His Retribution by Des Sweet

Author:Des Sweet [Sweet, Des]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-12-02T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter fourteen

Christian slept until the better part of the afternoon. I told him right before he drifted off about girls’ night. He briefly mumbled an okay. Before rolling on to his side and snoring. Even though I told him I still feel guilty. He left to meet some of Selena’s men at the docks a little while ago. Something about having to make sure the Sparrow’s supplies were disrupted. I’m not sure what he’s up to, but it smells like no good and he’s clearly squeezing them for some reason. I’m waiting for Selena to pick me up and hoping I can sneak out of the house. One perk to spending so much time here alone is I know every nook and cranny. I also know about the ones lacking surveillance and where I can disappear from video feeds to make tracking me impossible. The only person who can track me is my father. I’m wearing the necklace he had delivered because as much as I crave my independence, even I never want to have a repeat of what happened in Milan. My father and I have come to a mutual understanding that in order to fully trust one another and heal, this is the level of independence we both can live with. He agrees not to spy unless I am in danger, though I do highly suspect he checks on my whereabouts more often than he lets on.

Christian would never give me this level of independence willingly. Not after they took me as a pawn in Le Manchot’s sinister plan. He bit off way more than he bargained for. If only he realized how much destruction little old me can cause. I should come with my own warning label, caution hard to handle. It suits me perfectly. I slip off the grid around the corner and down a set of service steps, sliding along the wall until I reach a door leading outside. I punch the code in and the door lock clicks. It’s dark, so it’s easy to slip past the outside guards and past the perimeter gate. I pull the key from where I slipped it onto the chain of my necklace, hidden beneath my shirt. Once outside of Christian’s security line, I spot Selena and her motorcycle waiting for me.

“Here,” Selena whispers, tossing me a helmet as I approach.

I put the helmet on, then climb on behind her. Christian would absolutely kill me if he knew I was getting on a motorcycle he isn’t driving.

Selena’s voice fills my ears as it comes through the blue tooth in the helmet. “Nice pants. I see you’re still rocking the leather look, darling,” she purrs as we cruise toward the highway.

“What can I say? They’re comfortable, stylish, and go with everything,” I reply.

“Exactly,” she answers. “My men have confirmed Christian is nice and distracted at the docks. He’s so hell bent on sending a message to the others, making sure that all of Arkham falls into line he doesn’t even realize what’s happening right under his nose.

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