Total pages in book: 331
Estimated words: 315585 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 1578(@200wpm)___ 1262(@250wpm)___ 1052(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 315585 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 1578(@200wpm)___ 1262(@250wpm)___ 1052(@300wpm)
“Hey.” I walk up behind her, grab her arm, and turn her to face me. “It’s going to be okay. I promise.” Leaning forward, I kiss her forehead. “Afterward, we’re leaving.” Getting the fuck out of this town.
“Where are we going?” she asks.
“Wherever you want.” My girl deserves a vacation.
Eve and I finished getting ready and made our way down to the club. Tyson excused himself to his office to make a phone call. Then Ryat arrived, followed by Sin.
Haidyn and Saint got here not long after that, and there’s been tension since. A lot of it. We haven’t spoken. I think everyone is confused by what’s going on, and of course they’re mad at me for ignoring them for the past several days.
“Why the fuck are we here so early?” Sin glances at his watch as if he’d rather be in bed.
“Long night?” Saint chuckles.
“Just wait. Your sleepless nights are coming,” Sin says, smiling with satisfaction.
Tyson enters the room and claps his hands. Ryat was sleeping with his head in his hands, but jerks awake at the commotion. “I’m going to make this quick, but we’re waiting on two more,” Ty states.
Everyone looks around silently, counting to ourselves. I’m surprised Tyson’s minions weren’t invited. I know we’re waiting for Bill. He was the one who supposedly called this meeting. Surely, he’s not bringing Adam with him. Maybe Tyson’s detective is also joining us. That has me on edge, because I know he’s after Eve. Bill wouldn’t set her up. Would he? Not after what she just went through at Dollhouse.
I see movement out of the corner of my eye, and to my surprise, Bill enters the club with Adam by his side.
“The fuck?” Ryat asks, rubbing his eyes before looking from Adam to Easton.
Sin just shrugs. He’s so over it.
Tyson looks at me and then at Haidyn and Saint. None of us are surprised to see our brother. “You’re supposed to be—”
“Dead,” Adam finishes Tyson’s sentence.
“We don’t have a lot of time,” Bill growls, walking over to Eve. She stands from my lap and hugs him before I pull her back down and wrap my arms protectively around her waist.
“Why the fuck are we here?” I demand, wanting to get this over with. I promised Eve we would leave after this, and I’m ready to get the fuck out of here.
“There were three bodies found at Barrington recently,” Adam states.
Saint nods. “Yeah. It’s been all over the news. All three were missing for over a month.”
“What’s not on the news is that there’s a fourth woman,” Adam adds.
“Her parents don’t want her mentioned?” I wonder.
“The police don’t want her information released. She’s still alive,” Bill answers.
“Well, that’s good, but it sounds fishy to me.” Haidyn rubs his chin. “If it’s the same MO, they’ve been raping, torturing, and then killing these victims for years. Why leave one alive now?”
“Maybe a copycat,” Sin offers, leaning back in his chair. “They’ve seen the news but only know very little of what actually happened to the previous victims.”
Adam crosses his arms over his chest and looks at Eve. “It’s more complicated than that.”
“How?” I demand getting a sickening feeling in my stomach.
“I’ve gotten word from my boss that she was awake when the women were found. When questioned, she gave a description of the person who was ‘holding’ her.”
“Well, who was it?” Haidyn demands, getting irritated.
“She described Everett to a T.”
“What?” She jumps off my lap. “No.” Eve turns to face me. “I did not kidnap, torture, or kill any of those women.”
That gut-wrenching feeling intensifies. I look at Adam. “You came with a plan. What is it?” He wouldn’t risk being seen in broad daylight if there wasn’t a good reason for it. No. He and Bill have gone through every scenario, and they need us to see it through.
He looks at Eve and then at me, nodding. I run a hand down my face, and Haidyn curses under his breath.
“What?” she snaps. “Use your fucking words, because I don’t understand your silent gestures.”
“We kill her,” Sin answers.
Eve gives a rough laugh, throwing her head back. When her eyes meet mine, she stops. “Kash. No. You can’t be fucking serious? Tell them no. Absolutely not.”
“Eve.” I get to my feet.
“No.” She takes a step back. “You can’t kill her—”
“No one in this room is going to agree with you,” Sin announces, standing. He’s tired and ready to end this shit. “I would do unspeakable things to guarantee my wife and children’s safety. And every Lord in this room would do the same.”
“Kash,” she whispers, looking at me. “Please don’t allow this.”
“I’m sorry, Eve,” I tell her. “He’s right.” Any threat to my future wife must be eliminated.
“I can’t believe this.” She runs her hands through her hair aggressively.
Adam steps forward. “This isn’t one dead body found, Eve. They’ve already got your prints on the one that you found, and with a detailed description by another, they’ve got you for two, and they will blame you for the others.” He shrugs. “They’ll say you were working with an accomplice. Most likely Isabella, since she’s ‘missing,’ and you’ll go down for who knows how many counts.”