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I pulled Sonali against my chest and jogged down the hall. When I reached the main dining room, several of Vincenzo’s men stared at me in surprise. They hadn’t expected to see me walk out.

Antonio jogged toward me. "You better have a fucking car waiting outside."

“Kat is waiting out front for you.”

Asher and Jake appeared in the main dining room escorting Vincenzo. I wasn’t sure what my boss had in mind for my old boss, but I didn’t care at the moment. Sonali was out cold and needed a hospital.

When I reached the reception area two men stepped in front of me blocking my path toward the exit. With their backs to the entrance they hadn’t noticed the door opening, and Kat took astep forward. I wasn’t sure what she said, but I caught the glint of a gun in her hand. Both men dropped their heads for a split second and shifted aside, giving me the opening I needed.

Outside, Antonio’s car was parked with the back seat accessible. I tossed Sonali in and buckled her into the seat beside me. Kat quickly rounded the car and jumped into the passenger side. I was about to ask what the hell she was doing, since she needed to drive when Antonio jogged out of the building and jumped into the driver side.

"Let’s head to the hospital," Kat insisted.

They might draw blood at the hospital and that could cause more issues for Sonali. “How about Dr. Renolds Clinic instead?”

“Sounds good,” Antonio replied as the car lurched forward. “Kat call Dr. Renolds and let him know we are on our way.”

I pressed my fingers against her wrist and felt her steady pulse.

"He’s not answering," Kat grumbled.

“Then call Mia and find out where the hell he is.” I countered.

Mia worked for Blackwood Mercenaries. A company we did a lot of operations with. She was also the sister-in-law of Quinton Renolds. Her husband was also a doctor and so were his other two brothers. Each one had a different specialty.

The phone rang through the car speakers three times before she answered. “Hello Kat. Who do you need to help bury?”

“Nobody. Quinton isn’t picking up at the clinic and we need him.”

“Give me a second.” The line went silent while we waited for her to come back on. I hated how helpless Sonali looked in the seat next to me.

“He was in the back running tests. Paxton is over there now as well. Did Paolo get worse?”

I caught the glare from my boss in the rearview mirror. “No, we had an op go sideways and need someone looked at. What the fuck can you tell me about Paolo?”

“It’s called HIPPA.” I grunted from the back seat.

Except Mia continued talking, ignoring my comment. “Paxton hasn’t told me any details about Paolo. All I know is that’s why he is over at the clinic with Quinton. They are rerunning a couple more tests on the blood sample he gave."

“Thanks for the information, Mia. Let Quinton know we are incoming.”

Sonia’s head bobbed slightly as the car sped through the streets. I couldn’t shake the feeling that I needed to touch her. I reached out and held her hand, even though she remained unconscious. I silently vowed to take out Vincenzo and every person on his crew. It didn’t matter if she would be okay. If I’d eaten the food, then both of us would of ended up in New York. It wouldn’t take long for Vincenzo to realize who the woman with me really was.

“Where was Asher taking Vincenzo?”

Antonio glanced into the review mirrors. “Over to the interrogation rooms at Blackwood Mercenaries. Part of me wonders if they knew the girl was Sonali.”

"What we need is to get the passport back," I replied. "The moment he sees her picture he will know that Sonali was right in front of him."

Kat nodded. "Maybe Antonio and I could head to New York and retrieve it before Asher even let’s Vincenzo go.”

“Or just let me take Vincenzo out.”

“No.” Antonio shot back.

I didn’t plan to argue with my boss and let him know I planned to do it once Sonali was safe. This was my past I had thought I could walk away from, but seems like it was one I would need to eliminate.

“CJ was able to trace the Facebook post back to Benson. Looks like Vincenzo told the truth.”

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