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A shot boomed

Blood spurted from one side of Rolf’s temple and chunks of pink from the other The crime boss dropped to his knees, way past dead before as left of his head hit the grass Lucas swerved around Ruby and grabbed Rolf’s gu

n frorip, whirled around, and pointed toward the orchard where the kill shot had originated

Ingrid stood there, her face grirasp

Despite the training to go after his athered the woers and the yacht loaded doith a cache of arms make its way out into the Northern Atlantic, he knew there was no other place he could be right now

“We’ve got to get ets to Elskov,” the Sparrow said “I suggest we take care of it at my cabin”

Chapter Fourteen

Ruby clung to Lucas on the ATV ride through the orchard and along the back roads to the Sparrow’s cabin The speed and the wind prevented the, but the tension in his body screaers, but he’d stayed with her

Hoould the queen interpret that? Disloyalty? Treason? What price would he pay for not following orders? There was always a price; she’d grown up seeing people pay dearly for slights much smaller than this one She refused to let Lucas pay the price for her—she loved hi she could do for hiet out of his life before she hurt him anymore

As soon as they reached the Sparrow’s cabin, she hopped off the back of the ATV and hustled into the house ahead of hiunfire could be heard in the distance It wouldn’t be long before her stepfather’s h the cabin door, deter Macintoshes She didn’t kno she was going to do it, but she had to convince hiret it for the rest of his life

Jasper and Talia were already inside, both looking fierce and ready for a fight

“He’s dead?” Jasper asked, looking from Ruby to her mother

Ingrid nodded “I need to talk to both of you Alone Now”

“Take the bedrooet these two set up Sounds like most of the island knows already Every one of the paranoid bastards at the house is going to think it was a plot by the person sitting next to the they’re next on the hit list At that point, we’ll be lucky to find a port in the shitstorm”

Before she could say anything to Lucas, her mother herded her and Jasper into the bedroom and shut the door behind them Like the rest of the cabin, it was sh room for the three of them to stand in a small circle in the tiny space between the door and the bed