Page 74 of The Devil's Chaos

There was a brief pause before she spoke again. “What are you asking me?”

“Did you know?”

“Of course not!” she hissed.

“Where would he take her?”

“If I had to guess, to his club. Since the fire, he’s turned it into Fort Knox.”

“Thank you, Haven. Archer is tracking her now, so we’ll bring her safely home soon,” I responded, preparing to hang up and call Archer back.

“Kai, wait.” Her tone was urgent, and I detected a hint of concern.

“Yeah?”

“If my brother has her in the club, you’ll never get to her.”

“There’s only one way to find out,” I responded flatly.

“You’ll be dead before you get past the parking lot.”

“Well, then, I guess you’ll have one less problem to worry about,” I sneered.

“Take your shots if it makes you feel better, but regardless of what’s going on between us, I don’t want to see anyone else die,” she sighed. “Listen, I can’t promise anything, but if you guys come to my apartment, maybe there’s something I can do to help.”

“It’s not your concern anymore.”

“I know you’re angry with me, and you have every right to be. But this isn’t about us. I can’t carry another death on my conscience when there might be something I can do to prevent it. My brother won’t keep Mila alive for long. Let me help. But be careful coming here. If my brother brought Mila to the club, I can guarantee he has people watching the perimeter for all of you.”

I gritted my teeth. As much as I wanted to refuse her offer out of spite, I knew she was right. If Alexander had Mila locked up tight in that fortress of a club, we’d need an inside man. Or, in this case, an inside woman.

“Fine,” I said tersely. “We’ll be there in twenty.”

I hung up without waiting for a response and punched the gas. My phone alerted me to a new message from Theo, and I quickly opened it to see a video attached. It was CCTV footage from an alleyway by the café where we had last seen Mila. In the video, several masked men pulled an unconscious Mila out of the bathroom window and into a van. But what caught my eye was one of the “men” helping them—a blonde woman who looked suspiciously like Maddie. My heart sank as I zoomed in on her face and confirmed my fears.

It was Maddie.

Maddie was part of it all. The realization that she was one of Alexander’s rats hit me like a ton of bricks. Not only had I been fucking our enemy’s sister, but I had brought one of hislittle rats into our manor. Everything that had happened started to make sense. Alexander was always one step ahead of us while Maddie was close to me. And I couldn’t help but think that all the bad shit that had happened was all my fault. This is what happens when you keep secrets. Archer would never forgive me if something happened to Mila. He would kill me, and I deserved it.

I felt like I was going to throw up when I called Archer back.

“Yeah?” he answered.

“Theo and I are heading your way. My contact will meet us when I send her the address where Mila stopped.”

“What’s the status of the men?”

“They’re standing by, ready for action, depending on how you want to handle this.”

“Copy. See you soon.”

“Arch, there’s something else,” I swallowed the lump in my throat. “Theo just sent over the footage from the cafe and the alley.”

“What is it?” he snapped.

“Maddie was there,” I managed to choke out.

“What are you saying, Kai? They kidnapped Maddie too?”

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