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“Get out. It’s my turn.” Cooper’s voice is a low, focused growl.
Hellfire taps his wrist to remind Cooper he doesn’t have all day, and nods. We close the door behind us. Whatever happens now is on his head.
“What are the chances of him being sensible and just putting a bullet between Kane’s eyes?” I ask.
Savage runs his hands over his face, looking tired and annoyed. “Zero.”
“Shit. If this was a spy movie, I’d be yelling at the screen for him to just get it the fuck done before something goes wrong.”
He looks at me like I’m the problem here.
“What? We’re all thinking it.”
“Yeah, but you don’t fucking say it out loud!" Hellfire snaps.
"That's the problem, isn't it? If he eats shit, how's he gonna pay?"
Voices carry through the door. He must've taken Kane's gag out, because they're shouting at each other. We exchange glances.
“It’s fine. He’s tied up so tight the only way he’s getting loose is if Cooper cuts him free and that would be?—”
Whatever Savage was about to say gets cut off by what sounds like all the windows exploding at once.
I hear the sound of boots running our way, and we all draw iron as Hellfire slams open the door. We stay out of line of sight for a moment in case someone is going to start shooting, then I cautiously look inside.
The windows are all blown out, and Kane is standing behind Cooper, with a knife blade pressed to his throat. Where the fuck did he even get a knife?
“He had nothing on him, I swear to fucking God,” Savage snarls. “We both checked him.”
Kane sneers. "Put the guns down and bring me the girls if you want this idiot to live."
6
JESSICA
“Arethey going to kill my dad?” Anne asks softly.
We’re being kept together, along with Marissa in one of Kane’s meeting rooms downstairs. When they first threw Marissa in with us, she was sobbing so hard it felt like she was trying to win an Oscar, but when it didn’t win her any attention, the tears dried up fast. Ghost and Tex are watching us, along with a guy named Jackal who has his jacket draped over one shoulder and a makeshift bandage tied around his arm.
“Of course not,” Marissa snaps. “He’s worth too much. I’m sure they just want money.”
Ghost laughs, but it sounds more mocking than amused.
I stay quiet, not wanting to lie, but the truth isn’t easy.
Anne looks down at her hands. “It’s because he’s a bad person, isn’t it? I’m not stupid, you know. You can tell me.”
“I know you aren’t.” I look around, helplessly.
Tex walks over and crouches down in front of us. “What do you know about your father, kid?”
“He does business with bad people. People who hurt people. He… he hurt Jessica.”
Tex looks up. His rich hazel eyes take me in. “Why would he do that?”
I can’t hold his gaze and look away, adjusting my glasses even though they don’t need it.
“Oh my God. You can’t really be falling for Jessica’s pathetic little mouse act, can you?” Marissa whines. “Anne likes her because she’s a pushover. Victorhasto be strict. Otherwise she wouldn’t get anything done at all.”
