“Of course you weren’t,” Cash said. “I wasn’t going to let anything happen to you. However, that doesn’t mean you get to put yourself between me and the most dangerous man in the States! Well, one of them. So yeah, you’re in big trouble when we get back to our place, baby girl. Big. Trouble. Not to mention you insisted on being there when we questioned Limpy. Big. Trouble.”
Sheesh. Two big troubles. That wasn’t good.
He parked at Callahan Security and lifted her out of the truck.
She frowned at him. He almost sounded like he was happy about her getting into trouble.
“I agree with Cash. You should be in big trouble,” Ralen added.
That was just rude. She couldn’t wait to get inside to Monroe so her sister could agree with her. She wondered how Monroe had taken the news that she was moving to Mexico.
Addie couldn’t believe that the three of them were going to be in separate cities for the first time in years. Hell, separate countries. She didn’t like it, but she could also see how this was the best solution.
“I’m moving to Mexico,”Monroe stated as though she was trying to make herself believe it.
“Yes,” Addie told her, taking her hand as they all sat in the meeting room. Ink and Brody were with them as well.
“Cash is going to stay here with Addie, and you’re going to come with me,” Ralen told her.
“Is it all right with you?” Addie asked. “We can come up with another solution if it’s not. I mean, not for Ralen. It sounds like he has to go.”
“I’m all right with this,” Monroe said. “I feel like I need to get away from you all to keep you safe, and it sounds like this place will be well-guarded. These people, they’re not going to try and get to me there? I’m not going to put anyone at risk?”
“Trust me, if they try to get to you there, it’s going to be a death sentence for them,” Ralen said. “Dante doesn’t fuck around with security.”
Monroe nodded. “Hey, I’ve always wanted to travel, right? At least now I can say I’ve been out of the country. Although Dotty’s going to have a fit.”
She really was going to have a fit.
“When do we leave?” Monroe asked, glancing around at them all.
“Now,” Ralen said with a grimace. “We can’t be late for the plane and Dante wants to leave in the next hour or so.”
“Hmm, he’s wise to be cautious,” that voice said over the speakers. “There are a number of people who would like to see Dante Diaz dead.”
Brody frowned and looked up at a corner of the room. “But you’re not one of them, right?”
“You can’t use this information against somebody we’re talking about,” Ink added.
“Can’t I?” Dr. Claw drawled. “I’m not so sure about that. I don’t think you tell me what to do.”
“You don’t really care that he’s here, do you?” Brody asked.
“I don’t actually have a problem with Diaz. What he does is no skin off my nose, so long as he’s not doing anything to one of my people. Not sure I feel the same about his half brother. Is he going to be around more? Because if he is, I don’t want him taking on any jobs in my territory.”
Cash and Ralen looked at each other.
“I’ll let him know,” Cash said. “At the moment, he’s mostly fixated on his new, uh, obsession.”
“He’s not doing business here,” Ralen added. “He’s taking out people that have hurt his new obsession.”
It was all very bizarre.
“Hmm. I can understand that. I would take care of anybody that upset my babies. Brody, you’ll be ready to come home in half an hour.”
“Yep,” Brody replied even though it hadn’t been a question. “I’ll keep looking into The Team. My, uh, my man is interested in them too. He doesn’t think that they’re based here. But he doesn’t know where they are. It’s a mystery and he likes to solve mysteries. Although he’s also looking into a group who kidnap children and turn them into sleeper assassins, so he’s got a bit on his plate.”
What? Did that type of organization exist?
