Chapter Two Hundred Eighty-Six

Adrik

“Jefe, any word?” He picked up on the first ring. He sounded worried.

“She’s fine, Trino. She’s going to need to stay in the hospital a few days though. Armando beat the shi t out of her before we could get to her,” I said.

“I hope he’s already dead.”

“He wishes he was, I can tell you that. He’s still alive though. I plan on drawing it out as long as possible. I want him to suffer.”

“I love this line of thinking, lefe.”

“That being said, Sal is still at large and I’m a little worried about what he’s going to do once he finds out about Anthony and Lorenzo. I’m not leaving her until she can leave the hospital.”

“Say no more, Jefe. I have the perfect solution. I’ll take care of everything. Sal won’t find out until I’m sure that Sephie is okay. and can leave the hospital. No matter how long it takes.”

“Thanks, Trino. And thanks again for sending Oscar. He’s been an integral part of our fireworks show.”

Trino laughed. “I love that guy. I’ve never met anyone who gets as excited to blow shi t up as that dude. He’s great.”

“He’s good at his job, I will definitely give him that,” I said.

How bad is it?”

right now, but she got more information out of both Sal and Armando

you not kill

to doing so, but she stopped me. She was having trouble breathing,” I

could stop you in

let you know when she can leave. Thank you again for everything, Trino.”

“De nada, Jefe.”

it in for Ivan. Nobody had slept in over two days, so nobody wanted to be woken up to him fighting his past. I didn’t want

her chest tube, she needed to be partially sitting up. She was as close to me as her arm in a cast strapped to her waist would allow, but I still managed to pull her legs over mine partially so she

didn’t say anything. Perhaps it was the gun on r hip that she didn’t like. Dr. Williams came in that evening to check on her before he left for the day. He chuckled, “one of my nurses went on a rant about you being in bed with her. I told her i could send her home for the day if she had that much of a problem with

pay her salary. She’ll be out of a job if she

floor instead,” he said. “How

long as she can feel me next to her, she

She needs to stay quiet so she can breathe easily until her lung has a chance to heal a little more,” he said. He looked toward Ivan, who was

playing, he stays calm. I assume he was okay when

as he was when she was with him. You were right, too. She is incredibly

familiar pull in my chest. I loved it when other people

on her again. If something happens overnight,

of a unique situation we’ve put you in. I appreciate everything you’ve done,” I said. He nodded his head and left quietly.

get closer to me, but would struggle to do so each time. Her ribs made it difficult to move without severe pain and her arm in a cast and sling made it awkward for her to lay against me. I tried

sleep, at least?” he asked. One of the nurses had brought in an extra bed the night before, so the guys rotated through the beds during the night. Each time a nurse came in to check on Sephie, they would rotate. It wasn’t ideal, but they weren’t going

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