Page 57 of An Unhinged Wedding

Max asks, “What kind of properties?”

“All warehouses.”

“Do you have the addresses?”

Domenic hands him a piece of paper, “I knew you’d want them. Do you want my opinion?”

He nods, “Of course.”

“He’s not going to kill them. Your women will be sold. This is about revenge, and he knows what would be done to them would be far worse than death. He’s counting on tormenting you with that. The things your imagination will conjure will be your punishment.”

“How the fuck is that helpful?” Hunter barks.

Domenic laughs, “It’s not. Except I suppose that you had better find them before that happens because once they are sold, they will be that much harder to find. They’ll be separated then and likely not in this country. If you don’t find them before they’re sold, you probably never will.”

Max sighs as he leans back in his chair, “What do you know about Joey? Anything?”

Domenic nods, “Joey started in the drug trade. Then he pimped quite a few prostitutes. He had a penchant for beating the shit out of them. Once he met a man by the name of Fat Tony, who supplied him with little girls, his interests changed. He learned quickly that he could use the girls, sell them, buy more and repeat the cycle. His very catholic family disowned him many years ago after they were informed that he molested his little sister.”

“Do you think they are in one of the warehouses?” I ask.

Domenic nods, “Probably. Which one? I have no clue.”

Max stands, “Suit up. We leave in ten minutes. The armory is open. Close it when you’re done.”

We all walk to the armory and grab as many guns and ammo as we can. I reach for the rocket launcher, and Hunter says, “That’s a good way to kill our women.”

I grin because Mia would fucking love this, “We may need it to blow gates up. You never know.”

He rolls his eyes, “You’re fucking crazy.”

I smile, thinking of my beautiful wife, “I prefer psychotic.”

Hunter laughs, “You and Mia are perfectly matched. Two psychotic nuts in one pod.”

Chuckling, I say, “I think the saying is two peas in a pod.”

He turns to walk out of the armory and says, “I had to alter it for you two crazies.”

I shake my head and head back to Max’s office, ready to go get my wife.

“Everybody in the big black van outside. The De Luca brothers are coming with us.”

“Why?” Hunter asks.

Max folds his arms over his chest and glares at Hunter, “Stop asking fucking questions. Because we’re going to be damn sure we get them on our first attempt. More manpower means more chances of success. Joey has clearly rebuilt his team and we have no idea how many there are. We may be seriously outnumbered. Now if you question my decision one more time regarding the De Luca’s, you can sit your fucking ass at home and wait to find out if Jade is still alive.”

“Got it, boss,” Hunter says and walks out of the office.

Max arches an eyebrow as he attempts to hide his grin, “A rocket launcher?”

I shrug, “You never know when you will need a rocket launcher.”

He shakes his head, “Got everything you need?”

“I’ve got guns, knives, a torch, and a rocket launcher. I’m ready to fuck Joey’s world to smithereens.”

As we walk out of the house, he chuckles, “You mean blow his world to smithereens?”

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