Page 25 of Mob Boss Daddy

Macy helps herself to the sweet treats, and while she’s busy munching, I amble to the floor-to-ceiling windows that offer a panoramic view of the mountains.

It’s beautiful, but it’s hard to appreciate all of these when Jack isn’t here with us.

“This is a big room, Miss Jessie,” Macy says in between bites.

“They call this a suite. It has a living room area and a little kitchen.”

I just hope the room upgrade doesn’t mean we’ll be staying longer.

11

JACK

The boys tell me that my enemies sent a team to the hotel, and it takes six big men to stop me from going in with guns blazing.

This war started because they killed my best friend and closest confidant. Now, they want to make a move on my girls? No, I’m not stopping until every one of them is six feet under.

Rory explains that the threat was eliminated and the girls have been moved to the secondary location we discussed. This doesn’t do anything to quell the fire in my belly, but it helps me slow down and strategize rather than run into an emotionally raged firefight.

“We need a plan. We know where they are. It’s time to end this.”

“We could arrange a meeting with…”

My head spins around and the fire in my belly moves to my eyes, “I’m finished talking. After tonight, there won’t be anyone left to talk to. Are we clear?”

“We’ll lose people, boss.”

“Isn’t that part of what we signed up for? Everybody knew the risks. This conversation is finished, and I’m not repeating myself. Your job is to get the men and the firepower ready. You have two hours or I go in alone.”

“Yes, boss.” Rory nods and rushes off to make the preparations.

I pick up my phone and dial Jessie’s number. The girls should be back on the ground now. It rings twice and she answers, “Jack! Are you alright? Nobody will tell me what’s happening.”

“Everything is gonna be fine, baby girl. You and Macy just relax and settle in. I promise everything will go back to normal. We’ll all be together soon.”

“What’s going to happen? How do you know that things are going to be okay?”

“That’s not for you to worry about. I’ll take care of everything. All you have to do is wait a little while.”

“I … I miss you.”

“I miss you too, love, but I’ll be with you soon. I promise.”

I end the call and go to the armory. There’s one special weapon I need for this fight. It’s the one that belonged to Macy’s father, and I’m going to use it to kill the man who killed him.

Rory comes back right on schedule. With him is an army of my best men in black vehicles wearing body armor and armed to the gills. I zip up my jacket, close my eyes, and take a deep breath of the cool night air.

This is it.

This is what we’ve been planning for. Tonight is the night we win this war, expand our territory, and secure enough power for me to become untouchable. That’s the only way to keep Jessie and Macy safe.

I climb into the passenger seat of the lead car, and we begin our journey to the compound of my enemy. His name is Declan McMann. The family he runs is an old and once-respected family.

Since his takeover, they act more like rabid animals devouring everything in their sights and not obeying the rules. Nobody, other than the psychotic killers that work for him, will miss him when he’s gone. He’s a stain, a nasty blotch on the code, and I’m about to blot him out.

We approach the compound and kill our lights, rolling slowly to a stop just outside the view of the night watchmen. A band of black-clad men run from our vehicles to take out the guards. We’ve been watching their movements for weeks and know their patterns by heart now. We wait in anticipation until we hear the signal and make our move for the gate. My men on the inside open it for us, and we fan out across the lawn until we have the house surrounded.

If our counts are right, there are eight armed men inside. Eight armed men and my prize, Declan McMann. I walk up the front steps with Rory and another man flanking me. My heart pounds in my chest, and I feel a tingling all the way from my neck to my toes. My trigger finger is getting itchy because I’ve been waiting so long for this moment.

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