Total pages in book: 61
Estimated words: 59950 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 300(@200wpm)___ 240(@250wpm)___ 200(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 59950 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 300(@200wpm)___ 240(@250wpm)___ 200(@300wpm)
It could work.
“How much money?” I growl.
“Fifty k.”
That’s enough to get him on our side.
“Get word to him, threaten him if you have to, but get him workin’ for us. We need to move this plan forward or Hound is goin’ to kill her.”
“I’m on it.”
Cade leaves the office, and I stare over where Ava is sleeping in her portable cot, unbothered by the chaos that just unfolded. Nothing bothers her—she’s always calm, always relaxed, always letting the world go by without stress. She’s the complete opposite of me, and I love her more than I could put into words.
“What’s going on, old man?”
Turning at the sound of Addison’s voice, I can’t help but feel warmth in my chest. My baby girl, the first woman to ever truly change my life. I don’t know where I’d be without her. I might not have had her for her entire life, but I’m sure as shit making up for it now.
“Come and give your old man a hug,” I murmur.
She smiles, her eyes warming, and she rushes over and nestles into me, her cheek pressing to my chest. Closing my eyes, I take a moment to feel it, because fuck knows I need it.
“What’s going on?” she asks, pulling back.
“Serenity got stabbed.”
She reels back, and her eyes widen, her arms flying up and fear contorting her beautiful features. Probably shouldn’t have started with that.
“She’s okay,” I tell her, putting a hand up. “But we gotta get her out of there or that fucker is goin’ to kill her.”
“We can’t let her stay, Daddy,” she whispers, shaking her head. “Oh my gosh.”
Her eyes move to Ava, and I know what she’s thinking – we have to get her mama home safe to her.
“We’ve found a guard, we just need a plan.”
“Tell me what you need from me, I’ll do anything.”
I reach out, running a thumb down her cheek. “Need you to take care of your sister for me, no matter what goes down, promise me you won’t let her out of your sight.”
“I swear it.” She nods, her eyes softening. “Nobody is coming through me.”
I have no doubt about it.
My daughter can be as savage as they come when she wants to be. She gets that from me.
Ava stirs, and I walk over, reaching down and placing my hand on her round little cheek. She immediately falls back into her deep slumber. I stroke my fingers over her soft hair, thick like her mama’s. I have to get Serenity out, because this little girl needs her.
But mostly, so do I.
I fucking need her.
“LOOK AT ME,” I ORDER, and Serenity’s eyes meet mine.
She has a bruised cheek—yet another fight.
Her hair is bunched on top of her head and there is something in her eyes that tells me she is about ready to give up. She looks like she wants to throw everything away, and I can’t let her do that.
I can’t let them beat her.
“Listen to me, baby,” I murmur. “We have a plan. Muff got onto your guard, and he’s goin’ to help us.”
Her eyes widen. “Xander?”
I glance at the guard, and then lean in closer so she can hear my whisper. “He owes money to some bad people, an old gambling debt. We’re payin’ it out if he helps you out of this place.”
She stares at me, almost in shock. “How the hell am I supposed to get out?”
“We’re creating a diversion, a fake one, but it’ll work. We’re goin’ to cause an uproar outside the prison in two days. It will have all the guards rushing to stop it, and while they do, Xander is going to get you out using the maintenance tunnels. This prison has some old ones, but they are still used.”
“The cops will come looking for me, it’ll cause even more trouble,” she whispers, concern washing over her expression. “I could end up in here for life ...”
“We have a plan for that, too. We’re goin’ to swap cars multiple times, and then take you to a secure and safe location until we can find Gerard and get your name cleared.”
“There is still the small fact that I had a prison break ...”
“Got people on my side, you don’t need to worry about that. We get the evidence we need, you’ll be cleared.”
She looks nervous. “What about Xander? He’s actually a good guy, I don’t want him to lose his job.”
“Nobody will ever know he had anythin’ to do with it. He knows where the cameras are, and he’s goin’ to make sure they’re down when everythin’ unfolds. I promise you this will work.”
Nervously, she shifts to the side. “If it doesn’t, I’m never getting out of here.”
I clench my jaw, trying not to reach for her when it’s all I want to do. “I promise you, Serenity, it’ll work.”