Page 45 of Cruel Proposal
"Not Hector?"
I turn and walk out of the room, knife still in hand. There's a strong urge to turn around and throw the knife at him. I could see it sink into him. Stand over him and watch the light drain from his eyes.
I could end one of my problems right here and now.
But I won't.
Not because I want him around. No. Because I think he's the one turning people against me, and the second I kill him, the rest of them disappear. If he's still alive, the others are going to make themselves known, and that's when I strike.
Picking off my own people while dealing with the Lyndes isn't ideal, but I've been left with no other choice.
Sooner or later, Royce is going to have a bullet in his head.
And after that, I'm going to deal with Aiden.
One way or another, I'm going to be the last one standing.
Now, all I have to do is hunt down the little temptress and show her what happens to women who run from me.
Hopefully, she hasn't made it all the way back home yet.
Chapter Fourteen
NOAH
As much asI hate to admit it, the restaurant smells good. This might be the next place I torch. Watching everything Jade has worked for go up in flames could be my next goal.
Summer would lose her mind if I ruined her twin's business.And then she might actually shoot me in the head this time.
It could be fun to fight with Summer after torching the place. She'd be outraged on Jade's behalf. She would probably try to kill me again. I might get more than the bullet hole I took this morning.
That's a problem for after I'm done here.
Jade walks through the doors, her sleeves rolled up. Whispers start as I lean back in my seat, crossing my arms over my chest. Walking into a Lynde establishment is as good as calling myself dead, but I need to know where Summer is hiding, and this is the most effective way to do it.
Without a word, she spins on her heel and storms back into the kitchen.
Good, that means Aiden is on the way.
I grab the menu off the table, flipping through it and looking at the different sections.
Nobody approaches the table, but everyone is watching. I can feel their eyes on me as I put the menu down.
Aiden strides into the restaurant and sits across from me. His hand shifts under the table, and when I glance down, there's a gun pointed in my direction. "I don't know what the fuck you think you're doing here, but you're going to give me Summer back, and then I'm going to give you five seconds to walk out of here alive."
"Didn't like my present the other day?" I smirk, shrugging one shoulder. "Personally, Hector thought I should put bows on their heads, but I think the sliced necks got the message across well enough, don't you?"
He grinds his teeth, his eyes narrowing. "This isn't a fucking game. Give me back my sister."
Interesting. They don't have her. Where the fuck did she go?
Hector lost her around midnight last night. He's been hunting for her through the night, but I have no clue how she gave him the slip.
I'm not about to tell Aiden I don't have her, though. That would start a manhunt all over the city for her, and I'd be outnumbered. At this point, I'm going to have to leave here and start looking for her myself.
Which is going to pose another problem since I have a visit to make today.
Aiden jabs my knee with the gun. "Is this a fucking game to you?"
