Page 49 of Broken
Chapter Twenty-Two
Izzy
“You ready for this?” Max looks over at me.
“No. He’s going to hate me.” I run my hand through my hair.
“He won’t. Lucy and I will be there for you. He just needs to listen to everything.” His hand rubs slow circles on my back and I close my eyes. Max’s phone dings and he pulls it out, cursing after a minute. “We have to put the talk on hold for a few minutes. I apparently need to take the girls somewhere. I’ll come get you once they’re done. No one really knows where I live, so you’ll be good here and I’ll make sure I lock the door.” He kisses me before grabbing the keys to his truck.
I mindlessly flip through the channels, completely over thinking everything that could happen today. My phone buzzes, making me jump at first.
Twisted: Hey, you free? I want to show you something?
Me: Yea, but I don’t have a car or anything.
Twisted: You want me to send someone to get you?
The fact that I’m at Max’s isn’t something that I want to tell him.
Me: No. I’ll get a ride. Thanks. See you soon.
I call a cab and give them the address that he sent to me. It’s a large brick building. There are windows up toward the top but not many down below. Before I get out I take a look around and relax when I see my brother’s bike. I hand the driver some cash and get out.
Walking into the empty building, my skin crawls.
It’s eerily quiet in here except for a few whispers.
My hair stands up, my skin tingling in fear.
Something is wrong.
All of a sudden the lights come on and I look around completely confused. Twisted, Torch, and Whip are all standing there.
“Izzy?” Twisted asks in confusion.
I walk over to them quickly. I can hear voices in here besides us and it makes my feet move a little faster. Twisted wraps his arm around my shoulder, holding me to him. They are all thinking the same thing I am. Something isn’t right.
“Why did you ask me to meet you here?” I look up at him.
His brows draw together in confusion. “I didn’t text you. We got a message from Max that he needed help with the girls and to come here.”
We all look at each other, knowing that something is seriously wrong. Just then another set of lights illuminates a different part of the warehouse. Lucy, Nikki, and Tracie are standing there with Max. They run over to us. Everyone is on high alert. Something is going on. We were all brought here.
The last corner in the warehouse lights up and my mouth goes dry.
Hades.
No.
He has his officers with him and the four men focus in on us. Twisted shoves me behind him next to Nikki. His hand is holding onto me tightly.
I feel sick. I know why they are here. Why we are all here. It’s because of me. All I can do now is hope that this doesn’t end in someone I love getting hurt.
“Hello,boys,” Hades says. His voice is like ice in my veins.
“What the fuck is all this about?” Twisted says. His voice is calm and lethal all at the same time.
“I noticed you’re trying to protect two women instead of one.” Hades laughs. “Sure that’s a good decision?”
