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“Fine. Get us a car.”
With a short nod, she takes off a run.
Lola snuggles into me. “I’m scared, Gav.”
“Don’t be. We won’t let anything happen to you.”
“Do you promise?” She pulls away slightly, enough to peer into my face as if she needs to make sure I’m telling the truth. “Even with your bad foot?”
“I ran all the way here with it, didn’t I?” As I ask her that, I realize that I did in fact run with a bad foot without once letting go of her. And I would have gone farther if we hadn’t found a place to stop.
She nods. “Okay.”
A few moments later, I hear the sound of an engine starting. Then, a white Honda Civic comes around the building and screeches to a stop in front of us.
“Get in!” Andie yells.
I limp to it, and shove Lola into the back before sliding into the front passenger seat. I haven’t had a chance to settle fully when Andie steps on the gas and we’re off.
“Where to?” she asks once we hit the highway.
“Just keep driving.”
Tugging my cell phone out, I finally read through all the missed messages. And there are a lot.
Gustavo: Sir, you must meet me at the safe house.
Luca: Please confirm you’re alive.
Noah: Arran and I are in Vegas. Where the fuck are you?
Arran: Heading back. Something’s not right.
I stare ahead, in my mind seeing a fork in the road. One side leads to Gustavo who might still be waiting for me in our safe house outside of Las Vegas. The other, to the alliance.
The choice would be so much easier if I was alone. It wouldn’t have mattered as much if I made the wrong one. But now…
Exhaling, I run my hand through my hair. If I were alone, this would be thrilling.
Instead, for the first time in a long time, I’m afraid.
21
GAVIN
“You’re alive?” Luca asks. “Shit. Where the hell have you been?”
“Gideon attacked the casino.”
There’s silence for a moment. “I had a feeling the news channels had it wrong. It wasn’t a malfunctioning generator then.”
“Nope. It was all Gideon. He set bombs.”
“Shit.” More silence. “Where are you now?”
“Heading to my hangar. I’m going to New York.”
“You’re getting on your plane?” he asks in surprise.
