Lasts by Matthews C.L

Author:Matthews, C.L. [Matthews, C.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-11-19T18:30:00+00:00

Danté can’t know what I’m doing. We have a code, a brotherhood, and I’m breaking it. It’ll either cost me my life or my place in Los Desolados. Or both. Neither are good options, but I have to do what’s right, erven if it’s not right for our crew.

When I decided to give my heart to two people equally, I’d also decided to tie my life to theirs. They matter most, and they come first, even above my crew.

Lacing up my battered shoes, I tuck the eyelet ends into the sides. Just in case I end up running, I don’t need them coming undone. If I trip, I fail, and everything will go to shit. No one will make it out.

Tucking my 1911 pistol into my pants, I silently pray Silv is okay, and that this isn’t a mistake. I’ve never been a praying man, yet in the last two days I’ve done it twice.

I take the phone off the hook in case anyone calls and slip out the safe house. It’s bright outside, the sun is high, and there’s not a cloud in sight. This is the absolute worst time for me to sneak around. I’m dark since it’s barely after summer, and against the alabaster homes, I’m an eyesore.

If anyone spots me, sees the place I’m at, Danté will kill me. However, it’s a very small area, and not many people are aware of this mostly abandoned strip of houses. Hopefully.

I cross the yard, my body stiff from my deceitfulness. The air, normally humid and stuffy, is clear but chilly. It’s not normal for this time of year, but I relish in the breeze.

Making my way down Luna, I creep, watching over my shoulders every few moments. Something feels wrong, the sky taunting me with its slight grayness, like it’s telling me not to follow through. My job is to stay put, to protect the cash and Xo. but I can’t, not with Silv out there, possibly hurt or worse.

My body goes into overdrive, running to our first designated hideout area. Raul usually keeps guard there. He’s our inside man who works for la gaurdia. He’s corrupt and tells us when stuff will happen. He’s been a part of Los Desolados for years. His father along with mine, Danté’s, Xo’s, and others were the originals. They passed it down to us. They taught us about familia and how important our bond and loyalty to one another is.

Somehow, along the way, love got involved. It changed us, even if we haven’t admitted it.

I’m running for ten or so minutes when a whistle sounds out nearby. My eyes dart around, trying to decipher where it came from when Rogelio waves at me, motioning me to the left. He’s halfway hidden behind a long-abandoned movie theater. It’s not one of our places, but he’s one of our watchers. Curiosity and a flurry of warning signs tell me to continue my journey to Raul’s, but my curiosity wins out.

Instead of listening to my gut, I jog over to the theater, watching for any indication that it’s a trap.

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