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Chapter Fifteen

Jade

“There are three entrances into the mines, all of them reinforced by steel doors.One on the west, southeast, and north.If you jam two of the doors and blow in the third, they won’t have any way of escaping.I would suggest blocking the doors in a way that a group of shifters with more brute than brains can’t push their way out,” Drew explained.

“How much firepower do you think they have?”

“None.They think too much of themselves to arm themselves with weapons.They want to fight hand-to-hand.”

“Fuck, let’s just send Jade in there to take care of them and we’ll clean up the mess after.”

Noah growled and Jade laughed, wrapping her arm around his waist and pulling him close.

Jade couldn’t help but reflect, again, on how much her life had changed in the past month.She found and thought she’d lost her mate, she discovered her brother, and her assassin family was safe and happy.So it didn’t bother Jade when Ax suggested she go in.

“Shut it, blondie.You’re not sending my mate in there alone.”

Ghost cleared his throat.“Although she could probably handle it, we all go in together.”

Drew elbowed her and turned to her with a smile.“Just how deadly are you, little sister?”

“As much as the others.We’re all highly trained assassins.”

Axel’s laugh boomed around Kai’s living room, where they were planning their raid of the underground shifter lair.

“She can kick Kai’s ass, and there isn’t an immortal assassin alive who can even get close to Kai, much less touch him.Jade can and she beats him every time they spar.”

“Fuck off, blondie.”Kai’s words came out a bit playful and Jade threw her head back and laughed.

“So, one-on-one after the planning meeting?” Drew asked.

Jade sobered and she shook her head.“I don’t want to hurt you.I just found you.”

Noah threw his arm over her brother and glanced at Jade.“He’s a tiger shifter.He can handle it—just take it easy on him like you do Reaper.”

Noah laughed when Reaper’s growl reached his ears.

“Fine.” Drew laughed when Jade agreed.

Ghost cleared his throat.“Here’s the final plan.Hunter and Axel will set small charges on the west and southeast.We will go in the north entrance.Jade and Gunnar—”

“No, I’ll be with Jade.”Noah statement wasn’t questioned.

Ghost nodded.“Jade and Noah, sweep toward the left, taking out anyone you encounter.Kai and Reaper, take the right.The rest of us, we are backup.Xander and Drew, you will be standing guard at the north entrance to make sure no one escapes.This is a ‘kill-only’ mission.The government is tired of the possible threat to Dark Company and wants everyone eliminated.If they manage to escape, we hunt them down until there is no longer a threat.Understood?”

Thirteen voices confirmed Ghost’s orders.

“Dismissed.”

Drew immediately jumped toward Jade, almost wrapping his arms around his sister, when Noah wrapped an arm around Jade’s waist and pulled her out of the way.Noah growled at Drew and Drew smiled at him.Jade was happy Noah and Drew were getting along.

“Not in the house.”Kai’s demand brooked no argument.

They piled out of the house and everyone made a loose circle around the middle, where she stood with her brother and mate.“How do you want to do this?”

“First one to land a strike wins?”

Jade nodded and Drew immediately leapt forward.His hand came close to catching her on the shoulder, but she ducked in time and swept his feet out from under him, sending him sprawling onto his back.