streak. No matter how much gas I gave while
weaving in and out of traffic and intersections, he was always winning. I could only
get in front of him for a second before he would shoot past me out of nowhere. It
was as if he was toying with me.
By the time we got to the silver, luxury-style helicopter parked privately at the
airstrip, Declan and Monte were right behind us. Liam was already off his bike, arms
crossed with a grin on his face, as if he had waited hours—the asshole.
Saying nothing to him, I walked right onboard to find Antonio and Neal salivating
over sniper rifles like kids on Christmas morning.
At least I don’t have to worry about Irish and Italian feuding between them.
“I’m glad to see your loyalty is still so easily bought, brother.” Liam glared at him as he took a seat.
Or not.
Neal froze, and I saw a speck of anguish go through his eyes. Liam must have seen
it as well, because he didn’t stop whatever mental assault he was delivering. It was
like he could see into his brother’s soul.
Can all siblings do this?
“Jinx,” I said as loudly as possible.
Liam, Declan, and Neal all looked around to find the person behind the name, but no
one came. A second later, the helicopter’s engine kicked on and a soft voice broke
out over our headphones. “ Benvenuto a bordo , 8 ma’am. I will have us to Delaware in forty.”
Monte sat before me in the seat Fedel normally would be in and turned to Liam, who
also sat across from me. “Jinx is our master aviator. If it goes in the sky, he can
fly it.”
“That’s his name?” Neal asked, “Jinx? I feel safer already.”
Monte sneered. “If he’s good enough for the Boss, he’s good enough for you cane .”
Antonio snickered.
“Cane? What the fuck did you just call me?
So much for no feuding.
“It means dog.” Liam glared at me.
Was he waiting for me to do something? His brother started it. Rolling my eyes, I looked to Monte who muttered something under his breath. Neal hunched
over like a cane andfocused in on his rifle.
I knew Antonio could shoot to kill in any sort of condition. The wind and darkness
of the evening wouldn’t be an issue. It wasn’t the first time he had done it in such
conditions. However, I was testing Neal, and if he didn’t pass, this would be the
last time he worked closely with me. At least until he became better. I already had
an idea of Declan’s skills. Seeing as he was the one who had “hacked” into my computers.
I made it easy for him, but he still did it quicker than I expected.
“You will be monitoring the GPS,” Liam stated, finally catching up.
Monte nodded, and Liam turned to me.
“Declan can hack into the surrounding frequencies and keep track. The area should
be filled with paramedics, cops, and the coast guard,” Liam said, and in his eyes
he was daring me to agree, now of all times.
Seeing as he was being a good little boy, I would let him have his moment of dominance.
Monte looked at me, and I nodded. I had planned to have Declan on the sea with me
since he was great with hand-to-hand combat as well and we may need it, but sure,
Liam could pretend he helped. Once finished, Monte stood up quickly to get out of
the negative bubble created by Liam and me.
He did not say a word, but I could see Liam’s mind racing, and I could tell he didn’t
like me being here. I almost wanted to tell him to get the fuck over it, but the helicopter
was tense enough. Declan and Monte were focused on the four sets of laptops between
them, while Antonio and Neal both kept checking their rifles. They seemed close already
since Neal threw him a pack of chewing tobacco and Antonio accepted it like it was
gold. One moment they were fighting, the next they are trading toys.
Finally, when my eyes fell back on Liam, I found him watching me. He didn’t look away
like most people would when caught staring. Instead, he just stared harder, as if
I
weaving in and out of traffic and intersections, he was always winning. I could only
get in front of him for a second before he would shoot past me out of nowhere. It
was as if he was toying with me.
By the time we got to the silver, luxury-style helicopter parked privately at the
airstrip, Declan and Monte were right behind us. Liam was already off his bike, arms
crossed with a grin on his face, as if he had waited hours—the asshole.
Saying nothing to him, I walked right onboard to find Antonio and Neal salivating
over sniper rifles like kids on Christmas morning.
At least I don’t have to worry about Irish and Italian feuding between them.
“I’m glad to see your loyalty is still so easily bought, brother.” Liam glared at him as he took a seat.
Or not.
Neal froze, and I saw a speck of anguish go through his eyes. Liam must have seen
it as well, because he didn’t stop whatever mental assault he was delivering. It was
like he could see into his brother’s soul.
Can all siblings do this?
“Jinx,” I said as loudly as possible.
Liam, Declan, and Neal all looked around to find the person behind the name, but no
one came. A second later, the helicopter’s engine kicked on and a soft voice broke
out over our headphones. “ Benvenuto a bordo , 8 ma’am. I will have us to Delaware in forty.”
Monte sat before me in the seat Fedel normally would be in and turned to Liam, who
also sat across from me. “Jinx is our master aviator. If it goes in the sky, he can
fly it.”
“That’s his name?” Neal asked, “Jinx? I feel safer already.”
Monte sneered. “If he’s good enough for the Boss, he’s good enough for you cane .”
Antonio snickered.
“Cane? What the fuck did you just call me?
So much for no feuding.
“It means dog.” Liam glared at me.
Was he waiting for me to do something? His brother started it. Rolling my eyes, I looked to Monte who muttered something under his breath. Neal hunched
over like a cane andfocused in on his rifle.
I knew Antonio could shoot to kill in any sort of condition. The wind and darkness
of the evening wouldn’t be an issue. It wasn’t the first time he had done it in such
conditions. However, I was testing Neal, and if he didn’t pass, this would be the
last time he worked closely with me. At least until he became better. I already had
an idea of Declan’s skills. Seeing as he was the one who had “hacked” into my computers.
I made it easy for him, but he still did it quicker than I expected.
“You will be monitoring the GPS,” Liam stated, finally catching up.
Monte nodded, and Liam turned to me.
“Declan can hack into the surrounding frequencies and keep track. The area should
be filled with paramedics, cops, and the coast guard,” Liam said, and in his eyes
he was daring me to agree, now of all times.
Seeing as he was being a good little boy, I would let him have his moment of dominance.
Monte looked at me, and I nodded. I had planned to have Declan on the sea with me
since he was great with hand-to-hand combat as well and we may need it, but sure,
Liam could pretend he helped. Once finished, Monte stood up quickly to get out of
the negative bubble created by Liam and me.
He did not say a word, but I could see Liam’s mind racing, and I could tell he didn’t
like me being here. I almost wanted to tell him to get the fuck over it, but the helicopter
was tense enough. Declan and Monte were focused on the four sets of laptops between
them, while Antonio and Neal both kept checking their rifles. They seemed close already
since Neal threw him a pack of chewing tobacco and Antonio accepted it like it was
gold. One moment they were fighting, the next they are trading toys.
Finally, when my eyes fell back on Liam, I found him watching me. He didn’t look away
like most people would when caught staring. Instead, he just stared harder, as if
I
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