Page 106 of Havoc
Titan’s grin falters. Barely. A slight shift as he processes what I’m saying.
“Did you really think they would send me to you without a plan? They assumed you’d do this. Why do you think they made it so easy?”
“What are you talking about?”
“Like you said, why would my man have me meet with you and not be there himself? I can promise you it’s not because he’s bored.” My eyes narrow.
That comment has Titan’s grin dropping completely. He shares women all the time, either to fulfill a fantasy or as punishment. But he never shared me with anyone.
Watching his rage bubble is pure pleasure. Knowing I finally found a way to hurt him, when it’s always been the other way around.
“You laid your own trap.” I smirk. “It was so well thought out, you didn’t realize you were the one falling into it.”
“But you refused to come willingly.”
“If I’d agreed, you’d have been suspicious,” I point out. “So I played my part. I distracted you while the Twisted Kings pretended to break into your safe houses, knowing my father wasn’t there. I acted surprised when you thought you’d caught them in their scheme. I evenfought you on coming here, just to make sure you would. They needed you to let them in.”
“They’re going to be disappointed then.” He steps closer. “We’ve upgraded our security. The Twisted Kings might have followed you here, but they aren’t getting in.”
“Are you sure about that?” The lights flicker with an explosion at that exact moment. “You were so busy focusing on keeping them out, you forgot to pay attention to who you were letting in.”
A girl who is done running.
Done fearing.
I reach into my pocket and pull out the small chip that looks like nothing more than a coin, except for the button hidden inside. A button I pushed the second I was through the gates, starting a timer on a series of electromagnetic pulse points around the property that Ghost said would take out the security grid.
The lights shut off a second later. In the middle of the day, I barely notice, except that it makes Titan’s jaw tick.
“What is that?”
I toss the small remote to the floor since it’s worthless now. “My way of thanking you for what you did to me.”
“Your father will pay for this.”
“I don’t think so.”
Gunshots start to ring around the property.
I don’t know who is where or how many Twisted Kings descend, but the clubhouse fills with the sound of boots, yelling, and gunfire. In the distance, there are faint explosions at the fence line.
But Titan doesn’t move. He doesn’t so much as tear his eyes away from me as realization settles. As his eyes harden and his jaw tenses.
“You think you’re a smart girl. But not smart enough.” He pulls back, reaching for the rug and revealing a trapdoor.
When he flips it open, dust fills the air.
A tunnel.
“We’re leaving.” He aims his gun at me.
I was in this room so many times, and I never knew it existed. If Titan gets me in the tunnel, Levi will never find me.
I glance over at my father’s unconscious body, my hands trembling for the first time.
Quickly, I shake them, snapping myself out of it.
Panic won’t do me any good.Think now, feel later.There will be time to process what is happening, but this moment is not it. I need to act. To do something.
