Page 196 of Allegiance

She knew they moved fast, but they were really moving. That they were covering their tracks helped her mitigate this mess.

“Body count?” Elizabeth asked so she’d know what was coming her way. If they got called, her brother and his partner were up to handle this one, and by handle, she meant to make it disappear.

Jinx shared.

“Four cops so far. Tomorrow there will be more. We’re working through your list.”

She was curious.

“Is Gene okay?”

“Yes. Tommy took care of business. Maura is about to enter a bar and blow it to kingdom come. So…New Orleans is going to be on the news. Again, we leaked a recording to the media to cover our asses, so with the exploding bar…it’s about to be chaos.”

She listened.

“But everyone is safe?”

That was her concern. These were her people, and she knew shit was heading that way.

Big.

Shit.

“Yeah, and Adder is back. We’re working our way through it. Maura has a plan, but she hasn’t given us the deets yet. She’s biding her time until it’s needed.”

That was a problem.

Why?

Time was NOT on their side.

“Tell her to get her ass moving on it. I want Chevy found, taken down, and his little scummy friend Cruz too. I don’t want to send in anyone else. You guys are going to have to handle this as low-key as possible. If needed, point it at this new vigilante, Z. I’ll fabricate the backup story.”

She got it.

Jinx knew that if Elizabeth was telling them to rush, there was likely something they were NOT aware of coming down the pike.

“We’ll handle it, E. Just direct it away from us, and find those women and children. If they’re alive, please bring them home.”

She would.

Elizabeth would do anything for a child—even play dirty. Someone had to protect the little ones, and that someone would forever be her.

To.

The.

End.

“Be careful, J. Your brother will get bitchy if anything happens to you, and while I have money, I don’t have that much that I can buy him off with cookies if his sister gets hurt. H will lose his nut.”

She laughed.

“Oh, H, absolutely will,” she said, not using his name because Elizabeth wasn’t. Jinx wasn’t aware of her security situation. “We are on it, Boss.”

Well, then, that meant she had to be too.

After hanging up with The Hunters, she knew there was one other option. Immediately, Elizabeth scrolled through her phone, she found a name, and she pushed the button to make that call.