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Talon glared at him.
“Better hurry,” Deacon added with a smirk.
Talon grabbed his phone from his pocket and slowly raised it up to his ear to listen. Whatever he heard made his face pale. He then muttered, “I’m coming.” Lowering the phone, Talon glared at Deacon as he announced, “Ma and Jarret were taken, ten minutes ago.”
Horrified gasps went around the table.
Deacon nodded. “Now, you at least have an answer to why I came in here so boldly. I always have a backup plan. Unload your weapons and toss them onto the table.”
No one moved.
Deacon’s grin had returned now as he announced, “If you don’t and I am harmed or delayed, your parentswilldie.”
The guns all lowered as ammunition chambers were opened and bullets hit the table with resounding pings. Then heavy metal clangs rang out as the guns landed on the table as well.
Deacon looked over at Talon as he slowly lowered his arms. “You’d better run along now, Weston. Your family needs you.”
Talon shoved his gun into the back-waistband of his jeans and shook his head. “I can’t leave until you do.”
“Look Captain,” Deacon said as he raised an eyebrow at him. “You aren’t in charge here. If I am not in my copter in ten minutes, poor Ma and Jarret Walker will be history.”
“Go!” Glory yelled at Talon.
He shook his head and glanced at Bones. “I will call.” Turning, Talon headed toward the door.
Just then, a clink sounded as the phone fell from its propped position against the glass and the video stopped.
Silence had fallen in the study as everyone there looked truly angry. Then following the raging quiet, grumbles and swear words could be heard now.
“Oh, my God,” Julianna stated in a shocked whisper as she looked stunned.
Nodding at her, Glory said. “You still wanna us to let Mr. Law Abiding Agent Walker go?”
Chapter Four:Neversmile
Julianna
All I could do was stare at Glory. “You have to though,” I told her. “To save your father, correct?”
Glory looked white in the face as she replied, “Yes, we do. And I’m scared for Dad, because this V woman is…insane. At least according to Jewel who met her. V wants revenge for her mother’s death.”
Finally, someone had mentioned V. I had been waiting and waiting. Just because they knew Deacon did not mean they had met or heard of V. “And her mother is who?” I asked.
“The woman Talon talked about in that video…Ophelia,” Stephano replied. “The infamous Crime Queen. Deacon and V’s mother was the famous O.”
I stared at him then around at all of them then my gaze stopped on Romeo. “For real? Even the cartels are scared of that woman.”
He gave me a nod. “Yes, scary, right? And she is who started all of this as far as I understand it.”
“Olivia Walker was her real name at one time,” Liv said as she looked troubled. “My mom named me after her.” She raised her hand up at me. “Before she knew she was a psychopath, of course. Then Deacon took over for her.”
Glory fumed. “I wanted to pull that trigger so bad that day. But that fucker will run out of luck someday.”
“His luck ran out the day he went after my son and you,” Stephano stated as he looked angry as well. “I refused to even go see him since he arrived. I might just put a bullet in his head instead of talking to him.”
I raised my hands up at them. “I have heard enough. Please do not make any open threats. I am not doubting that he is a criminal. That video proves he is. However, I am an attorney and I do not wish to be called to the stand someday to testify against my will about any of you making threats to him.”
“Threats to him?” Talon griped. “My God, woman. We have been under threatsfromhim for a long while now.”
