Page 40 of The Ghost of Rage's War

Sharp - March 2019

“They killed my cousin!” Romeo screamed in temper.

Sharp blinked. As far as he was concerned, it wasn’t no loss. Ricardo had thought himself something he was not, and his death didn’t really count for much. Unless, of course, you were Romeo.

Sharp watched as Romeo grabbed his laptop. “Get the woman and kids. We need to leave,” Romeo ordered. “They’ll be coming for us. That stupid fucking idiot. Ricardo’s led them straight to me.”

“Your family?”

“They can find their own way to Mexico. Carmelle and those children are more valuable,” Romeo said callously.

Sharp left and headed for Carmelle. His spine was tingling, and he knew trouble was here. He had to escort them to the helicopter and get her and the kids safe. Shit was going down. Rage’s allies were coming, and these fuckers were well-trained. This was the result of Romeo messing about with Problems Solved.

Sharp knocked on Carmelle’s door and waited a few seconds before entering. Carmelle was yanking on a dressing gown.

“Grab some clothes and hurry. I’ll fetch the kids some shit. Romeo fucked up, and people are coming for us. Carmelle, I need to get you on the helicopter,” Sharp said.

Carmelle’s shoulders sagged, but she moved anyway. “Do we have time to dress?”

“No. If you fall into their hands, you’ll be safe, but Fury will be able to take you back. As much as I’d love to hand you over, you’re safer with me right now. And knowing Romeo, we’ll be flying to his compound in Mexico. That’ll make you even safer from Fury,” Sharp replied.

Carmelle shoved Sadie’s milk, bottles, and other items into a bag. Meanwhile, Sharp grabbed the three go bags, and five minutes later, they were heading upstairs as shots echoed from below.

Sharp held Shannon, now three years old, and the bags as he hurried Carmelle up a flight of stairs. Carmelle was carrying her own bag, and Sadie, now a year. Carmelle shoved open a door and stepped onto the roof. In front of them, Romeo was hurrying to the helicopter, whose rotor blades were starting to move.

“Come on,” Sharp urged, and they jogged forward.

Carmelle threw her bag on the floor as Sharp helped her in and passed her Sadie and then Shannon. Both girls were silent and wide-eyed, but despite the process towards normalcy they’d made, they knew when to keep quiet. Sharp hauled himself up after throwing in the bags and checked with Romeo.

“Where’s Seabrooke?”

“He should be coming. If not, we’re leaving him,” Romeo said.

Sharp nearly shoved Romeo out of the copter but refrained as the door burst open, and Seabrooke rushed towards them. He leapt up and slammed itshut as the helicopter took to the air. Moments later, the door blew open, and Sharp spotted a woman and man appear. Yeah, this was not Rage. That was Casey, Mac’s wife, and her Delta Force father.

Sharp watched as they faded away as they fled into the night.

Carmelle - April - 2019

There was no denying it was warmer in Mexico than South Dakota. The clothes they had brought were no good and Sharp had bought them a whole new wardrobe. Once again, they’d left stuff behind, and it had been resupplied. Carmelle shook her head at the sheer waste.

Armed guards patrolled the grounds like South Dakota, and this was merely another gilded prison.

Sharp seemed to watch over her more. He was around more and actually tried speaking to the girls.

Shannon remained wary of everyone. She did smile at Sharp, but she hid from Romeo, which he insisted on being called. Shannon was a good judge of character, apparently. Once again, she had a nice suite of rooms and, to her surprise, Maria was here.

That had shocked her because, from the gossip she’d overheard, there’d been a raid on the South Dakota compound. Clearly, Maria had escaped arrest. She also heard that Romeo had lost a lot of stock,Carmelle wondered exactly what he’d lost. Whatever it was had placed him in a foul mood for a few weeks before he suddenly snapped out of it and began charming her again.

Carmelle didn’t trust him as far as she could throw him.

Sharp

Sharp headed to the small suite of rooms Carmelle had been given. Romeo never visited here because of the kids; he wasn’t interested in them. But Romeo insisted that Carmelle eat dinner three times a week with him.

Sharp had to physically stop himself from ripping Romeo’s smarmy head off during those meals. Romeo’s wife had been arrested and his children taken into care.

Romeo had got Seabrooke to fetch them, and his kids were now here. But his wife remained behind bars while lawyers fought over her innocence. Sharp had sent evidence proving Romeo’s wife, while a greedy bitch, was innocent of crime. It was a matter of weeks before she was released.

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