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“I’m not leavin’ you in here unprotected.”

“Two minutes,” the guard barks.

It takes everything inside me not to slam my fist into his face just so I can end up in here with her, but if I know the system, which I do, those fuckers would purposely put me somewhere else.

There has to be an option.

Glancing at Serenity, I can see her bottom lip shake.

Not being able to touch her feels like a torture all on its own. I need to pull her into my arms, to wrap myself around her and make sure she’s safe. It kills me to see her breaking.

“I’m goin’ to figure this out,” I say low, clenching my fists to stop myself from reaching over to her.

“I know,” she whispers.

“I love you, do you hear me?”

She nods, and I can see her visibly swallow, forcing herself not to cry.

Fuck.

I need to get her out of here.

It’s the only option.

“IT’S NOT A FUCKIN’option,” Spike growls, crossing his arms. “We try somethin’ like that, and all we’ll do is end up with a police force that hunts us down and puts us all away.”

“Not if we’re smart about it,” I say, glancing at the guys who are standing with me, coming up with a plan to get Serenity out. “If we’re smart and give them nothin’ to throw back on us, then they won’t be able to pin nothin’ on the club.”

“We’re talkin’ about a fuckin’ prison break,” Spike snaps, shaking his head. “It ain’t somethin’ that is easily done.”

“No,” Cade agrees. “But it has been done.”

Spike shoots him a look, unimpressed with the fact that Cade is agreeing.

“I hear you, brother,” I tell Spike. “But I’m not leavin’ her in there. Not with that fucker breathin’ down her neck. He’ll kill her.”

Spike growls, but I know he doesn’t want to see anything happen to her either.

“Fuck me,” he grunts. “What’s the plan here? Because it needs to be fuckin’ solid to pull this off.”

“Got to agree with Spike.” Muff nods. “Needs to be a fuckin’ solid plan or we’re goin’ to make things a million times worse for everyone.”

Spike lights a cigarette. “We’ve already got a ravin’ fuckin’ lunatic to find and bring down, now we’re lookin’ at a prison break. Big call, Pres.”

I meet his gaze, my own firm. “If it was Ciara in there, are you tellin’ me you wouldn’t be doin’ the same thing?”

His eyes flash. “I’d burn the fuckin’ world down to get her out.”

I nod.

He nods in return.

We’re on the same page.

“We need Serenity in on the plan,” Cade points out. “She needs to work from the inside to make sure this runs without a hitch.”

“Already on that,” I tell him. “I’m goin’ to get her to find a guard who has a past, we’ll use it to our advantage. Havin’ a guard on our side is the best option.”

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