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“Emma will discuss with the Lucianos, and they’ll figure out something else.”
She nods to herself. “I trust you. I know things will turn out fine. Plus, I’ll be the boss when it comes to drugs now. Every single dealer will be eating from the palm of my hand. Especially Jack. He’ll hate that I dominate him in bedandon the streets. I can’t wait.”
I try to give her a forced laugh, but a glint of anxiety weighs in my stomach. A lot of people relied on me. They trusted me to keep NSC safe and to keep the money running.
My truck comes into view, and we stop by it to finish our conversation. “Do me a favor.” Zara smiles as she looks up at me, but I see the truth in her eyes. “Have fun tonight. Leave the North Shore problems on the North Shore. Okay?” She squeezes my biceps to reassure me, but it’s right there. “I’ll see you tomorrow. Get in, you’ll be late.” She’s disappointed.
I watch her walk away and get into my truck. For once in my fucking life, I will be right on time if I leave now.
I start the car and send a quick text telling Alex I’m on my way as I pull onto the road. Looking around, I focus, knowing that this is a road that’s adjacent to Kings’ territory. They’ve been taking over our streets more and more, and I always have to keep an eye out.
I throw a quick glance at Zara’s car as I drive past her, and my heart drops to my stomach.
“Fuck,” I hiss, braking harshly. “Motherfuckers!”
Ethan and Elliot have cornered her by her car. She punches Elliot, and he doesn’t hesitate to throw a hit back just as I grab my gun in the glove box and jump out of the car.
“Get the fuck away from her,” I shout, sprinting to them.
“Ah, our little secret keeper gracing us with his presence,” Elliot sneers. I point the gun straight between his eyes.
“Tsk, tsk,” he smiles. “The cops aren’t far. And only one gang has police protection on the North Shore.”
His focus is on me now, and Zara uses the distraction to try and hit him again, but Ethan grabs her by the back of the head. Pulling her hair as he drags her away from me.
“Did you not get our warning, Xi?” Ethan says with the calm of a sky before the storm.
“What fucking warning?” I grit.
“Drop your gun,” Elliot adds. “Then we can talk.”
I lower it; the threat of the cops too real. “I will fucking end you with or without a gun.” I keep my glare on him as I squat to put my gun on the ground.
He kicks it away and smiles brightly at me. “Didn’t your girlfriend say we were coming for your loved ones?”
“You threatened Alex?” I seethe as I move toward him, our chests practically touching.
Zara’s gasp forces me to look at her. Ethan’s got a knife pointed at her stomach, and I find it hard to focus on the conversation anymore.
“Yeah,” Elliot confirms. “We had a nice little chat. You know, told her she should let you know she’s next on the list if you don’t start telling us what we want to know.”
“Next?” I ask, confused. These two love playing games, and I’m not in the mood for it.
“Yeah. We’re ticking off the first one today.”
A whimper drags my eyes away from him again and my heart stops altogether.
“No!” I scream as I push Elliot out of the way. I manage to catch Ethan in the nose just as he takes a step back. I’m on him the next second, red flooding my vision as I focus on him, refusing to look at Zara as I sense her body crashing to the ground.
“Fuck…you,” I hiss between clenched teeth. My fist hits his face on repeat. I only stop to grab his knife and throw it further down the road. I feel Elliot grabbing me from the back, but there’s no stopping me as I rain punches on his brother.
“Xi…” A whimper drags me out of my trance and the second I lose focus, Elliot hits me at the back of the head.
I groan as I’m thrown off Ethan. His brother helps him up and he turns to me when they start walking away. “Next one is Alex,” he shouts. “Give us what we want.”
I’m on Zara right away, kneeling next to her. She’s holding bloody hands to her stomach.
“Xi,” she murmurs, her face draining of blood, her lips paling rapidly. Her eyes dart down to her stomach. “Shit…”
