's

think. I didn't have t

alarm, and my instincts ki

olding on to my wrist, pulling me through the narrow hallway at a pace that left me br

re!" I spat, tugging my arm free fr

kept scanning the surroundings like a hawk on the hunt. "Saf

ords, but it didn't stop the gnaw

ilding behind us. I could hear the tension and the chaos growing louder. My heartbeat

ng his head toward the sleek bl

was no time for hesitation, and we needed to g

de to the driver's seat with his body close enough that I could feel the heat of his presence

might get to know later," he said with his voice low but with an edge I couldn't ignore. Bu

ame birthmark my son h

illion and one thoughts going through my mind, his

m with flashing eyes. "Let's see how it goes,

s no humor in it. "I didn't say you couldn't

"And what's that

tightened, and for a second, I saw s

nce you're in this, there's no w

my chest: Must I continue with this in this man

was trying to see through me. "I think you're playing a danger

e thing-this is likely to be more tedious than I had env

stop, the screech of tires against the p

n muttered with a k

ghts barely illuminated the deserted road. It felt... wrong, you know. This wasn

he door and stepped out of the car, pulling his gun from

red, his tone firm.

efore a black SUV screeched to a halt in

ark suits and carrying weapons. I wasn't sh

again. Giovann

raven mutter u

ely cursed un

with his body rigid with readiness

But I wasn't foolish enough to think I could take on four armed men in a standoff like this without Krav

man with sharp features and an even sharper glare-step

me time almost cold. "You came at the wrong ti

of uncertainty in his eyes. "We've got

s wasn't how I'd planned this. I wasn't supposed to be in the middle of a mafia

u think you can come into our territory and walk a

ze as his words hit harder than

ngerous. "You're playing with fire, you know.

ent he dropped the last word, and I had my ey

un raised, and Kraven

ppened at once. And when the gunfire sound had died down, I risked a careful glance around and noticed tha

p with a loud screeching sound

ll guy meant that th