Part 23 (2/2)

Mason didn't say a word to me until we were both sitting in his SUV. ”I don't envy you having to tell this to Jonah.” He spoke softly, the strain clear in his voice.

Whipping my head towards him I screeched once again this morning ”Why do I have to tell him?”

”You're the only one he will listen to.”

s.h.i.+t.

”What are we going to do about his grandparents?” I asked.

”I'm going to find them, hopefully its enough to soft the blow to keep him from going off the deep end that his uncle killed his mother, father and sister.”

”Is this enough to get him out?”

Starting the car Mason shook his head, ”I don't know.”

I didn't know either but I was praying it was.

Pulling out Mason slowed down t.i.tling his head to the other side of the road, ”You know that guy?”

Following Mason's head I looked at the guy in a blue suit standing by a black SUV, ”That's one of Vinnie's drivers. Was he following us?”

”He didn't come into the diner but his car pulled up when we went in.”

s.h.i.+t I couldn't afford for Vinnie to find out what we were doing which meant we had to move faster.

”You find his grandparents on that fancy a.s.s computer of yours I am going to see Shark.”

Mason eyebrows raised so high I'm surprise they didn't touch his hair, ”You're not going to see Shark.”

”Mason we don't have time for you to do all the work, that” I said flicking my head toward Vinnie's drivers car, ”Proves my point.”

”Sharks a dangerous person.”

”Shark's been nothing but nice to me.”

”He's still dangerous Olivia.”

I couldn't disagree with this so I kept my mouth shut and buckled my seat belt.

Letting a huge angry sigh out Mason put the car in gear, ”You call me when you get to Shark and you call when you leave. I'll give you fifteen minutes after you call me, you don't call within those fifteen minutes I'm coming after you and I'll be making a phone call to Jonah while I'm doing it.”

”Deal.”

Mason dropped me off at the house so I could get my car as I was going to go meet Shark and he was going into his work to use some database thing that would hopefully allow him to find Jonah's grandparents. Finding them was a must because Jonah was going to need all the proof he could get and Mason was right maybe it could soften the blow for him knowing that there was family out there that loved and wanted him.

I'd texted Shark before we got to the house telling him I need to talk to him, he text me back telling me I was going to have to wait, which got him a frantic phone call from me where I did what I do best and started to cry until he told me where to meet him. Which was annoying, outside of Denver over a freaking hour away.

Not following the speed limit I surprisingly made it to Shark without getting a ticket.

I pulled up to a coffee shop where Shark was sitting in a light grey suit with a group of men that looked like they'd all just come from a photo-shoot they were that good looking.

I was really regretting not putting on make up.

Shark noticed me and started to stand as I got out of the car. Meeting me by my car I couldn't help my comment even with everything that was going on. ”Please tell me all those men are gay.”

”What?” Shark asked looking at me like I'd lost my mind.

”I imagine Jonah won't be as p.i.s.sed if I'm ogling gay men.”

Shaking his head at me my eyes caught on to one of the men who was looking at me with more interest than the others.

”What's going on Olivia?”

Before I could answer the man that was staring at me yelled to Shark, ”Who's your friend?”

”My sister.” Shark yelled back without taking his eyes off me.

The man obviously didn't like Sharks answer as his face went hard and his muscular arms pushed his body out of his chair to an angry stance.

”Got s.h.i.+t to do Olivia.” Shark clipped his tone impatient.

”Officer Owen and Jonah's dad found out Vinnie was working with the Russian mob.”

Sharks whole body stiffened, his face turned deadly hard and the angry vibe coming off him had me taking a step back. ”He's doing it off radar and G.o.d knows how long he has been doing it.” Shark clipped, his jaw clenching so tight I feared he was going to break his teeth.

”What does that mean?”

”It means no one f.u.c.king knew, he's doing it behind everyone's back.”

”How do you know?”

”Because I know everything that goes on in Denver and I didn't know. I also know because the guy trying to take his turf is part of the Russian mob, which mean's Vinnie is working with a trader of the Russian mob.”

A fear so thick I felt it physically hit into me at what Shark said next, ”Whoever that trader is, is about to be found out because the man the Russian's sent to take over Vinnie's turf is coming to town tomorrow and I have no doubt that Vinnie will use that to keep his turf but it wont work the Russian mob will clean house, theirs and Vinnie's.”

”What does clean house mean?”

”They will kill everyone who knows.”

I was going to die, Jonah was going to die, Mason, Denny, Officer Owen, Shark no, no, no.

Sharks warm hands cupped my face pulling me closer to him as his head came down so he was eye level with me. ”Sweetheart I need you to go home and pack a bag. Stay at Jonah's and do not open the door or talk to anyone until I come to get you.” Shark said in a gentle voice I'd never heard him use before.

”You're scaring me.” I whispered trying to pull away from his hands.

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