Page 173 of The Betrayal
“I get it,” I sigh, and I am struggling to keep my emotions in check.
“We will be here if you need us.”
“Thank you,” I mutter before cutting the phone off.
I tell Nate the name of the club and the driver heads there, the second escalade following behind us.
It's time to rescue my baby.
We sit in the suite of the hotel, we're right where we need to be. Just across the strip and our eyes are settled on the entrance of the building. Nate is going to stay back and watch our moves along with Kaleb. Killian stayed back home in New York, so Amora had someone there if she needed, at least that way she has Connie, Reese and Royal. I sigh, pinching the bridge of my nose as I feel a migraine building at the base of my head, my temples throb. I am exhausted, but I won't be able to sleep until I know she is safe with me. Connie and Reese are pissed at me for not telling them that she was in hospital, I get it. But she didn't want a fuss. I done as she asked and yet I am the bad guy. Kaleb rubs my shoulder in a reassuring way and a small smile forms on my lips.
We agreed that me, Titus and Xavier would be the ones to find Arizona. I felt sick to my stomach, what if something bad had happened to her? What if he had hurt her? Rubbing the ache from my chest, my palm presses against the wedding band that hangs around my neck. My eyes close and my mind flashes back to the call. She was so scared, I could hear the fear in her voice when she told me we were divorced. He made her sign the papers. We haven't been able to work out why he done it, but it doesn't matter why in the grand scheme of things. He still made her do it.
I pace the room, waiting for Nate to give us the green light. He has managed to hack into the hotel security where the club is situated and has been spending the last hour trying to break down the walls for Laced Promises but to no avail.
“We need to make our move before it gets too dark,” Xavier rumbles from across the room, standing in the window like a peeping Tom.
“Xavier is right, Nate, we're going to have to go in blind and hope that luck is on our side,” Titus sighs as he pushes off the end of the bed and walks to where Xavier is hovering.
I hear the groan that escapes Nate and I know he is agitated. Nate hates not being able to finish a job, so this will be rubbing him up the wrong way.
“Fine,” he stands from his desk and walks across the room to the closet. He grabs two black briefcases and places them on the bed. Unbuckling them, he opens the lid to reveal three handguns with silencers on the barrel.
“Do you think these are needed?” I ask, brows furrowing when I hear a deep laugh coming from Xavier.
“Oh, we do, you don't know what Wolfe is like,” he shakes his head from side to side.
“He is a monster,” Titus swallows, his throat bobbing and I know he is scared. I am terrified of what we're going to find when we eventually find her. I just hope that Wolfe didn't intentionally leave the door open knowing that Sage would find Arizona and in doing so, would make Wolfe move her on once more and out of our grasps.
“I've come across some nasty pieces of shit in my life...” Xavier turns, hands folded into pockets as he walks towards where the guns are sitting in the briefcase, “none of them compare to Wolfe.”
Dread buries itself in my gut.
“Can we just go now; I need to get her. I need to know she is safe,” my eyes bounce between Titus, Nate, Kaleb and Xavier. Nate gives a very soft but stern nod. He fixes our guns, and we slip them into the waistband of our suit pants.
“Kaleb will distract the security guard...” Nate begins and I watch as confusion smothers Kaleb.
“Sorry? I thought I was staying here with you.”
Nate just smiles at him, nose crinkling and a low chuckle passes his lips.
“You need to be the distraction,” seriousness blankets the room and Nate is not fucking about.
“Great,” Kaleb rolls his eyes, “and how am I going to do that?”
“I'm sure you can work it out, you're not just a pretty face.” Nate chuckles then opens the hotel door. “Now go, I’ll be watching you and if anything goes sideways, I’ll be sure to let you know.”
Anxiety cripples me, but I need to focus on the end game and that is getting Arizona. Dead or alive.
I told my brother in private that if I die, not to be sad. Because if dying for her meant taking my last breath and that she got to live then I would happily go. I would sacrifice myself for her over and over.
Giving him a firm nod, I walk out the door behind Xavier and Titus. Kaleb follows behind a couple of steps back and as soon as we're out on the strip, we part ways. I hang back, Kaleb keeps walking and Xavier and Titus move to the right.
We all have reason to put a bullet through Wolfe's head. I just hope I'm the first to pull the trigger.
The strip is busy already and it's only five p.m. Vegas never does sleep. We wait for Kaleb to disappear into the club and then we hear Nate in our ear.
“Start making your way over, try and stay apart. You don't want to draw attention to yourselves.”