Savage Kings: A dark, enemies to lovers, mafia, reverse harem romance (Savage Kingdom Series Book 2) by Jennilynn Wyer

Author:Jennilynn Wyer [Wyer, Jennilynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-07-11T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

The west side of the city at night is creepy as hell. I look around at the decay and dereliction, the groupings of tents and trashcan fires underneath overpasses where the homeless gather. The scantily dressed women in thigh-high stilettoed boots who stand at the street corners, smoking cigarettes to pass the time while waiting for their next customer. Drug deals are being made right out in the open without a care in the world of being arrested by the police, whose presence is nonexistent here.

The stench of rot and hopelessness is everywhere, and it breaks my fucking heart. Human beings shouldn’t have to live like this.

“This place is disgusting. You could’ve picked somewhere else to meet that didn’t smell like a flaming bag of shit,” Rafe complains.

Tessa had scoped out the area earlier via satellite images and selected a spot in the city that would be quiet, deserted, and away from the main thoroughfares. The scattering of buildings around us are abandoned and boarded up. The grass hasn’t been cut in a long time and weeds have taken over.

“Deadman’s zone,” I explain. “No cameras. No police presence.”

“I don’t like it. Nothing that involves my father or brother is ever good.”

Rafe and I are leaning against Declan’s Range Rover that is more tank than anything else with its armored-steel plating and ballistic glass. Liam and a few of Declan’s men are situated in a perimeter around us, the scopes on their sniper rifles keeping a vigilant survey of the area. Tessa has a drone up directly above us. No one is getting within a block of here without us knowing, which is why I felt comfortable enough to stand outside the vehicle while we waited.

I check my phone for any messages from Tessa. She wanted me to wear an earpiece, but I declined. It was a knee-jerk reaction from having found out Max had implanted a tracker in my arm. Logically, I understood the difference between that and a tiny wireless speaker inserted into my ear, but how I felt about it mentally was a completely different story.

“You didn’t answer me in the car about Keane and Jax.” Rafe digs his hand into his front jeans pocket again. He’s been doing that for the past ten minutes since we got here.

“I didn’t answer because I’m not going to get into an argument with you.”

I know exactly what Rafe will say. He would want me to tell Keane and Jax about my plan to lure Julio out and kill him. Rafe would want the guys here with us. The three of them may be on opposite sides right now, but I know how deep and strong their bonds of brotherhood go. They’d have Rafe’s back against his family. And mine. But I also know how controlling Keane is, and this is my show. Not his. I can’t allow him to rush in, guns blazing, and take over. This is my fight with Julio and Alejandro. They think they own me. Bought me from Max like chattel.

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