Page 66 of Possess Me
Ludolf coughed, catching his breath a few seconds later. “You have enemies in the Bruni family.”
As soon as the name was mentioned, I lifted my head toward him. “Go on.”
“That’s all we know.”
“You fucking bastard. The alliance is not going to happen. Never.”
More enraged than I’d ever been, I headed to my vehicle, noticing the wind was already kicking up. My first inclination was to get the fuck off this island.
But there were still answers to be found.
A clue had been dropped.
Fallon.
“No!”My bellow marked the air with rage.
Chaos was everywhere, people screaming and racing away, their bodies pushing hard against me as I tightened my hold on my weapon.
My reaction was instant, my training kicking in.
Without hesitation, I fired my weapon, catching the bastard between the eyes. Swinging around, I caught another in the gut, shooting him a second time in the head as he turned to run.
Additional gunfire rang out coming from both the sidewalk and the street. I raced after the one on foot, powering off three shots in a row, each one hitting him square in the back.
As soon as he started to fall, I took off running toward the speeding vehicle, firing indiscriminately, watching as the driver lost control, crashing into a group of parked cars.
A bullet caught me in the leg, but that didn’t stop me. I chased after the motherfucker, catching him by the back of the neck and pitching him to the asphalt, issuing two direct shots to the face.
The sudden quiet was more ominous than the melee.
Taking a deep breath, I stood to my full height, turning slowly then running toward Megan who was slumped to the sidewalk.
“No, baby. It’s going to be okay. Everything will be fine. You’re going to be just fine.”
As sirens sounded off in the distance, I cradled her body against mine, gasping for breath. Kissing the top of her head, I brushed hair from her face. My fingers were covered in blood.
“No. No. No!” I tipped her head, issuing a dangerous bellow.
Her lovely eyes, so blue and so full of life, were now devoid of life, her vacant stare reminding me of who I was and the man I’d become.
The vision was paralyzing.I took a deep breath, blinking several times. Fuck. Where the hell was I? A horn beeped, brakes squealing and I was forced to jerk the steering wheel. I pounded my hand on the dashboard, the cords in my neck straining as I uttered a growl from the base of my chest.
The Bruni family.
A name that sparked nothing but anger and hatred. A family I’d blamed for Megan’s death with only a few clues discovered after months of digging. Clues that had been left for me. Like breadcrumbs.
I’d walked away knowing the three men were just playing a game. Maybe they’d been the ones who’d fed me those crumbs. A goddamn game at my expense. Whatever they knew, they would divulge whether by choice or by force.
I’d been lured here for no other reason than to toy with my mind, dredging up the only thing they knew they could use against me.
And what the fuck was the shit about Fallon?
I smelled a setup.
After pounding my fist on the dashboard again, I grabbed the phone, dialing Mikhail.
“How was the meeting?” he asked.
