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Josiah grins and pulls out his gun. He pauses with a frown as two precise shots accurately take down his targets, putting bullet holes in the back of their heads.
He looks blankly at Tanner, who has pulled the trigger.
“What?” Tanner smirks, tucking the gun back into his pants.
“You just had to ruin this for me, didn't you?” Josiah scoffs and shakes his head.
Rueben rushes over to me, and the others all follow behind him.
I collapse in his arms as he hugs me tightly, not minding how soaking wet I am.
“I’m so sorry, Amelia. I should never have reacted the way I did. I’m so sorry,” he says over and over again, kissing the side of my head.
He pulls away, only to be replaced by Josiah and immediately after, Tanner. The guys gently help me up.
“Can you walk?” Rueben asks in concern, and I nod.
“They know,” I say. “The location of the stash.”
They nod but don’t say a word.
“Have you not heard what I said? They know where the money is, and you need to go there now if you plan to get it,” I say loudly, frustrated by their refusal to acknowledge what I’ve said.
“We heard you, but we aren’t going anywhere. We should’ve taken better care of you before, but we didn’t. And now that we’ve got you back, nothing is more important to us,” Tanner says.
I choke back a sob as his words wash through me. Still, I can’t let those bastards get it.
“I know you want to stay with me, but I would feel better if they didn’t get the money. They don’t deserve to get any part of it, not after all the disgusting things they’ve done. Not after my dad’s sacrifice.”
The guys look at each other and nod. “Fine, we’ll go together. I don’t think I ever want to let you out of my sight again,” Rueben says.
I fight back the blush. Now’s not the time for any of that.
“Good. I gave them slightly off coordinates so they won’t find it, but it’s only a matter of time before they figure it out. We need to get in, get the stash, and clean it out before Flames of Hell gets there.”
“I'm calling my guys for backup,” Tanner says.
“Good idea,” Rueben replies. “We'll go in two delivery vans. It'll be less conspicuous.”
We look at each other, knowing this is it.
Chapter 26
Rueben
I wrap the blanket tightly over Amelia as Tanner drives to the location she’d mentioned. I pull her to me to warm her up when she shakes.
“I’m so sorry for everything you've been through,” I say, sighing deeply.
She shakes her head. “It’s not your fault. I was angry and I made a terrible decision. I shouldn’t have tried to leave after things turned out the way they did. I do trust you guys, more than I should, considering what little I know about you. I hope you know that.”
I smile at her. “I’m glad to hear that. Also, I want you to know that what happened today wasn’t your fault. It was bound to happen sooner or later. Flames of Hell are a ruthless bunch, and they always make sure to get whoever stands in their way. As far as they were concerned, that was you. They had already found out where we lived.”
“You’re all right,” Josiah says to her with a wide smile. “That's all that matters.”
“Yeah,” Tanner chips in without taking his eyes off the road.
“After we found out you were missing, we hurried out to search for you, but we were ambushed by them. They’d been waiting for us to come out so they could take us out,” I say to her.
