“Bane, what about the others we brought in? Did they give you any information?”
“The one girl, Virgin, keeps passing out. Really annoying, if you ask me. And the big guy with the beer belly? He just peed his pants, so I took off his dick. It was getting ridiculous.”
“Jesus. So, we have nothing then. Is that what you’re saying?”
“No. Not nothing. Tish did confirm that Henry is the one behind the new drug distribution and is responsible for the bodies showing up at your places of business. And the shadowy person, whom I just told you about.”
“Fuck. Well, that’s ominous. How can we really have nothing?”
“Well, not entirely nothing. Before I cut off her foot, she did mutter something about San Francisco and an underground casino.”
Something shifts in my stomach when I think about that city. Something that makes me swallow back bile.
Probably ate too fast.
“San Francisco? Fuck. Well, we need to do some digging. Get Diablo and Lex on this. Right now.”
“And Sebastian,” Tatum says. “Actually, invite them to come stay with us for a while so I can see Matty.”
Anthony pulls Tatum into his side. “For you, I’ll ask, but they’re very busy, little light.”
“Yes, but we can always ask.” Tatum is quiet for a minute and then asks, “So what do we do now?”
Anthony kisses his temple. “Don’t worry about it.”
“Well, Iamworried about it. Because you just went in and brought down an entire gang in a few hours, which is not normal, I don’t think.”
“Itwasa little too easy…” Anthony admits. “And now I’m worried about retaliation. Because the Sirens were formidable, and I’m sure they’ll have people they’re allied with coming in a show of force. Problem is, I don’t know when or who or how.” Anthony peers down at Tatum, who is worrying his bottom lip aggressively. “But they don’t realize who they’re coming after, little light. I’ll make sure to burn them all to the ground.”
I shift on my feet and feel my dick perk up. “You’re making me horny with the growly voice.”
“Put your dick away, Bane. We need to focus and think,” Anthony says as Viktor wheels Luca into the office.
“I can fucking walk, you know?” Luca grumbles.
“No, you can’t. You’re burned to a crisp. And since you forced me to be your husband, I get a say in this.”
Luca peers up at him and scoffs. “I’ll make you pay for this, kitten.”
“Oh god. Kitten, growling voices? You’re killing me. I really need to get fucked, guys.”
“Take it up with Jax, then,” Viktor says.
“He’s with Kit. They’re probably giving each other bro jobs right now.”
“Who the fuck is Kit?” Luca asks.
“A Craigslist assassin, who is now my best friend. Anthony calls him Cat because he hates the name Kit.”
“Bane, I thought I was your best friend,” Tatum pouts, and I shuffle over to him, nuzzling right between him and Anthony and squeezing him tightly.
“You are. But now you have Anthony, and I’ve been cast aside.”
Anthony scoffs and then removes me from Tatum.
“Enough. We need to discuss our plans. Tatum is right. We should expect retaliation. The Sirens have a lot of enemies, but they also have friends. Let’s discuss how best to protect ourselves.”
Anthony takes a seat behind his desk, pulling Tatum into his lap as Aggie walks into the room with a tray of treats, Teddy behind her with the tea.
