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“I just wanted to see—”
“If you could get your head blown off, got it.” Her tone is condescending, but she isn’t wrong. One wrong move and any one of us are goners.
I grab Royal with one hand and raise my other, signaling them to stop. Unsure of who is down there, I decide to go first. My life is much more expendable than theirs.
Creeping down the stairs, I turn the corner and come face to face with Sinner, his gun aimed straight at my head.
He lowers his weapon as I silently wave at the others to come down. “Who are you shooting at?”
“I was waiting for you to get down here when a man running from Cassie’s little boy toy burst through the door trying to escape.” Sinner eyes Cass as she approaches the two of us. His eyes roll to the back of his head when he glances down at the gun in her hand. “Who the fuck—Which one of you idiots gave her a gun?”
Dante is about to speak up, but Lucky cuts in. “That would be my dumbass,” Lucky says, stepping into view with his hand raised like a fucktard.
Dante sets Angel down, both of them looking relieved to take a break.
“Don’t worry, I showed her how to use it. Well, kinda. It was like a one minute tutorial, but she got the gist of it, didn’t you, sis?”
“Yeah, sure. Whatever you say.”
Sinner reaches forward, grabbing the piece from Cassie’s hand, tucking it in his waist, then grabs her arms, pulling her behind him. “You don’t need that when I’m around.”
Cassie rolls her eyes at his macho man act. “Where’s Zeke at now?”
“Who?” Sinner replies, acting like he doesn’t know who she’s referring to.
“Can we get back to the important shit here? We are kinda in the middle of something. Figure your shit out later. I’m not trying to die while the two of you sit here passive-aggressively arguing,” Royal growls.
Sinner flips Royal off, then continues his rundown of what took place. “A van pulled up, the side door opened up waiting for the mystery man to jump in. I wasn’t gonna get involved, but when I tried to get a better look at the guys inside, one of them saw me. He took one look at my cut and started shooting at me.” He glances at Cassie. “Your boyfriend shot out one of their tires when they tried to escape. The driver wrecked into a pole, and the others hopped out and started shooting at both of us. I took cover here, which, quite frankly, wasn’t the best option, but here we are.”
“Did you recognize any of them?” Royal asks.
“Nope. They had a few tats on them, but I didn’t get a good look to see if they were anything significant. I know one thing… they can’t aim for shit. I should have been dead by this point. My best guess is street thugs hired to do a job.”
We should be able to take these fools out with ease. Sinner is a trained militant, and I’ve got a damn good shot. This will be cakework.
“So what’s the ETA on the other guys?” Lucky asks.
“They should be here any minute. We can stay here and wait for backup, or Jax, Royal, and I can take these fuckers out. Lucky and Dante can stay behind with the girls.”
“Women!” Cassie and Angel correct him simultaneously.
“So what will it be?” I ask, looking at Royal, knowing he’s already thinking it over and weighing the options.
Gunshots ring out, causing us all to take cover. I look up to see the assailant firing blindly. Sinner steps forward and then shoots the guy's hand causing him to drop his weapon and yell out in pain.
Right now, we are sitting ducks just waiting to be picked off. We need to get out of here before anyone else shows up.
Chapter 13
Angel
“Lookslikewearegoing with Plan C. Dante grab Angel. You and Cassie run for cover while we take these fuckers out. With any luck, Shadow and the guys will be here any second,” Sinner takes the lead pulling Cassie behind him. I’ve been so consumed by my own shit that I’ve never realized how protective he is of her.
Lucky cracks the door open to get a better look outside then signals Sinner to go right while he goes left to draw fire away from us. Once again, I hop on Dante’s back, the door swings open, and we pile out the stairwell with bullets flying everywhere.
I slide off Dante’s back and onto the concrete while Cassie and Dante push their backs against the car to stay out of sight from the shooters. Lucky and Royal take cover behind a van opposite of our position,while Sinner and Jax advance on the enemy. They creep between the vehicles before stopping a few yards away from us. Sinner takes a few shots, dropping two guys. Dante pulls me back as I peek around the cars to get a better look. I need to make sure my guys make it outta here alive.
Another van pulls up with a screeching stop with several men hopping out and firing all around us. Then I hear the tires peeling out, followed by a roar of motorcycles arriving.
