Page 132 of Reaper

“Let’s move,” I tell them.

Spider and I rush forward, staying as low as we can, guns drawn. Coming to a stop against the building, I’m on one side of a window and him on the other. He pulls out a window-breaking tool and holds it up. I nod, giving him the go before checking our surroundings.

Seconds later, you hear glass shattering. We work on clearing the bottom seal before jumping inside.

Midnight comes over the comms. “Pres, head right. That’s where the heat signatures are coming from.”

We do as he says and start clearing the main lobby of the hotel. We check the laundry room, gym, and pool. With one door left, we stop on either side of it. Taking a deep breath, I look at Spider and reach for the knob.

As the door swings forward, he moves to step inside first, only to be attacked.

“Fuck!” he hisses as he grabs on to the person.

“Natalie,” I yell her name as I lower my gun.

She stops fighting Spider, her head swinging my way.

“I need you to drop the knife, sweetheart.”

She does as I ask and lunges forward, crying. “You came!”

I take her into my arms and hold her tightly. Thank fuck. She’s here and safe.

“Hey, Pres…” Spider says.

When I look at him, I see him looking down, and I follow his line of sight. Sure enough, there’s a body. It’s Daniela. He shakes his head, letting me know that she is gone.

Leaning down, I kiss Natalie, pouring all of my feelings into it.

I love you. I was worried about you.

I pull Natalie away and look at her. “Are you okay?”

“I’m fine. I had to kill her though.”

She moves to look over at Daniela, but I touch her face, keeping her in place.

“Don’t look at her. Let’s just get out of here, okay?”

“Okay.”

I move her behind me, and Spider falls into step, watching our backs.

“You think you’re going somewhere?” a voice stops us right as we step inside the lobby.

Danworth stands there, gun drawn.

“Fuck, guys, you need to get out now. The building is on fire,” Wrath says, coming through the comms.

“That’s going to be a problem,” I hiss back.

Pushing Natalie behind me, I face William.

“I see you came for my pet once again. Tsk tsk, Kingston. You always did have a problem with wanting what I had. Isn’t that why you got me kicked out?” William starts.

“What the fuck are you talking about, you psychopath? You lost your spot in this club due to your own actions. You were supposed to be our brother, but you were selfish. You cost us the life of our brother.”

“Jimmy was always a little punk. I told him to leave me to my business, but he had to be a little brown noser. He refused to let me go off on my own. Had he just stayed put like I ordered him to, he’d be alive, and I’d be running this club.”

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