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A strangled cry escapes my lips as they dump him in front of me. He’s got bruising already starting on his beautiful face, and the fingers of his right hand sit at weird angles. Doc’s gonna have a devil of a time setting that. It might even require surgery.

The only bright side to this is that Neil’s breathing, and he doesn’t seem to have any bad bleeding going on—nothing visible, anyway. I worry he might have a head injury, though.

“What did you do to him?” I screech, my voice breaking.

“Nothing permanent … yet.” The Viper chuckles at his attempt at wit.

Tears stream down my face as I struggle to get out of my restraints and go to Neil. “Please, don’t hurt him anymore. Just untie me, and I’ll get into the accounts somehow. Please!” A string of snot drips down my cut lip, but I can’t be bothered to care about that now.

More laughter from the Vipers. They just think this is a riot.

Before they can get started on me, the service elevator bell dings, and the doors open to reveal—

—a blood-covered Bunny.

She’s got a new baseball bat resting on her shoulder, and I swear, she looks like an avenging angel. An angel in a black corset and fishnets, with black leather bunny ears on and a wicked grin spread across her face.

“Hey, Keys,” she chirps. “We came to pick you up from your date.”

Chapter 34

Bunny

My Neil’s such a brave dude. He didn’t have to be the bait; I would’ve been glad to go in on my own, but he insisted. It was his idea, even.

Of course, I killed the Vipers who knocked him out before going inside and riding the elevator to the top. Had to make a proper entrance, y’know. After all, what’s the point of being a vigilante if not for theatrics?

The Vipers draw their guns and start shooting once the shock of my appearance wears off. Predictable. I dive behind a table, knocking it over and using it for cover while shooting around the side. Keys is a good boy, upending his chair and using his feet to drag himself over and protect Neil. We never practiced this stuff at the Burrow, so I’m glad he’s prepared.

Where the fuck is Kendrick? He’s supposed to come in the main entrance to box in the Vipers.

As if summoned by my thoughts, the main elevator dings at that exact moment. I hear sounds of a struggle, then twin thuds as two bodies hit the floor. The elevator doors whir, clack, and clank as they try to close. I peek around the corner and see that the Vipers’ unconscious forms are blocking the doors. Kendrick steps over them and takes out the two standing over Keys and Neil with carefully aimed shots.

For Keys and Neil’s sakes, I wish that could be it, but I scoped the place earlier and know that all of Ramseys upper-level assholes live in this building. When you calculate them, their guards, and the Vipers assigned to watch for my arrival, it adds up to a metric fuckton of fun for me.

“All right, Kendrick, you secure the back elevator while I take care of these two.” I hop out of my hiding spot and rush to cut Keys loose.

As soon as his hands are free, Keys throws himself on Neil, sobbing and dripping snot.

I pat Keys on the back. “He’s probably okay. They went easy on him.”

Kendrick strides up and kneels next to the two of them. “C’mon, Keys. Get up. We’re not done yet. We’ve still gotta fight our way out of here.”

“And kill Ramsey,” I add. Can’t forget the important stuff.

Keys turns to Kendrick with a scowl, but his expression changes to one of stunned awe when he sees the lanyard swinging from my neck. “You brought it?”

“Huh?” I take it off and hand it to him. “Yeah. Of course. We might need it.”

“Did you ever figure out what’s on it?”

“Nope. Butyouthought it was important enough to save, so I saved it.”

Shouts echo somewhere outside the penthouse, and I realize we forgot to secure the stairwell. “Oopsie! Sorry, Keys, gotta run and take care of that.”

I leave him with the flash drive and his boyfriend, taking Kendrick’s hand and leading him through the penthouse to the stairwell door. We exchange a quick glance, make some quiet hand gestures to communicate who’s doing what, and get in position.

When the Vipers bust through the door, they’re met face-to-barrel with Kendrick’s gun. A couple quick pops, and then we switch places. The idea is to confuse the Vipers that swarm in, never really letting them know who they’ll face off with when they reach the top. Some of them will meet their doom with Kendrick, and some will die at my hands. It keeps both of us from getting too tired while also scaring the bejesus out of the Vipers.

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