Page 126 of Allegiance

So, Calyx protected him again. First with buying the pictures from the dark web, and then from the cunty nightmare lurking not far away.

“Here’s a freebie,” she said. “The woman you were just talking to…”

He waited.

“Yes?”

Calyx ratted her out. Oh, she tried to keep her business quiet, but she couldn’t keep her secrets from her. Calyx had friends EVERYWHERE.

“She’s buying up mercenaries and guns so fast that New Orleans’ bad guys can’t keep up. Word is Russian mercenaries are heading here for something. You’d better warn Mikey O’. Once the Russians arrive, a place goes to shit. They are ruthless, and they like gun running and making money off of kidnappings. The word out is there are some prominent people here that they are targeting.”

Jesus.

Just what they needed.

Mikey O’ had been laying low since the town believed his wife was dead. That had been a show of weakness, apparently.

He’d have to pass it on.

“Who is behind it?” he asked. “The Russian mob has many different branches. They generally stay in the shadows.”

She shrugged.

“I don’t know, but I’ll be glad to find out. For a cost,” she said.

He waited.

“Come see me,” she said.

When he looked up at her, she saw his eyes.

God.

He was gorgeous.

“That’s the deal.”

His heart was racing in his chest, but before he could say anything, she was done.

“Be safe out there, Remmy,” she said, doing something incredibly unlike her.

She reached out, lifted his chin, and then kissed him. It was only fair.

If the man was going to sit on a roof and watch her apartment, he deserved a reward.

Or invite.

Only, the second her mouth touched his, she was shocked because he didn’t play games.

He grabbed her by the back of the hair, his fingers knotting in the red tresses, and held her mouth to his in a brutal kiss.

He controlled, devoured, and stole.

She barely was able to stay upright. Her knees felt weak, and her body shook with that power. That had not been what she’d been expecting.

Oh, God.

What had she done?