Drain every drop of his blood for hitting her. Raping her. For endangering her and Chase.
All the things.
All. The. Fucking. Things.
I’d make him pay.
And only then, after he’d suffered, would I kill him.
Chapter Sixteen
Alejandro
“Here. Wear something of mine.” Reed rummaged through his bag, pulling out a long-sleeved black shirt. He gestured for me to lift my arms.
“And what, exactly, do you think you’re doing? I’m injured, not dead. I’ll put my own shirt on, thanks.”
He rolled his eyes and shoved the shirt at my chest.
“You could use the help.” Audrey morphed into mom mode, not a womanpotentiallybeing hunted down by her psychotic ex-husband.
And yeah, I’d be referring to that prick in the past tense. He wasnotstill her husband. Screw the law.
“You’re not dressing me, either.” I bit down on my back teeth and put on my shirt, refusing to let anyone help me.
It honestly wasn’t that bad anymore. I was lightheaded and in some pain, but I’d dealt with worse.
“He’s stubborn.” Reed waved me off as I pulled the shirt over my head. “Let him be.”
I brought the shirt to my nose and sniffed it. “Why does this smell like you?”
Reed leaned forward. “Probably not washed yet.” He stood tall again, then jerked his thumb toward the door.
“Places to be, I know,” I grunted in response to his quiet gesture to focus.
She gently patted my arm. “You smell good, by the way.”
“I’ll take that as a compliment. Pretty sure that’s my cologne you’re smelling,” Reed said as we left his room. “Unless you’re talking about blood,” he added, stealing a look at her over his shoulder. “Then that’s all him.”
I huffed out a low breath of irritation. “Told you he’s better with dogs than people.”
“The humor stuff while on a mission ... that the norm for you guys?” She smiled.
“I think it’s a requirement in the military. They’ll boot you if your humor isn’t on point,” Reed tossed out casually as we neared Trevor’s office.
“Then you’d have been kicked out long ago,” I shot back. “He’s not remotely funny, trust me.”
“He’s kind of right.” Reed went for the door handle, then asked her, “You ready?”
“No.” She frowned. “But let’s go in anyway.”
He nodded and opened up, and I stayed close to her as we walked in together. I was able to breathe easier now that our subject wasn’t in the room, just Ryder.
“Tied him up and relocated him for now,” he let us know. “I didn’t want him in earshot for our call with Secretary Chandler. Trevor reached out to Gray and told him we were hit. Gray put in an emergency text to his father. He’s about to call now.” His gaze cut down to my side. “You all good?”
Reed shut the door. “He could probably use antibiotics and a juice box, but he’ll live.”
“I can grab you one of Chase’s apple juices. And I think I saw a pill bottle in your medkit.” Audrey started to move, but I secured a gentle hold of her wrist, stopping her.
