Page 98 of The Saviors: Part Two
“What the fuck is he doing here but not coming in?”
“Does this mean what I think it means?” Chelsea asks sadly.
“Not necessarily,” I reply, even though I’m almost positive it does. “It might just mean that Charlie sent Brady to keep an eye on Amber.”
“Okay.” We hear a sigh and then a shuffle on the other end.
“She got off comms,” Nolan says. “Les took her outside to talk.”
“I hate this shit. The one person she thought had her back is going to end up fucking her over.”
“More guys just pulled in. You want us to engage?” Ghost asks, and we go on high alert.
“Grab Brady. We’ll take care of the rest. Under no circumstances does he get away,” Axel barks.
We hide in various places in the apartment and listen to the footsteps coming up the stairs. I pull my knife from its sheath when the front door flies open, and nine guys come pouring in, swinging automatics around. Those aren’t bad odds when you’re up against us.
I grab the one closest to me and slit his throat before he even registers that I’m there. His grunt registers with his partner, and he swings the automatic right in my face. I grab it and shove it back as hard as I can to knock him off balance.Dumbass.You never hesitate before you pull the fucking trigger. He staggers back a step, and I’m on him. I swing my leg out and knock him on his ass. Wide eyes meet me when he sees my knife heading toward his throat. It goes straight through, and I have to brace my boot on his face to pull it back out.
“You and those fucking knives,” Sean says right before he pulls the trigger against the side of a guy’s head. “Sexy but scary as hell.”
A guy that’s got to be bigger than Kai comes charging at me. His shoulders hit my midsection, and I lean forward trying to stay on my feet. My boots are skidding across the floor when I hit something, and I land on my back hard, making my head bounce off the floor. It knocks the wind from my lungs, and I’m momentarily dazed. When I get my eyes to focus, he’s pointing a Glock at my forehead. I raise my knee to hit him in the balls, but his head disintegrates before I get the chance. He falls to the side, and Axel steps up to me with his hand out. I slide mine into his, and he hauls me to my feet. “You good?”
“Yeah. We need to get the fuck out of here before the cops show up.”
“Last one down,” Kai reports.
“We have him!” Caden shouts. “We’re going back to Abbs Valley!”
“Go to Les’ place,” Axel says, already on his way back out of the balcony door. Sean and I start scooping up the evidence that was dropped. “We’ll meet you there.”
We practically jump off the balcony and run to the SUV, giving up all signs of stealth since we just had a shootout in an apartment. Sliding back into the SUV, Axel’s tearing out of the lot before all our doors are even shut. We rip our masks off and take a second to realize what just happened.
“You have him?” Chelsea’s shaky voice comes through. “Nolan said you have him. Please tell me you do.”
“He’s with Ghost and Caden. We’re taking him to Les’. Have her bring you there, but Cupcake, I want you to think long and hard about what you want to do. We won’t stand in your way, and we’ll be there for you. I just want you to understand that killing someone stays with you for a long fucking time.”
It goes silent for so long that I think she’s no longer there. Axel glances at me from the driver’s seat, worry evident on his face. “I know what I need to do,” she finally answers. “I love you guys. Please come home safe.”
We tell her we will and that we love her too, then cut comms. The ride to Abbs Valley is silent, all of us reflecting on the fact that we finally got Brady.
Now it’s time this motherfucker realizes he fucked with the wrong woman.
My woman.
Chapter32
Kai
The whole drive to Abbs Valley, my stomach is in my throat. Caden keeps us informed the entire way that they dosed Brady with enough to keep him out but alive. We’ve come to the conclusion that Amber did have cameras in her apartment that weren’t seen, and that’s how Brady was tipped off that we were even there. My question is, why the hell would he come in the first place? Was he hoping Chelsea was with us? Or was he trying to protect Amber? This only confirms that Amber is a part of this whole thing, and we have to watch as Chelsea’s heart is completely crushed.
“Should we have grabbed her?” I ask.
“Nik and Lex said they would stay behind to watch her. Let’s take care of Brady first,” Axel answers.
“Or you could grab Amber and possibly piss off Charlie enough to come after you,” Sean points out. “If she’s the brunette that guy was talking about and Charlie calls her Little bit, they have an emotional attachment.”
“I don’t think Charlie can form any sort of emotional attachment to anyone,” Axel replies. “After we find out what the fuck is going on, I’ll make the decision whether to grab her or not.”
