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Chapter 100 b

Gabriel’s POVI had country music playing in the car, it was a huge contrast to the environment I was in, but I was willing to be odd for a moment. I tapped gently against the steering wheel, shifting my body when my legs started to feel stiff. That was when I saw it.Ruby’s purse sat on the passenger seat beside me, screaming ‘another responsibility’ in the form of pink leather and perfume. I groaned, running a hand down my face and taking that as a reasonable excuse to get out of the car. Maybe I could even get a drink once inside.“Of course she forgot it,” I muttered, keeping up with the act and pushing the car door open.The afternoon breeze brushed against my face as I stepped out, nodding at a few of Mateo’s men who lingered around the driveway. “Evening, boys,” I greeted lazily. One of them muttered a quick “sir,” though his expression clearly said ‘I wish you’d go home already’.I wish I was lounging at home too, man.I swung the purse over my shoulder dramatically. “Don’t l

Chapter 101

Gabriel’s POVBy the time I got downstairs, the air had already shifted, it was lighter, warmer, and full of something I hadn’t seen often between Mateo and Ruby lately.They were walking back inside, side by side. Ruby was laughing at something he said, her voice low and surprisingly soft. Mateo even smiled–smiled–and I was about ready to call the priest because clearly, the end times were here.That easy warmth, though, faded the moment they saw me.“Wow,” I said, raising my brows. “Did I just interrupt a Hallmark moment?”Ruby rolled her eyes and reached for her purse before I even had the chance to offer it properly. “You took your time.”“Yeah, well,” I said, handing it over, “it was heavy. You got enough makeup in here to build a bunker.”She ignored me, muttering a soft, “Thanks,” as she slung it over her shoulder.Mateo adjusted his cuff links, face back to his usual granite setting. I missed the guy from two seconds ago.“Puffy eyes,” I said, nodding toward Ruby. “That’s new.

Chapter 102

Kelvin’s POVShe looked like she was about to call for help when she saw me leaning on the hood of my car.Her heels slowed against the pavement, her expression switching between suspicion and mild amusement. “Please tell me you didn’t fire my driver.”“Didn’t have to,” I said, taking her bag from her before she could protest. “I just told him to take the day off. You’re with me today.”Her brows lifted. “Oh? Are you kidnapping me again?”“Wouldn’t call it kidnapping.” I opened the passenger door for her. “More like… voluntary abduction with snacks that I know you’d definitely love.”She gave me one of her unimpressed looks but a smile was beginning to break out from the corners of her mouth. “You really think that’s better?”“Hey, I didn’t say it was legal. Just more fun.”Her lips twitched, but she got in the car anyway, muttering something about how I’d get arrested one day for charming the wrong person.When I got in and started the engine, she turned to me, suspicious again. “Wh

Chapter 103

Amelia’s POVThe morning light slipped through the blinds, the soft and gold rays wrapping itself around the room like a warm secret. I blinked awake slowly, caught between the last threads of sleep and the solid warmth pressed against my back.Kelvin’s arm was draped over my waist, heavy and protective, his breath steady against my neck. For a long second, I didn’t move, just listened to the rhythm of him, the quiet of the space, and how unreasonably safe it felt. It was dangerous, this kind of peace.“You’re awake,” he mumbled into my hair, his voice low and rough with sleep.“Barely,” I whispered, turning just enough to face him. His eyes were half open, a lazy grin tugging at his lips.“You snore,” he said after staring at me for a short while.I frowned. “I don’t.”“Oh, you do. Tiny soft ones. Like a dying kitten.”I smacked his chest, earning a laugh that vibrated through me. “You’re such a liar.”“Denial,” he said, stretching. “Classic symptom of snorers.”I sat up, brushing my

Chapter 104

Gabriel’s POVThe first rule of tailing someone is to look like you’re not tailing them. The second rule? Don’t tail someone on an empty stomach.I leaned back in my car seat, chewing lazily on a piece of gum while keeping the black sedan two cars ahead of me in sight. “You know,” I muttered to no one in particular, “if these guys were any less subtle, they’d be wearing neon shirts that said ‘We’re following Amelia.’”The sedan didn’t speed up, didn’t slow down. Just cruised through the city like it owned it. Typical Vasquez men. No imagination.I adjusted my cap lower over my forehead and drummed my fingers on the wheel, amused at how easy this was. A little part of me was hoping they’d do something stupid. Give me a chase. Break the monotony. But no. These guys were boring.Still, boredom was better than losing them. So I hummed to myself, tailing them through turns, letting buses and trucks slide between us as cover. If Ruby were here, she’d be rolling her eyes already.The city

Chapter 105

Ruby’s POVThe smell of roasted chicken and fried chips filled the elevator before the doors even opened. I caught Amelia’s tired voice floating out of her office, and by the time I stepped in, she looked up from her desk like she’d just seen an angel.“Saint Ruby of the Hungry,” she said dramatically, dropping her pen. “You’ve come to save me.”I raised the paper bag in triumph. “With food, yes. With enough patience for your dramatics, absolutely not.”Her laugh was tired but real, the kind that sounded like it hadn’t had a chance to breathe all day. I set the food down, clearing a few scattered documents. She’d been running on coffee again. I could see the evidence, from the half-drained mugs,to the dark circles around her eyes and the actually completed works.“You’re a menace,” I said, unpacking the containers. “Do you even remember what a vegetable looks like?”She grinned. “I think one tried to kill me last week.”We both laughed. For a few moments, it absolutely felt normal aga

Chapter 106

Amelia’s POVRuby’s hands were shaking so hard that the photo fluttered between her fingers like it was looking for an escape too.“Amelia, look…look at this.” Her voice cracked halfway through, and when she pushed the image toward me, I felt like I knew what I was going to see before even glancing at what it was.There was Ricardo standing by the dock, fully armed.The kind of picture that never came with a happy ending.I took it carefully, the edge of the paper catching a tremor in my own hand. Ruby’s voice was tumbling out fast words tripping over panic. “He’s in trouble, I knew it…Mateo lied…he said he was on an errand, but look…look where he is, those are armed men, Amelia, he’s…”“Ruby.”She froze.“Breathe.”Her chest heaved once, twice. I reached across the table, prying the picture from her fingers before she tore it. “Panicking won’t get us anywhere. Let’s think.”“But…”“Ruby,” I said again, firmer this time, trying to grind myself in a different reality too. “I promise yo

Chapter 107

Kelvin’s POVThe lounge smelled as it ususally did, of money, old whiskey, polished wood, and uncontained deceit. It was the exact kind of place where secrets did not have to be whispered, just traded continously to get people what they want and to where they wanted to be.Vasquez was already there when I walked in, lounging like a king who’d never known the taste of consequence. Rafael sat beside him, scrolling through his phone, pretending he wasn’t just a shadow of his own father’s deceit.“Kelvin,” Vasquez drawled, raising his glass. “You’re late.”“I wasn’t aware this was an urgent meeting,” I replied, sliding into the seat opposite him. “Your assistant said it was about a contract review.”Rafael smirked. “It is. In a way.”The waiter came and went in silence. Vasquez didn’t start with small talk; he never did. He leaned back, crossing one leg over the other, his cufflinks catching the light.“You’ve been busy lately.”“I manage,” I said evenly.“Mm. Managing’s good. But sometim

Chapter 108

Amelia’s POVThe docks were colder than I’d imagined. It was the kind of cold that clung to one’s skin and bone, mixing with the thick stench of salt, metal, and gasoline. The night air hummed faintly with the sound of waves crashing against the concrete wall, and the faint clatter of metal chains clinking somewhere in the dark.Isaiah killed the car’s engine. “We would have to walk from here,” he said quietly, scanning the wide stretch of the docks with the precision of a soldier.Gabriel stretched beside him, cracking his neck. “You know, I’d really hoped for something with a bit more lighting,” he muttered, his voice casual, too casual for the situation we were in. “Maybe a nice moon, some ambience. But no, it’s just us, the smell of dead fish, and my continuously terrible life choices.”He had called Mateo after his ‘walk’ out and had somehow managed to explain everything to him without freaking him out, even though Mateo sent a trail of cars to pick Ruby up from work which she to

Chapter 109

Mateo’s povI was pacing frantically in my office, waiting on any news when the phone rang. It was the first one I got in minutes after I had spent a lifetime trying to reach them.I answered the phone on the second ring and placed it on my ears, taking a small breath before I spoke.“Hello.” Her voice on the line was thin, brittle and almost in a pant, the kind that made the bones of a man who’d seen too much ache.“Mateo,” she said. “There were some men at the docks and there were shots. They…Ricardo’s watch was there, but we couldn't find him. I think he was moved…” Her words tumbled, stopped, started again. I could hear the cold in the night, the way her breath hit the receiver.“Where’s Ruby?”“She’s here. She’s fine.” I released a small breath I did not know I was holding. That girl would eventually be the death of me.“You shouldn’t have let her go in her condition. Put on your location and share it with me,” I said before I thought it through. “I’d send escorts” When she hun

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