“Bash?”
“It’s me. I’m here.”
I glance up and see Lo with his gun to the man’s head.
“Thank God. Bash, it’s Ryan. That’s Ryan.” She points over her shoulder and I see red.
“Lo. Secure him and take him to the warehouse.” Lo nods and begins to
I help Sofia to her feet and turn to take her out. She pulls away.
“We need to get Mia and Izzy.” She gasps and surges forward. “Izzy. She’s hurt.”
“Shhhsh. Tesoro. We have Isabella. She is already on her way back to my place. I need to get you to safety then I will go back in and find Mia.”
“No! I will help find Mia. That man took her to take care of his son.”
“What man?”
“I don’t know. He was big, fat and Italian. He killed Luca.” There is sadness in her eyes.
“Luca betrayed the family.”
“We need to find Mia. Now.”
She surges towards the back area where there is gunfire.
“Mia!” She shouts.
I race after her and pull her against my chest before she can push through the door.
“Damn it, Tesoro. You are going to get killed.”
“But Mia.”
I pull off my jacket and shirt then take my vest and place it over her head. I strap her in before replacing my shirt and jacket.
Then I hand her a gun out of my waistband.
“Please don’t hurt yourself. I would never forgive myself, Tesoro.” I brush the hair out of her face then lean in and press my lips to hers.
Then I push through the door.
I go out first and hold her behind me with one hand. My eyes take in the scene. Most of my men are outside the loading dock shooting in. I curse. They are shooting at us. I look around and see a car outside and a man surrounded by other men running towards it. It looks like Fillipo, but I can’t be sure. I continue to scan and see Mia kneeling over another man.
“Stay close, Sof.”
I reach back and grab her hand.
“Stay low.” I demand before I start running.
Once we reach Mia, Sofia immediately pulls her into a hug.
“Mia. Are you okay?”
I look down at the man and see Danny Fillipo’s son laying before me. There is a pool of blood beneath him with his head resting on the legs of another man who has been shot dead.
“Mia. What are you doing?” I ask her.
