“If something happens to me…something bad…make sure Savage doesn’t come for vengeance.”
Wolf sighed. “Firstly, it pains me that you don’t have faith in me…but secondly, no matter what I try to do…if something happened to you, Shona, ain’t nothing in this world stopping Savage from taking his vengeance.”
Why hadn’t I told him how much I loved him before?
Why had I pushed him away for so long when I knew, deep down, that I couldn’t bear to be without him?
I pushed the tears back, knowing I was going to need to have my wits about me. I wasn’t out of danger. Not yet.
He pulled into the airfield. We were the first ones here but the car was behind us, and I knew there was no chance I could run now. I had to wait for Wolf’s signal.
I had to trust in Wolf.
He got out of the car and helped me out while holding my upper arm.
“Who is that with him?” I asked Wolf. A beautiful woman got out of the car, probably the reason why I had been passed off. They needed to pick someone else up. She wasn’t in bindings though, and she looked regal, almost like she was a boss herself.
“That’s Tasi,” he said. His voice was tense, like he didn’t like that she was here, but I couldn’t understand why. “Markov’s eldest daughter. She’s as malicious as he is.”
Oh great.
Boris made his way over to us, and looked at my face with no tape and no bag. His eyes shot to Wolf, anger evident.
They spoke in Russian, and I could see Boris relax a little and nod sharply before turning when a smallplane was coming our way, taxiing close by. Fear shot through me again.
What if we failed?
“Wait for Boris to turn his back,” Wolf said in my ear. “Then run toward that opening, do you see it? The opening in the fence?”
I looked to see where Wolf was talking about, and then I nodded. It wasn’t too far from where we stood, but if someone saw me, they could shoot and I’d be dead.
“When you run, do it in zigzags. Don’t run straight, and don’t look back.”
I nodded slowly to show I understood.
“Ready…” Wolf said, loosening his grip on my arm. The sound of motorcycles came thundering into the airfield and distracted the men. “Go!”
I ran for the hole in the fence. My breathing was caught up as I ran and ran just as I heard bullets fire all around. I couldn’t see if Wolf was alright, but I knew I had to keep going. I got to the fence and chanced a look. That’s when I saw Savage, Viper and Lorcan standing in front of Boris and his men. Tasi saw me and aimed her gun at me to shoot. Somethingpushed her from behind, and the shot ricocheted off the fence above me. Then it was on for young and old, everyone was fighting everyone. Bullets flying in every direction.
I couldn’t take my eyes off Savage as he advanced on his father.
An arm grabbed me, and I kicked at it only to see it was Ace. I fell into his arms and he helped me to a nearby car with Bear behind the wheel.
“We have to help them…”
“No, we need to get you to safety. They know what they’re doing.”
I couldn’t argue.
All I could do was pray that Savage would return to me in one piece.
NINE
Savage
I dodged the bullets being fired at me and searched for him, for the reason this was all happening. His men were still protecting him, even if it meant their lives. The boys had my back, and I knew Ace and Bear went after Shona, which was the only reason I wasn’t on my hands and knees searching for her.
Viper took out one of the men while I continued to shoot at the other. The woman who Wolf had explained was my sister was fleeing up the stairs of the private plane. She was aiming her gun at me and before I could take a shot, her bullet ended upzipping past my head. I looked back at her and saw she was clutching her arm, blood falling over her fingers where she held onto it.
