Page 62 of His Deadly Devotion
“You need to keep your head on straight, Connor. You need to play along until it’s time. We cannot turn up and have you firing grenades the minute you step into the house,” he says.
“Tell me,” I repeat. My voice firmer. My fists clenched at my sides.
“I don’t know. I only got here yesterday. I’ve kept them away from her as much as I could,” he says.
“Fuck!” I yell as I lash out and strike the dashboard.
“Get it out now, because once we step inside that house, you need to be calm,” Patty says.
“I know what I need to do.”
“And when the fuck were you going to tell me you married her?” He turns to look at me.
“How do you know about that?”
“She told me.” He smirks, and I smile.
She’s holding on. She is strong. I need to keep reminding myself that she’s a survivor. Whatever they do, as long as her heart is beating, she will survive it.
“Can this car go any faster? My wife is waiting for me,” I tell him. The thought of Aurora being chained up in the basement tears at my fucking heart. Even though I know she’s tough, she shouldn’t fucking have to be.
Is she scared? I know she puts out to the world that she’s not scared of anything, but that’s not the truth.
“Your father has fortified the place. I counted at least a hundred guys, and that’s just on the perimeter. God knows how many he has inside,” Patty says, ignoring my question.
“I have a plan.” I shrug.
“Yeah? Let’s hear it then.”
“I’m going to kill him.” My tone is as cold as my heart right now.
“Just like that, huh?” Patty says.
“Just like that.” I shrug again.
“You have to make it out alive,” he tells me like I don’t know.
“That’s where you and the others come in. As soon as I have his heart in my hands, everyone else will fall into line too,” I explain.
“You sure about this?” Patty asks. “You know I’ll go down with you, as long as this is what you want.”
“What I want is my wife. What I want is to burn the fucking organization down to the ground.”
“This is a suicide mission. Twenty of us, hundred or more of them.” He shakes his head from side to side.
“It’s not suicide. It’s war,” I correct him. “And I plan on being the victor.”
“Yeah, pretty sure everyone who goes to war has that plan, asshole.” He laughs.
“You can leave. You don’t have to do this.” I wouldn’t hold it against him if he did. She’s my wife. This is my fight.
“What? And miss all the fun? Fuck no. Besides, I can’t wait to see your wife out of those chains and in all her insane glory.” Patty smiles at me.
I close my eyes and take a huge breath. They have her chained up. I knew they would. But hearing him say it out loud hits different. I also know the condition I’m going to find her in, and it’s breaking my fucking heart.
The car pulls into the compound. Patty was right. My father has made this place a fucking fortress.
“There’s something else you should know,” Patty says.