’t forget your crackers.”
With one last kiss, I stood and made my way to the door. Brace was quickly behind me. The other men were standing by the front door when I shut it behind me.
“Caleb and Terrance, guard my wife. She’s not to go anywhere and neither are you. I want you here at all times. Marcio, Brace, you’re with me.
The elevator dinged and I turned, confused. Gaige stepped out, looking just as surprised as me.
“Perfect timing,” he said, placing his hand out to stop the door from closing.
“I’d say. Excellent, you showing up like this. We’re headed to the hospital. You can get us in again. My sister called and I need to check on Zain.”
He nodded. “Thought you might be going there. Blake called me when he first got a trace and I was only a few blocks over. I thought I’d come check on things. Let’s head out. You can ride with me.”
We crowded into the elevator and my eyes widened as Gaige pulled out his gun and put a bullet in the chamber. My men instantly reached for their own weapons. I could feel their confusion as if it were my own.
“You planning on using that?”
Gaige’s eyes cut up to mine. “Not on you. I don’t trust our boy’s father. He came into the country with five men. One being his other son, and four who I assume are his guards, two of which are flagged in our system. They’re bad news. I don’t trust that he’ll let us get Zain alone again. I’ll push my weight around, but without direct orders, I can’t make him allow us in. Not this time.”
“You don’t expect a shootout in the hospital, do you? I mean, that’s just…stupid,” I said, watching the light in the elevator travel down the numbers.
“Inside? No. Before we get up there or after…you never know. I’ve seen some pretty crazy shit in my time. I wasn’t always FBI, Mr. Roberts. I’ve been undercover really deep before. You couldn’t imagine the lengths some people will go to keep their deepest, darkest secrets buried. And Amir Amari’s go about as deep as you could possibly comprehend. He makes Governor Hagen and Julian Brighton’s operation look like child’s play.”
Sweat began to coat my skin as I tried not to think about my sister possibly being in their hands. If the father had been behind her disappearance, was he planning on killing her? Fuck, it was a scary thought, but I couldn’t stop feeling like something was off.
“Lily said the men she killed were amateurs. That doesn’t sound like a risk Mr. Amari would take.”
Gaige looked over, his eyes narrowing. “You might be right, but he’s not from here. Maybe he had unknown sources take Lily until he could get his hands on her. It happens.”
“Yeah, I guess.”
It made sense. Maybe I just didn’t want to imagine her in that sort of danger. If Amir got his hands on my sister, I was almost certain we’d never get her back. Not alive, anyway.
The doors opened and we walked through the parking garage, getting into Gaige’s SUV. The ride to the hospital consisted of small talk between the men. Mostly about weapons and military experiences. I stayed in my own little world, wondering what Blake would find when he arrived at the place where Lily had stayed. Would she still be there or was he right about them leaving? If they did, where did they go? Out of the country?
