“Listen to me, Leo.” I start the engine, panic slamming into my chest. “Get Raf out of there.”
“How the fuck am I supposed to do that? He’s got all these wires and shit.”
“Your nurse friend can help. Go get her and move him, move him right now. Do it fucking fast.”
“Shit. All right. I’m on it.”
“I’m coming with backup. Just hold on.”
“Be fucking fast. I think there are more than just the two of them.”
The line goes dead. I pause long enough to bark a string of curses and immediately call Stefano’s number.
“Hospital,” I shout at him as I peel out, driving recklessly fast. “Right the fuck now!”
Chapter 31
Luca
Iscream into the parking garage and barely miss crashing into a truck as I grab a spot and jump out of my car. My gun’s tucked in my pants, and I’m running toward the elevator that leads to the hospital lobby. I try calling Leo’s phone, but he doesn’t pick up.
“Luca!” Stefano’s voice from my left echoes off the concrete. He’s running toward me. Goddamn, that big bastard is fast. I’m grateful he got here so quickly. “What the hell’s going on?”
“I think Corrado’s making a move on Raf. Leo called and said some shady doctors were asking around about him.”
Stefano looks grim. “What’s he doing now?”
“I told him to get out of there, but he’s not answering his phone.” I try it two more times as we ride the elevator and again when we reach the lobby. The fourth time, it goes straight to voicemail. “Fuck!”
“I’m calling Davide.” Stefano lifts his phone to his ear. “Brother, listen to me. Track Leo’s phone right now.” He pulls me aside and puts the phone on speaker. We’re alone in a little alcove. It’sdark outside, and there aren’t many people in the building this late.
“All right, looking into it,” Davide says, and I hear the clatter of him typing. “Give me a second. Dialing in… looks like the GPS on his phone is still active… and there he is.”
“Well? The fuck, man?”
“He’s still in the building.” More typing and a frustrated grunt. “But the signal’s weak.”
“What’s that mean?” I ask, frustration burning in my guts. If Corrado gets to Raf, everything’s finished. Adriano will cut a deal and I’ll be fucked. We’ll have to leave the city if we want any safety at all, but how can I turn my back on the Famiglia like that?
“Seems like his cell service is bad or he’s underground or something.”
I exchange a look with Stefano. “Basement level?” I ask.
He shakes his head. “Can’t be that.”
“Basement of that hospital is mostly surgical suites and a morgue, so let’s hope he’s not down there,” Davide adds helpfully.
It hits me then. I curse as I turn back to the elevators. “Parking garage.”
We run, and this time, we ride up to the top of the structure. When the doors open, we step out together, guns drawn and ready. But it’s quiet. There’s not even an attendant in the little glass booth.
“Plan’s simple,” I say quietly as we head into the maze-like building. There aren’t many cars, but still, a lot of the spaces are taken up. A hospital of this size has a lot of employees, even late at night. “We start up here at the top and work our way down.”
“Then what?” Stefano asks, scanning around as we go. “We’re fucking exposed.”
“Hopefully, we get the drop on them.”
“That’s a lot of hope.”
