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“Kill or be killed.” A smile tugged at the corners of his mouth. “As you can see, I’m good at what I do.”
“You can’t work alone,” Cooper said
“I have a crew,” Luciano said.
“You need someone on the inside,” Dakota said. “Someone with access to ALPHA and other law enforcement sites.”
Hedidhave access to ALPHA, but he wasn’t divulging that. He slid his gaze to Carrera and a knowing look passed between them.
“Reinstate Simone,” Carrera said.
“She’s hasn’t worked a case in a while,” Dakota said.
“For the past two years, she’s been a watcher,” Carrera said. “Her caseload is twice everyone else’s. She’s smart, she’s a hard worker, and she’s thorough.”
“She just lost her best friend,” Sin added. “Is she in the right headspace?”
“You heard Liv,” Jericho said. “She’s ready and she wants the case.”
Silence.
“I’m not sure,” Dakota said.
“I am,” Luciano said. “I’m one-hundred-percent confident she’ll get the job done and I’ll finish him off. And just to cover our asses, we’ll use Jericho’s sniper skills if we need him.”
“I’m in,” Jericho said.
“If we want it done right, we do it ourselves,” Cooper said. “This job needs to stay tight. Nothing outside our circle.”
The men agreed.
“We vote,” Dakota said.
“No,” Luciano pushed back. “I don’t want to know if any of youdon’tthink she can do it. I know she can. Schedule a meeting here. Let me talk to her.”
“You?” Sin asked. “She can’t know you’re gonna take The Bomb Maker out.”
“She can’t work this alone,” Cooper said. “That’s unreasonable and unfair.”
“One meeting,” Luciano asked. “She’ll either agree to work with me or she won’t.”
“I’m in,” Sin said.
“I’ve been in,” Jericho said, and the guys laughed.
“Same,” Cooper echoed.
“Simone will get it done,” Carrera said.
“What about me?” Luciano asked his cousin.
“You? As far as you’re concerned, The Bomb Maker is already dead.”
“It’s a go,” Dakota said. “This meeting never happened.”
“And nothing we said gets repeated,” Sin said.
“There isn’t a single one of you who won’t tell your wives,” Luciano said.
