"It's obvious you like her, and last night you looked like you were damn near ready to shit bricks, what gives?" "What gives is that we have a madman on the loose and some female out there whose life is in danger. I don't have time for all that other shit right now." I didn't even look at Lo who wasn't saying anything but was still saying a fuck of a lot with his staring shit. "Did you call her father?" Lo finally asked. "Yes, but he couldn't talk. Track's giving him trouble he said he'll call later." "Okay!" "Wait, that's it?" "You'll talk when you're ready. The rest of you stand down." Ty mumbled some shit under his breath and then we got sidetracked by Mancini, who came running out the door. "Where's the girl?" "What girl who are you talking about?" Quinn asked him. "Devon's woman." "She's here safe, why?" I didn't take him to task for his words. "It's her." "What's her, what are you ta
Nothing was going to make this shit better except Khalil's head on a platter. Before I wanted him dead because of the CO, but now with her added to the mix, that shit has been multiplied tenfold. My chest felt like it was about to explode and there was a vise like pressure in my head. It took a monumental effort for me not to walk out the door and go on the hunt. My control was slipping fast. I could feel it happening but couldn't stop it. I made a move towards the door but a line of bodies stopped me as they stood in my way. "Get out of my way." I don't know which of them I was talking to because I couldn't see through the haze that clouded my vision. But I knew it was Quinn who put his hands on my shoulders and tried turning me around. *** QUINN *** Oh fuck, Dev's a madman. Are you shitting me? Not Mr. Cool! How did I not see this shit coming? I should've known he was wound too tight, and trying way too hard to pretend he wasn'
"Devon, Dev, look at me brother, right here." Quinn pointed to his eyes. "He will never get through me. Every man in this room will stand in front of her." "We'll do it for you and for her, but what's more, we'll do it for the CO. It's the last thing he asked of us, to keep her safe, you know what that means." "He's right Dev, at least we got her before he could. She's never been as safe as she is here with us. We've kept the others safe this far we sure as fuck isn't going to drop the ball now. He had Vanessa remember? I know how you feel." Damn I forgot about Zak and Nessa and the fact that she had been a prisoner of that sick fuck. "But she's not like Nessa, she's....she's soft, gentle." "So is Dani, so is Gaby and all the others for that matter. But these women have proven, for all their griping that when it comes down to it, they kick ass." Con took Quinn's place and got in my face. "That's right, if we've learned anything it's not to underestima
Law clapped me on the shoulder and I was beginning to feel like a selfish prick. I'd lost sight of the fact that each man in the room had a stake in this. That their women too were targets. "Fuck no we're not going to lose. That motherfucker's days are numbered. We're coming down to the wire. I can feel it." Zak snagged one of Mancini's water bottles and tipped it to his head. "I pretty much feel like we've jumped the hardest hurdle. The deal was to find the girl and keep her safe. As far as I'm concerned that's a done deal and the other thing has nothing to do with it. Separate the two in your mind brother." "We were always gonna go after Khalil, until last night we didn't even know about the girl or why this whole thing was happening. We've already found her and it didn't take much. Now as for taking down this fuck and his whole dirty brigade, that's something else entirely." "I get what you're saying Cord, I guess I didn't think of it like that." He was r
If we made this move there was a good chance the general would be spending his last day on earth. Now that my anger has cooled I'm not sure we're ready to face this fuck, or if we can let him breathe long enough to give us what we need. "Give us a minute." Everyone else left the room at Lo's suggestion, leaving just me and my brothers behind. "We all know what this means if we go there now. I want your word, especially you Tyler, that you'll keep your shit together so we can get what we need from this hump." "Yeah well I'm not making any promises." "You're gonna have to brother. I want his blood on my hands as much as you. But if he can lead us to Khalil then we're gonna have to fucking deal." "He killed the CO what the fuck Devon." "I know, you think I don't know? Look at her." They all turned to look at the screen. "She's not like your women. What do you wanna bet her whole fucking life she's been hidden away? She doesn't even exist an
"What's the matter with you?" "What do you mean?" "You seem very...happy, downright chipper." What the hell is she up to now? Only this morning she was giving me shit and now she's all smiles and giggly and shit. "I don't understand, don't you want me to be happy?" "Gabriella, what are you up to?" "Nothing, geez, you're so suspicious. Paranoid much?" She giggled and I tackled her to the bed. "What are you and your crew cooking up baby? I need you to work with me here. We're almost done, if you and your girls go off the rails that's only gonna set us back." I can't believe I'm actually afraid of this chick. When we first met she was my sweet little Georgia peach. The damn girl would hardly ever speak above a whisper. A few months with her new sisters and she's morphed into a whole other being. One sent here to keep me on my damn toes. Swear to fuck I'd rather do another stint in Abbottabad than walk through that minef
So while she played with the water and kicked at the sand, I remained on high alert. She pulled out of my hand and walked ankle deep into the water and I didn't think anything of the look she gave me, until I got a face full of water. The shit was so surprising I just stood there with my mouth hanging open. And then she laughed and my whole body came alive. She had one of those laughs that make you want to laugh with her. "Oh so you think that's funny huh?" She squealed and tried to escape when I cupped my hands in the water and went after her. "No Devon, don't wet my hair." Holy shit, she's a siren. She gave me the most innocent pouty-faced look as she said this, but it was the light in her eyes that gave her away. "Too bad!" I let her have it and she howled with laughter before taking off again. I caught up with her and lifted her in the air. She stretched out her arms and pointed her toes like a ballerina and I just stood there with her held
We'd tried to talk the others into staying back on the island just in case shit got dicey, but none of them would budge. Lyon had no qualms about pulling the trigger if it came to that and Mancini, well, who knows what his deal is. But it was Justice and Law I was more worried about. Both of them still had one foot in the military. But they too insisted on coming along. "Do you know how I knew my girl was in trouble Devon?" "Law's woman told him because one of her girls told her and he called me. Had it not been for that phone call I don't know what would've happened to her." "This is what we do, we stick together. And those women, we lucked the fuck out there too. So if we have to do this to make their lives safer, then it's on all of us. Not just you." "I appreciate it Creed." I guess the ball was in my court now since they'd all decided that she was mine regardless of what I say. Ty the ass had seen us on the beach together and earlier this evening