Page 44 of Deadly Don's Savage Vows

I fucking need to know what it is before he makes a move. He might have come here to take down my underground operations- or to get revenge on Bella for leaving. Either way - I don’t see any way he isn’t here to cause trouble.

I’m worried someone is going to end up injured - or worse - dead.

I walk for an hour, making my way through town, watching the people, wondering about their normal lives and what it is like to be like them. Somewhere deep inside me, I’m sure I was not made to live a normal life. I don’t have it in me to stay in the lines and obey the rules. I have to make my own rules and forge my path through this life.

A life I want to live with Bella.

And our son.

Why couldn’t she just answer me right away. What is so terrible about me she doesn’t want me? She made me believe the other day that she was interested in being with me and when I tell her I want the same thing she says she has to think about it. What the fuck?

It doesn’t make sense.

I sigh, picking up the pace and moving faster back towards the office.

I still need to follow up with my investigation team and all I can do is hope that they found something out about Marcus.

What I know is the name of the hotel he checked into and my man has an eye on him. At least most of the time. His security team is extensive, and we don’t want to get caught tailing him.

It would be cause for an attack.

The last thing I want is to give him any reason what so ever to launch an all-out war against me.

I’ve dealt with a lot of men like Marcus in my career. Some I avoided, some I had to take down. Some came close to destroying me.

You can’t turn your back on a man like him.

If we don’t get any concrete information tonight, I will need to make more dangerous moves tomorrow.

The longer I don’t know why he’s here the more risk for Bella, my son and my business.

Walking back into the gallery I head straight into my office. I can see Bella through the window of her office. She is sitting on the sofa, lost in thought.

Good.

She needs to be thinking right now. She needs to be making the right choice. Her time is limited.

Sitting down at my desk I phone my head of security. He answers after three rings, each ring pushing my frustration closer to the edge.

“Sir.”

“Do you know anything? Anything at all?”

“No, sir. He’s still in the hotel as far as we can tell. I’ve been asking around with my informants in the city and no one is meeting him, no one is expecting him - he doesn’t seem to be here for business. We just don’t know yet.”

“Fuck sakes, how can he be so secretive. Someone knows something.”

“Tonight, at midnight, I’m meeting with a guy who claims he knows someone in Marcus’s security team. I’ll be able to get actual information from him.”

I sigh, letting out a heavy agitated breath. “Just take backup. It could be a trap.”

“Yes, sir. I will call you if anything changes or if we get any new information.”

“Great.” I say sarcastically and hang up the phone.

My team is working hard to get information. I can’t be rude to them. It isn’t fair of me. But I’m at my wits end. So, fine. I will give them until the midnight meeting - to connect with the link who knows the guard. If that doesn’t bring me decent intel I willhave to take this up a notch and things will get more dangerous - but I have no choice.

I have a family to protect.

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