Love and Decay, Episode Six: Season Three (Love and Decay, A Novella Series Book 6) by Rachel Higginson

Author:Rachel Higginson [Higginson, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: new
Publisher: Reckless Siren Publishing
Published: 2015-02-18T11:00:00+00:00

Chapter Three

“You want me to kill you, is that it?” Diego demanded. His face had turned red and his hands fisted at his sides. “Is this how you made Matthias an enemy? I can see this is how you work. You push and you push and you take and you take until there is nothing left but to strangle you.” Diego let out a ragged breath and then visibly tried to regain his composure before saying, “No, you cannot have her. She is mine. There is nothing worth trading her for.”

Vaughan sent me a scathing glare. I didn’t think he knew what was at risk until I laid it out. I should have talked to him about this before now, but there hadn’t been time. We had all been focused on getting Page back and I had wanted to forget about Diego and his unreasonable requests.

“You want us to risk everything for you, but you will not give anything in return?” Vaughan demanded. “The price you ask us to pay is too much. If you even want us to consider joining with you against Matthias, you will have to give us something worthy of our alliance.”

“I am asking you to kill your greatest enemy!” Diego seemed flabbergasted by our reluctance. “I am giving you a gift. You are taking my world.”

I didn’t believe for one second that Adela was his world. He wanted her… wanted to possess her. But he didn’t live and breathe for her. He wouldn’t die for her.

I felt like I was missing something huge with Adela. The mystery surrounding her was deep and murky, but I didn’t have time to wade through it now. And I was afraid I would never have time.

What if she was more dangerous than I gave her credit for?

If all of these Mexican warlords wanted her, she must be worth something… It didn’t make sense.

“We are asking for an even trade,” Andy jumped in. “You want something great from us, you must give us something great. That is how things work.”

“Ah, the trade master,” Diego grinned at him. “Everyone trusts you because you are a man of God, but I see the truth, Culero. I see you murder. I see you kill. You are a sinner like the rest of us, no?”

“No,” Andy disagreed. “Not like you. Not like your associates. I am nothing like you.”

Diego merely smiled. That was answer enough. I suddenly wanted to take him aside and get his opinion on Andy. I wanted to hear the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

Not that Diego was the most reliable source of information. Still, there had to be some insight there.

“What’s it going to be?” Hendrix demanded. “Will you let us keep the girl? If we help you end Matthias, will you let her go?”

Diego scratched at his nose while he considered our offer. I couldn’t believe Vaughan and Hendrix had stepped up to the idea. I hadn’t intended to pull them into this. If I really joined forces with Diego to take out Matthias, I had planned to do it alone.

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