Total pages in book: 108
Estimated words: 102546 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 513(@200wpm)___ 410(@250wpm)___ 342(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 102546 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 513(@200wpm)___ 410(@250wpm)___ 342(@300wpm)
“He was the one who sent her away.” She sniffs.
I snort. “That makes even less sense.”
“To save her,” Haven adds.
“What good that did for her,” I argue.
“They won’t stop until Luca is dead. They know he’s the only one who cares about her.”
I do, but I keep that to myself. Too much already going on to add fuel to this fire. If Haven knew how I felt, then she’d use it against me. Make me feel guilty even more than I already do.
“I’m pregnant.” She starts crying.
I slam my elbows on my desk and run my hands through my hair. Well, this is going to be another shit day.
“Fuck,” Titan whispers, turning to face the floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the Strip.
Silence fills the room as she sits down on the couch over by Titan and the window. My door quietly opens, and I look over to see Mia enter the room. She comes to a stop when she notices Haven sitting with her eyes looking down at her hands in her lap.
Taking in a deep breath, Haven speaks softly, “We’ve been trying to get pregnant, and I was late. I just felt it. I knew I was. I couldn’t wait until he got home, so I ran and got a test. I went up to Glass. I used the restroom first because I wanted to have the test to show him. When I came up the stairs, he was lying in the hallway. The back door hadn’t even been latched yet.” Her watery amber eyes meet mine. “I need you to find Luca’s brothers and John. I need you guys to kill them.”
“We can’t do that. I’m sorry, but this changes nothing.” Titan is the one who speaks.
“It changes everything!” she screams, jumping to her feet and turning to face him. “I need you to kill them to save my family. To save Mia, Luca, and our baby.” She cups her mouth to silence a sob, and Mia walks up behind her, placing a hand on her shoulder. Haven spins around and immediately opens her arms while Mia embraces her. They both cry.
I stand from my seat and walk over to Titan.
“What do you want to do?” he asks me.
“Call a meeting in fifteen. Get everyone there. Including Haven, but give me a minute with Mia.”
He nods and walks over to the girls. He pulls them apart. “Come on, let’s go get you a water.”
Mia wipes her eyes, then rubs her hands on her jeans.
I pick up my phone off the desk where Titan had set it and call back the last number.
“Yes?” she draws out the word.
“I have a better story. But I need you to give me until Friday.”
She takes a few seconds to respond before saying, “It better be good.” Then she hangs up.
“What are you doing?” Mia asks me.
“What needs to be done.” Then I grab her hand and pull her from my office.
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
MIA
DILLAN DRAGS ME down the hallway to a set of glass double doors and pushes me inside. It’s got a long, black table with a skull carved out of it along with Kingdom at each end. He pulls out the chair at the head of the table and ushers me into it.
“What are we doing in here?” I ask.
“Having a meeting. The others will be here any second,” he answers, checking his watch.
I look up as the door opens and the rest of the Kings enter. It’s the first time I’ve seen Grave since dinner last night. I hate how much it bothers me that he doesn’t like me. As if I have to prove myself to be in his circle. The sad part is that I want to.
“What’s going on?” Cross asks, entering behind Titan.
Dillan waits for everyone to get in and settled. Haven sits next to me, holding on tight to a water bottle. Dillan grips the back of the chair I sit in and leans over it. “I just spoke to Marsha. My plan last night backfired.”
“How so?” Grave asks. Sitting up straighter, he has his attention on his brother.
“How bad?” Cross inquires.
“Pretty fucking bad,” he answers, pushing off the chair. I look over my shoulder to see him crossing his arms over his chest. “An anonymous caller informed her of who Mia was.”
Titan frowns. “How is that bad? We wanted her name out there.”
Dillan goes on to add, “True, but this caller also mentioned that Luca was in the hospital due to a gunshot wound.”
Titan snorts. “We’ve got NDAs all over that place. She’s reaching …”
“She had someone follow Haven last night when she stormed out of the restaurant. They are aware that she went straight to see him, and that Nite was there.”
Haven lowers her face, letting out a sigh, feeling bad for her reaction last night.
“Fuck.” Grave slams his fisted hands down on the black surface of the large table.