Billionaire's Killer by Brooke Shelby

Author:Brooke Shelby [Shelby, Brooke]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hudson Digital Press, LLC
Published: 2019-05-05T16:00:00+00:00

17

The passageway was darker than Delilah remembered as she and Mac walked towards the entrance of the ballroom. The nearer they came, the more aware Delilah became of the severity of the situation. She could hear gunshots in the distance, the police calling to them from outside, and the sound of Razorback’s voice still shouting demands to stay in control.

They stayed close to the wall, their steps quiet as they moved towards the ballroom. While they headed back, Carson was doing the same from another side. He had the radio with him and without it, Delilah felt momentarily lost. She and Mac had no idea what was going on; all they knew was that when it sounded like all hell broke loose, it was time to open the door they had escaped through and hope that hell didn’t find them.

“I hope I make it out alive,” Mac said, wiping sweat from his brow as he glanced nervously at Delilah.

“You’ll be fine, Mac, if you don’t shoot yourself.” She hoped the teasing would calm him a little. It was clear that Mac had never been a hero, never placed himself in the line of danger. The fact that he was doing it now made Delilah respect him even more. “Your family will be proud if they know you tried to help, Mac.”

“I’m not so sure. My wife will be mad as hell if I get hurt.”

“I’ll make you a deal,” Delilah said, coming to a stop. “You don’t shoot yourself, and I’ll make sure no one else gets a chance.”

Mac laughed and quickly placed a hand over his mouth to conceal the sound. “Deal.”

They moved closer towards the boardroom, stealthily, as if they were big cats hunting their prey. Delilah moved behind Mac, tracing his steps until he suddenly slipped into a concealed passage a few yards before the ballroom. “Mac, what is it?” Delilah whispered furiously.

“Look,” Mac said, pointing towards the door to the ballroom.

Delilah peeked her head out just enough to see a man in a goblin mask guarding the door with a machine gun. He wasn’t tall, wasn’t even built, probably another teenager that Razorback had recruited to do his dirty work. She felt sad for the young man, sad that he had to die.

The only way for Delilah and Mac to help these guests was through that door, and the only way through the door was through him. She retreated back to the safety of the concealed passage. “Close your eyes, Mac, I’ve got to get rid of him.”

Mac frowned, shaking his head. “Just because I’ve never killed someone doesn’t mean I’m squeamish; I’ve just never needed to. But we can’t do it now; we need to wait for Carson to make his move. Otherwise the gunfire will alert them of our presence.”

Delilah smiled in the darkness; Mac could only see her teeth and the whites of her eyes in the dark. “Good thinking. We’ll hang back here for a moment.”

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