All Chapters of Surrender To Me: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

BANEI DIALED Andy’s number and put the call on speaker. He hadn’t texted me to let me know he’d dropped Wren off at my apartment, and the guy was notorious for following orders to the letter.Hanging up, I tried again, but it simply went to voice mail. Fuck, where the hell was he?“Everything all right, boss?” Dagger asked as he strolled into my office.“Yes. No. Fuck.” I ran my hands through my hair. “I don’t know. I can’t get a hold of Andy.”“What was he supposed to be doing?”“Dropping Wren off, but that was an hour ago.”Dagger pressed his lips together in a tight line. “I’ll follow it up.” He turned to leave, but I stopped him.“What happened with Cox? Did she speak to you?”He peered at me over his shoulder. “No, boss,” he replied, leaving me in the room alone with nothing but my fear. If something happened to Wren, I didn’t know what I’d do. But this was the risk of getting attached to one woman. They could be used as a weapon against you.Standing, I began to pace, running m

BANEI COULDN’T BELIEVE what I was doing. I’d driven to the parking garage where Cox told me to meet her and am now sitting in the driver’s seat while my knee bounced. Wren had been missing for nine hours, and not knowing whether she was still alive was killing me. Sanderson had given me the proof of life, but I didn’t know what condition she’d be in once this was all over.My gaze flickered to the rearview mirror when I saw another car appear at the top of the ramp. The parking garage was six stories high, and Cox was very specific about the location when I called her. Her blue unmarked car pulled in beside mine, the engine shut off, and she got out. I followed her movement around the back of my car, my finger still on my Glock balanced on my thigh. Dagger knew where I was and had very specific instructions about what to do if I didn’t return.“Mr. Rivera,” she said while she slid into the passenger seat. “I must say… your phone call has me intrigued.”“I hope it’s intriguing enough

BANEMY HAND CURLED into a fist as I watched my brother-in-law help Wren from the fucking warehouse. I was set up on an adjacent wharf, keeping tabs on everything that was going on. I knew Cox wouldn’t have been able to walk away from the tip I’d given her. I also knew it had been a fucking risk to even bring her into this. Sanderson was a vicious man. He would’ve killed Wren whether I turned up or not. At least this way, my Little Bird was safe, I wasn’t implicated and never would be if Cox was smart. I was sure she wouldn’t reveal her source for this. She had too much on the line. Then again, so did I.I waited until James settled Wren into the back of a squad car with a bottle of water, then hit the proverbial red button of the detonator on my phone screen.The charges I’d set last night came to the party. The explosion that was connected to my fingerwalking thundered through the port, making the seagulls that were steadily circling overhead cry out as they were knocked off course.

Flipping the dagger in his hand, he changed grip and came at me, slashing. Leaning back, I missed each arc of his blade, giving Dagger the advantage of distracting him. The guy was so focused on me, that he didn’t see Dagger coming. Dagger sank his knife into the man’s throat, driving the steel through the flesh where his shoulder and neck met. Blood spewed from the wound, gushing down to the dusty warehouse floor. He weaved on his feet for a moment, clutching at the wound like that would stem the flow. Staggering toward the door, he reached the handle and pressed it down. Dagger looked at me with his brows raised. I simply shook my head. There was no way this little fucker was walking out of here.Sanderson’s man took a lurching step before falling face-first into the dirt. Blood pumped from his neck, pooling on the ground in a macabre black puddle. Turning around, I looked at the carnage, then at the three corpses that weren’t there fifteen minutes ago.Dagger strolled over to me, h

She nodded, then turned to look out the window. Fuck, that motion slayed me. She couldn’t even fucking look at me right now, and she didn’t even know the full truth about how Hawk ended up there in the first place.“Little Bird?” I murmured. “Are you okay?”“No.” Her reply was a bare whisper, hardly big enough to take notice of, but I did because I fucking loved this woman. I was consumed by her. She fed me life just as much as the blood in my veins did.“I can’t wait to take you home.” To make love to you. To love on you. To fucking marry you. I didn’t say all that to her even though I wanted to. I should’ve been fucking terrified even to be thinking about marriage, but I knew what I wanted with Wren. I didn’t want an agreement for two weeks. I wanted her entire fucking life, and I wanted her to share it with me. If she agreed, she could stay with me forever. I could buy the entire goddamn block where her shop was if she wanted to continue, but mostly, I wanted her at home with her s