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“We ride together; we die together, right?”

“Rock why are you always acting like you didn’t tell me before ‘if we die, we’re doing that shit together’,” Lioness said and laughed. He stuck up his middle finger, and she laughed again. I walked over to him, dapping and embracing him in a brotherly hug. He’d also spoken in Spanish, which he rarely did, so I knew he was serious.

“We ain’t dying though. Let’s go fuck some shit up.” with all of them around me I felt fucking invincible.

“That part, because I’m coming back home to my baby,” Lynx said. They weren’t with us because their grandmother, Ms. Adri, had picked them up from A Child’s Haven this afternoon.

“Lioness I swear if you say anything about some dead homies, I’m taking your ass to the bedroom really quick,” Rock said.

“On. My…” she started before Tay put her hand over her mouth, stopping her. Lioness’s muffled laugh could be heard through her hand before she smacked it away.

“What? I like his follow-through,” she shrugged and laughed.

“Hmm, I bet you do, but we don’t have time for all that,” Lynx said. The next thirty minutes were spent reviewing schematics andfloor plans for the five Costa organization warehouses. We then armored up and dressed in full tactical gear, including a vest, before heading to HCS to pick up a car.

Let the fun begin, as Lioness would say.

CHAPTER 32

Brice

The ride to the warehouse district was tense. It was so quiet that we all could hear each other breathing. Due to the extremely late hour, no cars were on the streets. The twenty-minute ride remained quiet until Rock hooked his phone to CarPlay and turned the music up. I slightly recognized the beat as I’d only heard the song a couple of times, but it was confirmed when the chorus dropped. It was Ja Rule’s, New York.

Rock was rapping it proudly before Tay quickly reached forward and snatched his phone.

“I know you lying!” She said before Rock burst out laughing.

“I keep telling his ass he a country boy now. His theme song is Petey Pablo’s Raise Up.”

“So, what does that make y’all’s then? Because JoJo’s ass is not going anywhere and neither are the two of you!” We all grunted and groaned at his declaration.

“Exactly!” He said and laughed again, and we all joined in. Lioness’s phone started to beep, halting our mirth.

“Rock, turn around, Costa is moving,” she said quickly. Rock pulled a U-turn right in the middle of the street. It was so abrupt that we all leaned with the turn.

What the fuck?

“Well, where in the hell is he going?” Rock asked.

“It looks like he’s headed for the docks.

“Shit he’s about to try and slide with the guns he had shipped here,” I said. I took out my encrypted phone and made a call. After a few rings, the call was answered.

“What’s good, Ice?”

“Costa is about to pull up; let him through,” I told Boogie. Boogie worked night shifts at the dock. He was responsible for ensuring all shipments came through undetected and handling the cameras. He was paid handsomely for both.

“He’s coming through now, and you won’t like what I’m about to tell you. He’s got about twenty cars with him, all full. I also think there are around twenty of his men who work here. I can’t be too sure who, though.”

“Let them through, all of them; we’ll be there in five,” I said, taking a deep breath and ending the call.

“Is the trunk full?” I asked Rock.

“Yep.”

“Good. Costa is rolling deep. Lynx, log into our containers and change the codes. Under no circumstances can they have access to those guns.” Ibarked out.

“I’m on it,” she said, pulling her computer from under the seat, pecking away as we drove. In precisely five minutes, Boogie opened the gate to let us in. He nodded as we pulled through, cutting the cameras as we passed. We pulled into a spot as close to the containers as possible without being seen and exited the car. We headed straight to the trunk, arming ourselves with more clips and four AR-15s. Once satisfied, we pulled down our masks and were on the move.

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