Page 42 of Pitbull
“I get it.”
Standing back, Anke banked a fist into the wall. It took mere seconds for a large bolt to be thrown and the door opened. Without taking a second look at Claudia, she stepped by Zero and through the path. When she arrived in a small room at the end of the corridor, everyone was silent. Instead of staying, she stormed back into the front and paced the floor, trying to get her heart to calm down.
“You okay?
Anke looked up to see Zero had followed her out. She shook her head. “She knows where this girl is. She could end this right now. But she’s being stubborn.”
“It happens.”
“Why aren’t you pissed off by this?” Anke demanded. “Why are you so calm?”
“Showing anger isn’t a luxury we have.” Zero leaned his back to the wall and leveled his brown stare on her. “If we lose our minds someone gets hurt. We’ll get there.”
“But they went after Pitbull. Do you understand?” Anke couldn’t control herself anymore. “Even if she doesn’t give a damn what happens to her, why doesn’t she care what happens to her baby brother? Why does she not care what happens to me?”
“She knows we wouldn’t let anything go wrong with you two. I mean, she barely knows any of us personally, but she must know Pit is our brother and we will protect him with our lives if need be.”
Anke frowned. “And you don’t get it.”
“I get it.” Zero stepped away from his post and approached her. She realized then how handsome he really was. His brown eyes seemed troubled but he could turn any woman’s head. “You’re attracted to Pitbull and you are angry as hell that she won’t tell us what we need so we can protect him. But CIRO is here. None of us will ever walk a path alone. Wewillfind away.”
Zero rested a hand on her shoulder and Anke nodded.
“Zero, Anke.” Barbie and Pitbull came running out.“We need to go.”
“What?” Anke asked. “Go where?”
“Zero, I need you to get suited up,” Pitbull said as they skidded to a stop in front of them.
No questions at all, Zero took off running. Anke looked up into Pitbull’s eyes. “What’s going on?”
“She told us where the girl is,” Barbie explained. “We’re going to get her—Zero and I.”
“What do I do?” Anke questioned.
“Well, you and I are going to make them think we’re the ones to follow,” Pitbull said. “There is someone watching us. If we leave in a big hurry, they—”
“They’ll chase us while Barbie and Zero get her.”
“Bingo!” Barbie nodded.
Zero showed up with a large bag resembling one they carried a guitar in. He handed it to Barbie. The beautiful woman accepted it and instantly tossed it over her shoulder and across her body. She turned to look at Pitbull who nodded and together, Anke darted out the door with Pitbull.
They rushed toward the SUV, ensuring to make as much fuss as they could. All the while, Anke was trying to look around to see who was watching them. When they climbed in, she barely had her seatbelt on before the SUV peeled from the parking space. The large gates slid open for them and Pitbull turned it left out the driveway. They sped away from the headquarters, blowing the speed limit out of the stratosphere.
As they blew past the first turn, a black car pulled from the side road and pulled up behind them. “Daniel…”
“I see him.”
“How did you guys know they were there and would take the bait?”
Pitbull glanced in the mirror and shook his head. “We know criminals. They are all the same. Plus, Tex can find a needle on the moon.”
Anke had to smile.
“Hang on.”
“Where are we going?”
