Broken Hero by Wright Aubrey

Author:Wright, Aubrey
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, mobi
Published: 2019-04-30T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Two

GARRETT

I dug my nails into the umber Italian leather chair in Joey’s office. I scanned the space, looking for something that I could use as a weapon if I had to. But as much as I might’ve wanted it to come to that, I knew this wouldn’t be as easy as just clubbing the fucker in the head and sending him into the next life.

The grandfather clock ticked a steady beat, piano jazz tinkled from an expensive speaker set in the corner of the room. A large antique desk dominated the space, and the red velvet upholstery of the high-backed chair behind it was the color of freshly spilled blood.

He was making me wait for a reason. I’d dealt with scum like him before, and everything was a fucking power play. He was making it clear that despite me calling this meeting and demanding to see him, I was still at his beck and call.

I checked my watch—forty minutes had passed since his goon had led me into the office. I wouldn’t have put it past him to make me wait for another hour.

Right as I was about to go for the bar, I heard the door open with a heavy thunk followed by a creak. Next came the sound of expensive shoes clicking on the parquet floor.

“G-Man!” Joey called out as he came sauntering into the room like a little prince, his face all smiles. “Been wondering when we were going to talk next.”

I wasn’t going to wait to get right to the point. I shot up from my chair and closed the distance between us. “You want to tell me why you’re sending goons into Natalie’s fucking apartment in the middle of the night?” I growled. “Sending them without telling me?”

Joey didn’t even flinch. His eyes flicked down and noted the mere inches between us. “I know you’re not getting in my face and barking at me like a stray doggy, buddy,” he said. “If I didn’t know better, I’d think you were threatening me.”

“Maybe I am,” I said, my words dripping in venom.

“That really how you want to play this?” he asked.

“This isn’t what we agreed,” I said. “You told me that any moves on her were going to be just for show. No fucking way I’d have agreed to this if I thought I was going to be complicit in the killing of an innocent woman.”

Joey let out a snort, his breath hot on my face. “Speaking of innocent women,” he said. He turned his head and called out.

“Call Ellie,” he said.

The jazz music cut out, replaced with the sound of a phone dialing.

“What the hell are you doing?” I asked.

“Giving you the chance to say hello to the reason you’re in this little predicament.”

Before I could say another word, a voice spoke through the office.

“Hello?”

It was Ellie.

“Hey!” I said. “What’s up, sis?”

“Garrett?” she asked. “Oh, is that you? What number are you calling from?”

“Ah, my phone’s messed up so I got a temporary one while they fix it.

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