Page 20 of Dragon 7

Toma chuckled. “I said the same thing to your mother after I left her bed this morning.”

“That never happened.” Kaoru sucked his teeth. “My mother has standards.”

“And a nice set of boobs too.”

The Claws laughed.

Kaoru grumbled. “If you’re trying to gear me up to murderous-violent mode, you are succeeding.”

“Then, mission accomplished.” Toma nudged Kaoru’s shoulder, and they both laughed together.

“Good news, Reo.” Hiro quirked his brows. "How did you manage to evacuate everyone so fast?"

“It wasn’t me.” Reo did not turn his head as he walked. "Honestly, it was due to the Tiger overriding my evacuation plan. She ordered the helicopters to ferry people to Kenji’s private island instead of running them to Tokyo. That seriously cut the time and has allowed for many trips."

I almost stopped walking.

Tora.

Pride and shock hit me at the same time. My Tiger had stood on a path with the sky breaking open and antiaircraft guns testing on the ridge, and she had overridden my Roar's plan.

I smiled. "And she is off the island too?"

Reo let out a long breath. "Yoichi hasn't given me the signal yet, but I’m sure—"

“What?” I stopped walking and glared at him. “What did you say?”

The column tightened around me.

Aki's voice came from the rear. "Make sure she is off."

“Now.” Yuki nodded.

Daisuke's hand drifted to his sidearm and stopped there. “Do the Claws need to handle this, instead of a Fang—”

“Calm down.” Kaoru's mask twisted toward him. “Yoichi has got it.”

Toma sneered. “Yoichi better.”

Reo held up a hand. “I’m presently working on this, but Yoichi hasn’t been answering his phone, and neither have her guards—”

“Get it done, Roar.” Hiro frowned. "We can't fight if she's on the island."

Rage rose within me, but I could not bruise my Roar’s ribs this evening.

I cleared my throat. “I don’t give a fuck if Yoichi is answering or not, find out where she is. Now."

“Of course.” Reo reached for his earpiece.

My phone rang.

I pulled it from my vest with one motion, looked at the screen, and pressed it against my ear. "Tora, where the fuck are you?"

"Please, don’t be mad, but I'm on the island in the forest —"

"Get off the fucking island—"

"I found an advantage—"