Page 113 of Ruthless Oath

The door creaked, and when I glanced over, Milo stood in the doorway, shaking his head.

“What?” I shoved Lissa’s letter into my pocket.

“I know that look,” he said. “It’s full of regret and the blood of your enemies.”

“Are you in?”

“Am I your brother?”

“I’m getting her back.” This was what my father would do. He would never let anyone get the upper hand, and as long as Gian had Lissia, he had leverage against me. “Nothing will stop me.”

“So, you have a death wish then?” Milo smirked. “I’m in.”

Twenty-Six

Lissia

If I thoughtI could outrun Danny’s bullet, I would have left by now. Instead, I found myself trapped on a dead-end road with no escape.

Whose fault is that? Mine. I gave him the location.

“You can’t be surprised your daddy sent me.” Danny stalked toward me with the gun aimed at my chest. “If you are, then you don’t know him at all.”

“You’re right. I had no idea he was so coldhearted.”

“He is coldhearted.” He grabbed my arm and brought me to him. “But that’s not what I’m talking about. He and I had a deal. When you called, he had no choice but to honor it. That’s the kind of man he is. Besides, how else were we going to get you away from our enemy?”

“Marchello isn’t my enemy.”

I pulled away from Danny, but he hauled me back and shoved the gun into my side.

“That’s not necessary,” I said. “There’s nowhere for me to run.”

I had to be careful I didn’t get myself shot. Danny might not mean to pull the trigger, but he didn’t seem as controlled as Marchello. I would much rather be in this situation with him.

“You’re right about that.” He pushed me toward the car. “I’ll make sure you never run again.”

This was not the way I saw my plan going when I called my father. I wanted to negotiate and make him see that I wanted to be with Marchello. Talk about a huge blunder.

I bet Marchello would have seen this coming.

Danny opened the passenger side door and shoved me in.

“Don’t bother trying to get out. I’ll shoot you in the back.” He slammed the door and hustled around the vehicle, keeping his eyes and his gun on me.

I had to stay calm and try not to provoke him. Once he took me to my father, I could get myself out of this. I just couldn’t get myself killed in the process.

Danny slid into the car and holstered his gun before putting the car in drive and speeding away from the safe house. The one place I’d actually been safe.Go figure.

“It’s nice to see you can listen.” He glanced at me. “You didn’t try to run.”

“And risk getting shot?”

“I never know with you.”

“Why would I run?” I leaned against the headrest. “You’re taking me back to my father. I can explain everything. So, there’s really no reason for you to hold me at gunpoint. I called my dad, remember?”

“Can you really be that unaware of the situation?”

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