Total pages in book: 115
Estimated words: 109695 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 548(@200wpm)___ 439(@250wpm)___ 366(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 109695 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 548(@200wpm)___ 439(@250wpm)___ 366(@300wpm)
“Sit down.” Aubree motioned toward another chair, and I sat. She slipped the gun into the back of her pants and pulled my hands behind my back, fastening them with another zip-tie.
While she got to work, I let my fingers graze her skin, praying for a vision. I closed my eyes and caught a glimpse of her in a dark room. She stood facing a wall, with a photo of Nate and Vanetti. Raising her hand, she smudged out Nate’s eyes with a black marker. Then she moved to Vanetti’s photo. “I’m coming for you, next.”
The vision cleared, and I gasped. Holy hell! This was so much worse than I thought. I had to stop her, but how?
Brandon groaned, blood dripping down his chin from a cut on his lip. He glanced at me with accusation, his face hard as granite. Lifting his chin, he looked at Aubree. “I don’t know what’s going on here, but I’m on your side. I want her dead. Just let me go, and I’ll do it for you.”
Aubree shook her head, her gaze moving between Brandon and me. “You guys are so screwed up. And I thought my life was a mess.” She snorted before meeting my gaze. “Does Stone know about him?” Shaking her head, her lips turned down. “You’d better hope he doesn’t find out he’s with you, or he won’t come to save you.”
Johnny stepped to the kitchen window, motioning for Aubree to follow. “You ready to go now?”
“Just another few minutes. Sooner or later, Stone will call her. Once he knows we have her, he’ll come. We can finish them off here.”
“You sure about that? He’s not the type to save anyone but himself.”
“You didn’t see them kissing. He’ll come.”
He shook his head. “I’ve got it all set up. I say we go.”
“Look.” She motioned toward Brandon. “If we do it here, the husband can take the fall for all of them. It could be a murder-suicide-love-triangle thing. We just need to get Stone to show up.”
“We’ve waited long enough. We’re leaving.”
“But—”
He got in her face, his voice low and menacing. “I call the shots, or did you forget?”
Her breath hitched. “Fine. But I want to call Stone again.” She glanced at me. “Only this time, Serenity’s leaving him a message that he can’t ignore. If he doesn’t call back after that, we’ll do it your way.”
Chapter 26
Stone
My phone rang, and I sat back on my heels, not sure what to do. It was from Serenity, but I knew it wasn’t her. I clenched my teeth and did my best to keep it together until help came, but with Serenity in danger, it was a hard-fought battle.
After her call to warn me, I’d crossed through her backyard and into the yard behind hers. It was a huge mistake, since I’d run into trouble with a dog. The brute didn’t like me in his yard, and I’d had to run like hell to get away. He’d even managed to jump over the fence to chase me. By the time I got away, I’d run several blocks and had finally climbed into a tree-house. Of course, the dog was still there, so I couldn’t climb down.
At least the cameras in her house were up and running, so I knew what was going on. I’d barely managed to get the one in the kitchen set up before she’d called to warn me. I’d been too busy saving my ass to call her back, but that didn’t explain why she’d gone home.
I only knew she was there because of the cameras. Dammit. Where was my luck when I needed it? One missed phone call was all it took to screw up everything.
Then Brandon showed up with a gun. At first, I thought he meant to help Serenity, but when he lunged at her, I knew she was his target, and red-hot rage still pounded in my veins. It was all I could do not to rush in there and beat him to a bloody pulp.
Too bad I didn’t have audio along with the camera feed. I could tell they were working out a way to lure me in, and I worried that it would involve explosives. I could handle most anything, as long as they didn’t make Serenity wear an explosive vest. I wouldn’t put it past Johnny, which meant that I needed to get her out of there before they even thought about it.
A car pulled up in front of the house, and I let out a breath. I’d warned Ricky about the dog, and he had a nice juicy steak to lure the dog away. With the steak in his mouth, the dog happily trotted off, and I climbed down from my perch.
I slid inside the car, thanking Ricky for getting there so fast. Slater sat in the passenger seat and told me they’d brought guns, bullet-proof vests, and flash grenades, everything I’d asked for. Now we could get down to business.