Page 53 of No Turning Back
“I still don’t like using my woman as bait. Can’t we take him down on the way to the location?”
“I agree with Poseidon on this. Sydney isn’t trained for missions such as this,” Zeus adds in.
“I was trained by the Akashinga to use a gun and fight dirty. I’m not afraid of Kant. I’ve seen the footage. I know he only took the killshot to the head of the rhino, but someone else shot it first. I must do this.” Sydney’s voice breaks through our conversation. She chokes, and her hand goes to her mouth as tears roll down her face. “I have to do this for them. I left them there instead of burying them. I left them.”
I jump up and am across the room, pulling her into my arms. She looks up at me.
“Tucker please, I have to do this.”
“I know baby.”
“I’ll have him in my crosshairs the whole time,” Thanatos offers.
“I’ll be close by too,” Typhon growls, and I nod at them.
Zeus walks over to her. “I didn’t doubt you could handle yourself. I just don’t want to put you in danger, little sister.” He gently pulls her from my arms as I growl at him. “You and Mari are everything to us.”
“Yeah.” Hades walks up along with our dad.
“I’ll be there too, but I can’t be seen because Kant knows me,” Cronus says. “We won’t let anything happen to her. Take her back to the room, then we’ll talk more.”
I lift Sydney up into my arms after I get her away from my brothers and father. Carrying her into our room, I kiss her long and deep.
“Let me work this out. The less you know, the better. I love you.” I kiss her again before I leave her to head back out to the kitchen.
After we finalize the plan for tomorrow, I climb into bed behind Sydney, who has fallen asleep. I look over to where Mari is sleeping across the room from us. I didn’t want her far from me. Sharon is in the second bedroom, and my dad in the final. My brothers are all taking up the leftover space around the house. I wrap Sydney in my arms and hold her close. The memories of earlier when I thought I lost her wash through me, and my body trembles.
“I’m here, baby,” she says as she rolls and melds her body to mine.
Her tiny sleep shorts allow her smooth legs to wrap around my waist. I hold her tight to my body. I want to slip my cock out and slide it into her, but I know we both need our sleep and need to wait. I don’t want anyone to hear the sounds she makes or for her to wake up Mari.
My bike is parked in a remote area as I make my way into the zoo. Sydney won’t be here for another hour, and the meet is set for a half hour after that. We wanted her to be here early enough that if Kant double-crossed us, we’d still be able to react.
I make my way toward the rhino exhibit. It’s fitting that Kant is going to go down in front of the animal he poached. Carter and several of the Unknowns, along with Drago Defiance members who aren’t a part of the unit, are scattered around the park. The police are already here or arriving soon.
A single guy would stick out like a sore thumb, so I’m dressed as one of the security guards. Lydia came through with the uniform. I move around the zoo, acting like I’m supposed to be here. Time flies by as I stay in the general area, watching families as they interact with each other.
I spot Sydney as she moves into the African exhibit. She’s just come through the entrance when she’s grabbed. A man pulls her in close, and I watch as she looks down in horror. I recognize Kant and can make out the gun under the jacket he’s holding in his other arm. She doesn’t know where I am. He starts to pull her away, and I move out of my hiding spot. She looks over at me, then drops her eyes.
“I got him in my scope. He won’t get away with her,” Thanatos says. His calm, scratchy voice comes through my earpiece, steadying me so I can get back in the game.
Chapter Sixteen
Sydney
I look up as the gun digs deeper into my side. Tucker is moving toward us, but there is a group of school kids between us. I can’t risk his or their lives.
“Move,” Miles grits out. He pulls me around. “Act like we are supposed to be together. I know you and your little friend Lydia think you can pull the wool over my eyes. Colton said his bitch went into hiding last night, so I know she’s involved. That means you saw the footage.”
“I have the card right here.” I lift the SD card up to show him. “But if something happens to me, the pictures will be posted online and sent to all the major news networks.”
“How? If you’re dead, you can’t send it. Colton is containing Lydia now.”
I look around, trying to find someone to tell that Lydia is in danger, but I don’t know where everyone is hiding. All those big men at the table last night blend in too well. I should be able to spot them, but I don’t. I only see Tucker because he purposely moved into my line of sight. Knowing he’s close means the others are here too. They’re trained for this.
“I sent the images and video to some friends. If I don’t check in within an hour, they’ll send them,” I lie.
He laughs, but it cuts off as he’s grabbed from behind. I turn to see Tucker squeezing his throat, his thick fingers digging into his skin.
