Total pages in book: 82
Estimated words: 79349 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 397(@200wpm)___ 317(@250wpm)___ 264(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 79349 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 397(@200wpm)___ 317(@250wpm)___ 264(@300wpm)
A bullet rips through the side of my jacket as I launch my body into the air, and twisting, I deliver a kick to the side of a biker’s head, sending him sprawling. More bullets fly around me, but only one clips my shoulder before I land on my feet in a crouching position. I quickly grab the gun the man dropped, and as I lunge forward, I bring up my arm and shoot the remaining three bikers who’ve started to run away.
I walk to the man I kicked, and even though I can just shoot him, I’m too angry and need to let off some steam.
He’s struggling to his feet as I come up behind him, and I slam the butt of the gun against his head, then watch as he falls forward onto his hands and knees. I deliver a kick to his gut, which has him toppling over.
Wheezing, he rolls onto his back and gives me a pleading look. “Wait. I have information.”
I drop down and shove my knee into his gut, and grabbing him by the shirt, I slam my fist into his nose, while growling, “You have nothing I want.”
“JJ,” he gasps as blood spurts from his nose, but before he can get another word out, I begin to lay into him, my fist repeatedly slamming into his face until I’m sure he’s dead.
I wipe my bloody hand off on his shirt before I climb to my feet, and picking up my gun along with the other one I used, I walk back to the SUV.
When I climb into the driver’s seat, I glance at Jenna and see that she has her eyes shut tightly and her fingers in her ears.
I touch her arm to get her attention, and her eyes pop open. “Is it over?”
“Yes.” I take in how pale she is, not liking it one bit.
She looks down, and it draws my attention to the phone, where it’s lying on her lap. Seeing the call hasn’t ended, I quickly pick up the device and say, “Hi.”
“What the fuck? I swear, you’ll make me old long before my children do,” Santiago roars in my ear. “What happened? Where are you?”
“We’re about ten miles from the lakehouse,” I mutter. “The bikers intercepted me, and I killed them. Fourteen this time. I took out the president, so I think I got all of them. The remaining stragglers shouldn’t be a problem.”
“So, it’s done? No action for me and Dominik? That’s selfish, brother.”
I let out a chuckle. “I have to go. Jenna is with me.”
“Fuck. Give her sugar water for the shock.”
“Okay.”
“I’ll send out a team to see if the mess is cleanable,” he offers.
“Thank you. I’d appreciate that. We’re leaving soon, but I don’t want the deaths linked to me. It’s not good for business.”
“We’ll come over later so we can discuss everything.”
“Okay.”
I end the call, then pull the door shut and start the engine.
Jenna’s dead quiet as I drive to the lakehouse, and once I stop the SUV and get out, I tell Oscar, “Same thing as before. Wipe it down and get rid of it after you’ve unloaded all the bags. Take everything to the main bedroom.”
“Yes, sir.”
I walk around the vehicle and open the door for my woman, and when she climbs out, she slams into my chest and wraps her arms around me.
I hug her to me before I lead her into the house and to the living room. As I drop down on the nearest couch, I grab her hips and pull her onto my lap, forcing her to straddle me.
The position makes the skirt she’s wearing bunch around her thighs, and I have to force myself to keep my hands away from her creamy thighs.
“I’m sorry you had to see that,” I apologize.
“It was gruesome,” she whispers while she places her arms around my neck and buries her face against me.
“How much did you see, meu amor?”
“Only until you kicked that guy.”
“Foda-se,” I hiss.
That’s practically everything.
I grab her by the back of her neck and pull her face away from me so I can lock eyes with her. “Next time I say close your eyes, you do it immediately. Understand?”
She nods quickly, then her eyebrows draw together, and she looks at me in a way she hasn’t before.
“What?”
“I know you’ve said I’m safe with you and you’ll protect me, but seeing you do all of that…” her tongue darts out to wet her lips, “…it just really brought it home that you meant what you said.” Wonder fills her eyes. “And that you’re very good at what you do.”
When Oscar and two other guards walk through the foyer to carry the bags upstairs, Jenna glances at them. I grab hold of her jaw and turn her head back to me. “Don’t look at them. I want all your attention.”