Hers to Protect by Nicole Disney

Author:Nicole Disney [Disney, Nicole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781635552300
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2018-05-20T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-one

Gianna was staying east of WAK territory in South Shore in a shithole that didn’t care if you lived, died, or shit in the hallway as long as you paid rent. It was a normal rate, and the only people who would pay it were people like Gianna, people who paid with dirty money and wouldn’t answer questions.

Anna went down the back steps and waded through beer bottles and thousands of aluminum cans. She pounded on the rotting door.

“Yo, open up.”

Celeste opened the door.

Anna craned her neck. “She here?”

“She’s here. Christina too.” Celeste let her inside. “I need to talk to you all.”

“I know, I got your message. We have business first.”

“Anna, wait.”

Gianna walked around the corner and held her arms up. “What, bitch? I’m right here.”

Anna charged her and shoved her into the wall. Christina leapt from the couch to get out of the way. Anna swung, connecting with Gianna’s face. Gianna hit back, going for the body, working her solar plexus and organs. Anna shoved her head into the wall and elbowed her in the mouth. Gianna dug her foot into the floor and pushed her, sending her several feet back. Anna had felt Gianna’s strength many times, but she refused to be intimidated by it.

It was much better to go down swinging than back down. Her refusal to show fear had always won Gianna’s respect and she needed it again.

“Guys, wait!” Celeste yelled.

“You told Marco I’m a nerveless pussy?” Anna yelled over Celeste. Christina was starting toward them to help break it up but put her hands up and spun the other direction when she heard that.

“Yeah, I did,” Gianna said. “Because you are.”

Anna punched again, throwing her weight at Gianna. She shoved her toward the furniture, trying to take it to the ground, but Gianna was a brick wall. She whipped Anna around and pushed her back again.

“No matter how pissed I am at you I always have your back,” Anna yelled. “Even when he told me about you.”

“That makes you stupid.”

“No, it makes you a double-crossing bitch. See how far that gets you. I’ll tell them all they can’t trust you, see what happens to you when no one cares anymore. See how you do alone.”

“I’m already alone, punk. I’ve been alone!” Gianna landed a punch to Anna’s jaw. “I take the big risks, I take the heat when it doesn’t work out, and I handled that judge alone while you hid. The fuck you want me to call you? You’re a pussy.”

“Bitch, I didn’t go anywhere. Just because I didn’t run in there like some stupid ass bull. That’s not tough, it’s dumb. No one wants to follow you anymore because you keep running at gun barrels face-first like a moron. You’re going to get people killed.”

Gianna swung at Anna and grazed her ear, making it ring. “It’s not my fault that recruit got popped. You all act like that’s never happened before, like I did some horrible thing when all I did was go after someone who was coming for us.

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