Turning my attention back to Xavier, I can see a smirk forming on his lips. “I remember why I liked you, son.”
I raise an eyebrow at him. I’m pretty sure it wasn’t for pissing off his wife, or fucking his daughter, so I’m at a loss of reasons he would like me right now. I’ve gone against his orders more than once, and now I’m hiding his daughter from him.
“And why the fuck is that?”
“Because you fight for what you want. You don’t let me, or my wife, stop you from wanting my daughter. You’ve protected her all this time, and I admire that. Maybe I was wrong.” I’m pretty sure I’m in the damn Twilight Zone. What the fuck is he talking about?
“Wrong?” I question.
“Yeah, I might have been wrong to try and keep you two apart. You did what you wanted, even knowing that you would have been shot for touching her again.” He walks over to the chair and takes a seat again. “I have a proposition for you.” He steeples his fingers together in front of his face, and I wait. I don’t want to give away too much. I’m sure he can see my mind working on trying to figure out his end game.
“You want to marry her?” He asks. I don’t answer, but he seems to already know the answer. I’m still not sold on the marriage thing, but I know that it’s what she wants, and I would give her the world if I could.
“I won’t kill you if you join my business and marry her. You both will be protected, and you will serve as my right hand. You will take Tony’s place, and all of your sins against my family and I will be forgotten.”
I feel in my veins that this might be a trap. He wouldn’t just let the shit that has gone down go without another thought. I know there is something else that he isn’t telling me. I can’t risk either of them.
Sitting up, I reach forward to shake his hand, and I see the gleam in his eye. He looks way too happy about it. Instead of shaking his hand, I grab the gun sitting on the desk and point it right at his head. He doesn’t even look surprised.
“I had a feeling that you knew I was blowing smoke up your ass. You’re not going to make it out of here alive. I was hoping that you would have just accepted my offer. I would’ve put a bullet in your head, and you would have lost the only important things to you. She will come back home when she finds out you’re dead. Siena isn’t the type of girl to do well on her own without the type of money I can provide her.” He’s a smug bastard, and my finger is itching to pull the trigger.
“She won’t come back.” I state. The anger takes over his face and he goes to grab something, and I pull the trigger. The bang of the gun echoes through the room, and I hear boots storming up the staircase. Turning in the chair, I point the gun at the door and wait for someone to come in.
The knob turns slowly and I see Gully walk through first. His eyes land on Xavier, and he looks back at me. “Fuck.” He mutters. More people start to come towards the room and Gully turns, and starts to fire, too. We take out all five men, and he motions for me to follow him.
We make it down the stairs without anyone else coming after us. I don’t see Melinda anywhere, but I don’t really care if she makes it out of here alive or not. When we get outside, I see a few more of Xavier’s men running up the drive way. I take a bullet to the shoulder, but manage to take two of them out. Gully takes the others out, and I grab my shoulder to stop the bleeding as best as I can.
“You good?” He asks as we run down the driveway to where one of the SUV’s is parked. Getting in, he starts the engine, and we get the fuck out of there.
“Yeah, I’ll be fine.” Looking over at him, I can see that he is amped up. “Thank you, Gully.” He shrugs it off, and I’m so thankful that he was the one that showed up first.
“I’m only doing it because you both deserve to live without looking over your shoulders the rest of your lives.” I sit back and watch as the car takes us towards the highway. Watching the buildings and scenery fly by, I can’t help but think that we are finally free of her family. Shutting my eyes, I tell him to hit the highway, and take us towards California.
I’m not exactly sure why Xavier didn’t try to take me out, but I’m kind of glad he didn’t. I don’t regret shooting him, but I know that this probably isn’t the end. At least we can disappear and Tony will never be able to find us.
Hopefully taking out Xavier will ensure that they don’t come looking for us.