Luca: The Boston Syndicate, Book Two by Kate Randall

Author:Kate Randall [Randall, Kate]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kate Randall
Published: 2024-06-27T00:00:00+00:00

“The trunk?” Giada hisses as we hurry to one of the cars parked inside the garage.

“It’s the only way to get you off the property. Who knows if Carlo already spoke to the guards at the gate? We have to assume he has and that he told them to expect a car in”—I look at my watch—“sixty-three minutes to take you. It’s a thirty-minute drive to my apartment. That gives us time to switch cars and be on the road to New Hampshire before the Russians get here. It’s not much of a head start, and the longer you stand here arguing with me, the more time we’re wasting.”

I want to reassure her that everything will be fine, that she can trust me to keep her safe, but I know such assurances will fall on deaf ears. And they’ll be worthless if she doesn’t get in the damn trunk.

She closes her eyes and her lips move as though she’s reciting some sort of prayer.

“Giada, I know you’re scared,” I begin, setting the duffel bag with her things in it between us. “But I just need you to trust me for thirty minutes until we get to my place.”

Her eyes open and her lips form a thin line. “Okay.”

She looks in the trunk, and I hold out my hand to help her climb in. The fear in her amber eyes when she looks up at me tears me apart inside. She doesn’t trust me at all, but she knows she’s backed into a corner with only an hour to be long gone before her brother and the Russians start ripping the place apart to find her. “Thirty minutes.” I shut the trunk of the sedan and send a prayer to whoever is listening that we make it out of this alive.

Leaving the property was the easy part. The guard at the gate simply nodded to me as I drove away. There’s a sense of relief that I won’t ever have to come back here. I’ve hated the last seven years playing nice with men who I’d rather see buried six feet under than share a beer with. By the time all of this is over, I won’t be surprised if that’s where several of them end up.

When we pull into the small garage under my building next to my old SUV, I immediately pop the trunk, allowing Giada to see where we are. I rush to the back of the sedan and help her out.

“Can’t say I’ve ever been shoved in a trunk and driven across town, but I can say I’d rather never do that again.”

I smile down at her, but she doesn’t return the gesture.

“I have to grab a few things, then we need to get out of here.” I grab her bags and toss them into my vehicle. It’s old as shit, but it’s all I got, and I know for a fact the Cataldi cars have trackers on them. I don’t particularly care if they find the car here after they realize I’ve disappeared with Giada.

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