Total pages in book: 60
Estimated words: 56782 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 284(@200wpm)___ 227(@250wpm)___ 189(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 56782 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 284(@200wpm)___ 227(@250wpm)___ 189(@300wpm)
Davis gripped the edges of the magazine he held tighter but avoided commenting. John cleared his throat. “Let’s get to work. I would like my life back.”
“And Leena?” Terri asked.
“Exhausted. Let her sleep.”
Terri gave him a thumb’s up and turned back to her computer with a, “Yep, so could use some lessons from your younger brother.”
John glanced at Davis whose face had so much strain on it, he wondered if the man was having a heart attack. “You okay?” he asked his sibling.
“Fine,” he forced out between clenched teeth. “Just fucking fine.”
John took a seat by Terri and watched her fingers fly over the keyboard. The end was in sight, he just had to line a few more things up, then make a call. And twenty minutes later, the phone was up to his ear.
“Who is this?” The heavily accented voice barked into the phone.
“This is John, the man you tried to have killed. Not just once, either. Face it, Wasyl, you’ll not get me. In fact, I’m bringing you down. You and the rest of your family.”
“You fuck. You tried to go after the wrong family.”
His laughter had as much joy in it as a man serving a life sentence in Hell. “No, your mistake was trying to kill me. I’m not a man you want as an enemy.”
“Neither am I, John. I brought you in, you were family. Now you will die.”
“I don’t think so. And if you continue trying to come after me, I will do to you what I did to your dumb ass of a youngest. Who thought he was not only smart enough but also man enough to add more injuries to me as I hung from a chain.”
“You will pay for that with your own life.” Anger streamed from his voice. “And don’t think I don’t know about the woman in Washington. The one who said she didn’t find you. Maybe she didn’t, but we like her for assisting you and so that means she will die.”
Ice coated John’s veins and he made a fist.
“No. I won’t. And if you don’t leave me alone and tell your men to back off, I will make you lose all your children. Not just that pussy boy of yours who’s already dead. You mess with anyone and I hear about it. I’ll take one of your children as retaliation.” He tried to calm down, grateful at least his voice didn’t shake. Fuckers had just crossed the line by threatening Leena. “When I run out of them, I’m going after your mistresses and wife. Then I will turn my attention to the rest of your family.”
“You’re a cop.”
“Not anymore. You killed me. I was ratted out and haven’t checked in, they’re assuming I’m dead. You know this. Tiltman is your inside man so if not him I’m sure another of your people have alerted you.”
“I could let them know.”
“And tell them what? That you spoke with a man who was undercover in your organization who just vanished and hasn’t checked in with his handler? How do you think that will play out? Don’t do that, I want to be there when the cuffs are slapped on.”
“You think I would spend any time in prison? I would be out before lights out. Plus, your prisons are like a trip to a beach. I know what real prison life is like. It’s nothing like it is here in America.”
“So, fight back, maybe a stray bullet will find you. Either way, you’re done and so is your organization.”
“You’re one man. What can you do?”
“Look in the desk drawer to your left.” John pushed away from the window and turned to glance at the woman still sleeping on the bed. “Do you see that? The ring? I put that there, you should recognize it, you gave it to me. If I can get into your place and by your security, I can get to you. Don’t test me on this, Wasyl. I was trying to do this right, but you threaten people and I’m done playing by the rules. I’ll be seeing you soon.” He hung up, releasing a shuddering breath.
Somewhere in the back of his mind, he knew it was wrong to threaten the man, but he didn’t care. Not anymore. Davis would be safe, his mother was safe, but Leena. Hell, he’d take on the devil and all his minions to keep her protected.
“What did you do?” Leena opened her eyes.
“You heard?”
She sat, brushing a hand over her hair. “Yes. You threatened his family, his children.”
“He threatened you.” John crossed his arms, ignoring the wince in his shoulder.
She got up from the bed and approached him, stopping five feet away. “You’re not allowed to do that. You’re a cop.”
He shrugged, it wasn’t changing his mind. “He threatened you.”
“Ever think he was testing you? Trying to see if he could get a rise out of you?”