Page 80 of Devious
Minutes later, the door flies open, and Maya and Aiden walk in.
Aiden ushers her to the living room. Anxiety eats at me as we take the elevator to the top floor, which is where my gun room is located.
Aiden slides his hands in his pockets. “How the fuck did Cashel get inside without detection?”
“We have a snake amongst us. He typed in the code and caught my guards off guard and killed them one by one. He knew when I’d be home. It might be a soldier. I’m going to find out after we get Roselyn out of Cashel’s care.”
I’d never admit my emotions out loud, but I’m fucking scared. I’m scared that he will hurt her beyond repair, and I won’t be able to forgive myself for allowing him to take her. He took the woman I love.
“He knew my plan. He mimicked exactly how I said I was going to break in.”
“We have only an hour left. Bring Maya in here,” I say.
He disappears and returns with Maya. She sits in the chair in front of me.
“Have you seen any of my men hanging around Cashel?”
She laughs. “You want my help. That’s rich.”
I grab her by the hair, wrap it around my fist, and she yelps. “If you don’t cooperate with us and help me get my wife home safely, you’re going to be next in a body bag. I’ll torture you so bad, you’re going to be begging for your life to end, and I’ll gladly give it to you. I don’t care if you’re my brother’s wife. If my wife dies, you die. So, choose your words wisely.”
I’ll burn down this whole goddamn city to save my wife.
My brother grabs me by the collar and balls up his fist, ready to strike me. “Don’t put your hands on my wife.”
I push Aiden’s hands away. “Don’t push your luck. I’ll kill anyone who stands in my way of getting Roselyn back. So have the bitch speak up.”
She gulps loudly. “No, I haven’t, but there is this guy who hangs out with him. He goes by the name of Twenty-Six. He’s Italian. But from the old generation.”
“What the fuck? Devious, is it the guy who had Roselyn kidnapped?” Aiden asks.
I nod. “Meaning?”
“Several years ago, he approached me at a strip club that I worked at and said he knew my family, and he wanted to know how to get in contact with Cashel. He paid me a lot of money, so I told him,” Maya states.
“Go on,” I say.
“They were talking about taking you out, and that he and Cashel will rule over your territories.” She pauses. “I don’t want to go back to Cashel or my family. I don’t want to be reminded of what happened to me and how they… I’ll help you get rid of Cashel.”
Anger blazes in Aiden’s eyes, and he yanks her by the arm. “What did they do to you, little dove?”
“Don’t worry abou—”
“Tell me.”
Tears glitter her eyes, and she shakes her head. “Please, Aiden. Don’t push me to say. Besides, it’s not like you love me anymore, right? You married me out of revenge, remember?”
Aiden doesn’t reply, but worry creases his face. She and Liam were close, especially in high school, so it’s not making much sense for her to try to help us.
“Why the fuck would you help me? I killed Liam.”
“I know you killed him, and I will forever hate you for that, but for once I have to think about my well-being. I have to look after myself. I have to figure out which lifestyle would be better for me.” She looks at Aiden with sad eyes.
“I’d rather be with someone I used to love who made me feel alive than go back to a home where I was never welcomed and loved because of who my mother was.”
It’s no secret she was born from a mistress, and she used to get shunned a lot as a kid. They treated her as if she was trash. I don’t know the relationship between her and Cashel, and I don’t care. As long as I get Roselyn out of there and safe in my arms.
“So what’s the game plan, Devious?” Aiden asks.
