Perfect Ruin (Unyielding #2)(40)

IF I BELIEVED in fate, it was seriously enjoying itself f*ckin’ with me. Despite trying to keep my distance from London, I was thrown right back in her path within two weeks. But this time, it wasn’t me stalking her or searching for her, it was because Deck had yet to take her back to New York and she was still in Toronto.

And also in Toronto was the bastard, Alfonzo. And I knew this because I was hunting Jacob and Alfonzo. No lead on Jacob, but I’d tracked Alfonzo here.

In my f*ckin’ territory.

I thought he was in Toronto for London. As it turned out, he wasn’t. He was using London to get to Emily, Sculpt’s girl. Sculpt and Emily had been the reason Deck took down Raul and the compound, and now Alfonzo wanted payback.

Well, so did I and I was using anyone in order to get it. Alfonzo was a dead man, but first I needed him to lead me to the elusive bastard, Jacob, and to do that, I had to use Chaos.

I walked up to the gate of Chaos’s backyard where I’d agreed to meet Alfonzo. As far as he knew, I’d come to buy Raven since he claimed he owned her still. Of course, it was all bullshit.

What I hadn’t expected when I strolled into the backyard was Chaos and Alfonzo rolling around on the ground fighting over a gun. Fuck. Already this situation was volatile and Chaos was a live wire.

“Jesus,” I muttered, diving for Chaos before she got herself shot, and dragged her off Alfonzo.

I wasn’t nice about it either. Alfonzo had to be played. He was already uneasy about meeting me, but word was he was also a greedy f*ck.

What the f*ck was Chaos doing? This had to play out my way or Jacob would slip away like he and Alfonzo had done with London for years.

Alfonzo scrambled to his feet and went to punch Chaos’s face when I caught his fist in my palm and shoved him back. What I wanted to do was take my knife and gut him like a fish, but that had to wait.

I heard the commotion inside and shoved her forward into Alfonzo. “Hurt her and I hurt you.” Then I walked inside the house, saw the girl, Emily, on top of London, and a gun inches from both their hands.

I had no idea what the hell was going on except Alfonzo had lost control of the situation and I had to get it back in order for this to go down like I needed it to.

I grabbed Emily and hauled her off London.

“Stop,” I ordered as she struggled against me.

London’s breath hitched and her eyes flew to mine. Then, as if she were terrified to look at me, she dropped her gaze to the floor.

“Raven!” I used the name Alfonzo called her because I wasn’t supposed to know her real name.

Alfonzo yanked Chaos back inside and Raven quickly kneeled, head low as she came to my side. Jesus. Fuck. Seeing that, seeing London on her knees and so submissive and terrified of doing anything except what she’d been beaten into doing, it was like setting my insides on fire.

“Where’s the transporter?” I ground out. Jacob, I wanted Jacob. The bastard who was in charge.

Alfonzo kicked Chaos in the back of the legs, and she fell to her knees. I clenched my jaw, but didn’t say anything. I needed to be unemotional. I needed all I’d been taught, because if I slipped, then Jacob would disappear and my chance was gone.

I knew the second I put a call in to Deck about what was going down, the guy was going to go ballistic. Chaos and Deck had history and it was history that connected all of us, although Deck didn’t know it.

Alfonzo tied Chaos’s wrists behind her back and I saw her wince. This shit had never bothered me before. I wasn’t attached to Chaos, even though I’d been assigned to her since she was sixteen.

No attachments. It was simple. I kept it that way, but there was nothing simple about it now.

Alfonzo picked the gun up off the floor. “I promised you Raven. You have her. That’s our deal.”

“Our deal has changed,” I said. No matter what, Alfonzo was dying today even if he refused to lead me to Jacob. I excelled at ‘convincing’ men to do what I wanted and if need be, that was my next option. “What are you doing with that one?” I nodded to Chaos.

“She’s coming with us. And that bitch”—he nodded to Emily—“escaped Raul. No one escapes Raul and lives.”

“Raul’s dead.” Pathetic *.

Alfonzo kicked Chaos in the lower back, and she grunted and fell forward. I had my hand on my knife ready to gut him and screw the plan. It took everything I had to remain calm and steady.

“Once I’m done with their training, they’ll go to auction and never be found again. That’s if they live through it.”

I glanced at Chaos. Fuck, she was pissed and I knew what she was going to do before she did it. She slammed her head backward into Alfonzo’s knee.

I heard the sound of her skull hitting his knee cap; then Alfonzo yelled in agony.

Jesus Christ.

“No!” Emily yelled as Alfonzo raised his gun to Chaos.

“Killing her is a waste,” I said, careful to keep my voice calm. “Take me to the transporter. I need to see him.”

Alfonzo had his gun to Chaos’s head, his fingers weaved into her hair. “I can’t do that. That wasn’t the deal. Raven and the money. That’s it.”

“It’s the deal now,” I said.

Alfonzo’s face turned beet red. “I’m selling you the girl for half her price.”