But before he could settle down and really relax himself there was a really loud bang that rocked the car, pitching him into the side of the damn box!
But no one said anything, and there wasn’t any bullets so Sin had to assume that whatever was done was intentional. And if he had to guess, that sounded like an explosion.
And if he had to press further, he’d say that these shitstains just blew up the whole fucking house! Sin damn hoped that Sophie and Thanatos were out and long gone because if anything happened to them, these men weren’t just dead, they would be dragged into the bowels of Hell to be tortured in the most extreme ways possible.
There would be nothing that would ever protect them from Sin’s wrath.
Thane and Sophie were his family and he protected what was his.
38
Sophie took a deep breath and settled into her chair. It was comfy and the people around her did their best to make her feel better, but she couldn’t relax. She shouldn’t be here without Sin.
Thane had told her, in his halting way that this had been planned. Well, most of it. Apparently they had assumed that the team would go after Sophie, not her sister. They thought that they’d be attacked on their way to or from Brooke’s house, not while in it.
The men who helped them escape told her that Brooklyn was killed, that Sin was gone.
It seemed impossible. Horrible. How could they know? But their sniper was watching, and couldn’t protect Brooke.
She felt heartbroken, even if Brooke had been horrible, she still deserved a life!
So, that was why her guys wouldn’t let her go to Brooke’s by herself. It was also why they fought about her leaving the house at all. They knew that she’d be in danger and they didn’t tell her!
She was still pissed about that! It wasn’t fair for them to make decisions without her. She would be having a talk with them! Or… with Thane. Since Sin wasn’t here!
She didn’t understand why he let himself get caught. She didn’t care about any missions, or what their boss said.
She wanted him there with her, not gone.
Not for so long!
Thane dropped to sit in the seat beside her and grabbed her hand in his. It was nice, but she couldn’t feel complete without Sin there too. It just wasn’t right.
“Comfortable?” he asked, and Sophie looked around. They had been taken from Brooke’s house and brought to a secluded airfield where there was a private jet waiting. Apparently being a part of the Hunters had some privileges.
But she knew that she wouldn’t be allowed back to town. She wouldn’t be able to get anything of her own. She wouldn’t have anything from Brooke to keep with her. She had Annie’s necklace, but all she had from Brooke was back at her parents’ house.
She wouldn’t let them keep her from Brooklyn’s funeral though. That was one thing that she couldn’t miss!
Sophie couldn’t believe her sister was gone!
Both sisters.
Annie was in an accident and had been in a coma, Sophie had always been a little prepared for Annie’s death. She knew that it could happen and got a warning when the doctors had realized that she was declining.
But no one ever expected their perfectly healthy sister to die. Not so young! She always had an idea of having babies and Brooklyn wanting to babysit. She had visions of having to make excuses because who would want Brooke to take care of a baby?
She pictured her sister finally calming down and realizing that there was more to life. Heck! She even thought that maybe she’d get pregnant from one of her one night stands and have to figure out how to become a mom.
In none of her daydreams and visions had she ever thought that Brooke would be shot.
And, it was all her fault.
Sophie had contacted the Alliance. She had put Brooke back on their radar.
“We have a few more hours until we land. You might want to take a nap.” One of the team members said, coming up the aisle.
But she couldn’t.
Every time she shut her eyes she remembered Brooke holding the needles, ready to stab her.
Every time she let her mind wander it took her right back to that house. To what she could have done. What she should have done.
Saved Brooke, made Sin come with me.
She knew what this was. Shock. She felt cold, confused. It was too difficult to think. Her brain ran in circles, but she couldn’t calm it down.
Sophie looked around, hoping to be distracted by anything besides death and destruction.
The plane was small and so in the hour they had been here, she had learned a little about the guys who had been used as backup. They were part of a team that was run by a man who couldn’t be here.
The one who approached her now, Colt, was nice. He was quiet but she could tell that there was something caring about him. He had looked her over when they boarded, introducing himself as the medic. He had a scruffy look to him, with big blue eyes and a hearty build. He was fit, but not as streamlined as Sin.
Oh, Sin…
Sophie shook her head, she couldn’t sleep now. She was sure that she’d imagine all the different ways that Brooke could have died and all the different scenarios that Sin could be going through. “I don’t think I can.” She mouthed to Thane.
Thane squeezed her hand before pulling it towards him. Sophie got up and then cuddled
