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Beck stared at him. “How can you get away with that?”
I hugged my brother tighter. “It’s best not to ask him more questions. Miles has endless resources, just like we do.”
“So you’re saying I could just kill anybody, and you could cover it up?”
“It would be harder with some people than others, but it so happens our connections make this one particularly easy to cover up since people at many levels of military and law enforcement want this cartel gone.”
“How did you get mixed up in this?” Beck asked, looking at me.
Miles sighed. “It’s my fault.”
Carter huffed. “I’m equally to blame.”
“I’m the fucker who was undercover with them,” Matteo protested.
Beck shook his head. “This is crazy. You know that, right? Fucking crazy.”
“Are you okay?” I asked, taking the opportunity to finally look him over fully.
“My wrists hurt from the way I was tied up, and I may have a sprained ankle, but I’m okay. They didn’t really hurt me.”
I lifted his hand and turned it over. The marks on his wrist made anger boil inside me. “How dare they leave marks on you!”
“I made sure they paid for it,” Carter said.
“I wish I could make them pay again.”
Ford smiled. “I love when your vicious side comes out.”
I rolled my eyes. “They hurt my baby brother.”
“I bet you’d be the same way if—” A sharp look from Ford cut off Matteo’s words.
“If what?” Beck asked.
I sighed. “We’ll talk about that later. Right now, I just want to make sure you’re really okay. We’ll have Miles’s doctor look at your ankle and put something on your wrists so they’ll heal up quickly and not scar.”
Beck frowned. “You’re keeping something from me.”
“I wanted to be there for you. I’m so sorry that things I got involved in hurt you. Let’s just get you taken care of before we talk about anything else.”
He leaned over, letting his head rest on my shoulder. “I was so scared, but now you’re here and I’m safe. I don’t want to think about it or talk about it anymore.”
I wrapped him in my arms again and held him tight. I knew I had to tell him about Laurie eventually, but it could wait.
“Where is Laurence?” Beck asked a few moments later. “You didn’t leave him alone in Aruba, did you?”
“No, he’s at my apartment with Ben, and there are guards there.”
Ford glanced down at his watch. “Jay is probably there by now too.”
“So Laurence is okay? They didn’t get to him?”
“No, he’s safe. He’s been so worried to about you.”
“I just let Ben know we’re headed back with Beck. Laurie was right by him, and Ben passed on all the info.”
“Thank you,” I said.
