Page 26 of Captured By the Mafia Boss
Henry’s shoulders shake.
I’m more poised than I’ve ever been.
“Tell me where my father’s body is and I’ll spare your life.”
I want to bury him. Mourn him properly.
Henry chuckles mirthlessly, a little manic. “You’ll never find him. I’m about to take that secret to my death.”
“Relax. It was just a nick.”
The laugh turns into a sob. “The smallest cut from Trudy’s knives…”
Shit. I shove Henry away and hold the blade at arm’s length. Tears are streaming down Henry’s face, glistening in the moonlight.
His face wrinkles into a snarl. “Bitch. I should have finished you along with her.”
But he slumps to the ground, coughing.
My fingers tighten around the knife before I drop it.
Poisoned. Trudy gave me a blade laced with toxins and I’ve used it to kill her son.
Henry clutches at his neck, and I do the one thing I know.
I run.
Back down the track I just came with Henry, I throw myself towards the man I know can figure this out. My feet scream at me, my thighs are on fire. I’m running away from what I’ve done and who I am and—
“Olivia!”
King is there, on the path before me.
I fling myself into his arms, tears behind my eyes for everything that’s happened, and my role in it.
“Hush. Hush.” He soothes me like I’m a wild creature, his hands on my back and tight around my waist.
“Where is he?” King’s voice is a rumble.
I point with a shaking hand. “It’s just him. He seems to have come without backup.”
“Do I need to finish it?” he says into my hair.
And I know, for sure, whatever I’d done he’d support me. Where a normal person would call the police, King will fix anything I require, no matter how bad.
And it’s crazy, but that is the hottest, best thing I can think of.
I shake my head. Trudy will have been clever. It’s a fast poison. “He’ll be dead within an hour.”
King smiles. “You and your herbs. Remind me never to cross you. But he’s still out there, alive for now?”
“Yes.”
King nods. “Do you trust me?”
“Yes.” It’s not even a question.
“Go back to the house. Lock the door. Don’t answer for anyone but me. Wait. And whatever you see on the news, stay. Don’t leave.”
