UNTIL I MET YOU : CHAPTER 261 – 270
“Yes,” Alexa answers and continues. “Luckily, he was wearing a Kevlar vest, so the bullets didn’t do much damage. It was the Russians—they said they wanted to end Summit for good.”
I sigh and nod. Reid is fine, not dead, but also hospitalized. He was safe because he wore a Kevlar bulletproof vest. But what happened to Gray?
“And…”
“Nick’s dead, Ariel,” she says, trying to muffle her tears.
“No.”
“Yes. Nick’s gone. It was a headshot, Ariel. Carl died too. A lot of bullets were found in his body. I don’t know what’s going on. This is getting messed up.”
Oh no.
I killed Nick.
“Ariel, breathe. Oh God, not another panic attack,” Aisha says as she slowly taps my cheek.
“He took a bullet for me. Nick died because of me. I killed him. Oh my God. Where’s Gray?” I wail loudly.
The door opens as Manny, Cage, and Ace walk in.
“What the fuck is happening?” Manny asks, rushing to my side.
“Panic attack?” Ace asks as he holds my wrist.
“Ariel, breathe. Calm down. Take deep breaths, and you’ll be fine,” they assure me.
I nod and start to inhale and exhale. It works as I take a deep breath.
“How could they kill Nick and Carl? What happened to Gray?” I ask the guys, but no one is willing to speak.
“We don’t know if he’s dead or alive. Gray’s missing, Ariel,” Alexa answers.
“What? Is that true, Manny?”
He nods.
“He couldn’t be found. Not a trace, just his blood. Someone called 911 when the shootout happened. They came as fast as possible. But when they arrived, they couldn’t find Gray,” Manny explains.
“And the NYPD was here,” Aisha states.
“What for?” I ask.
“They’re trying to investigate what’s going on. The police think this is an illegal war, and they suspect Gray is into narcotics. They need proof.”
“This is the second time Gray’s been shot in less than two weeks. They think something is up. One of the Russians was shot—police made a chase and captured the bruised guy. Checked his body and saw the Russian Mafia symbol. A tattoo,” Manny says.
“This is stupid,” I mutter and try to sit up. They help me up.
“How are you feeling?” Cage asks. He hasn’t said a word until now.
“I’m not fine at all. I don’t know how to explain it,” I say, my voice failing me again.
“This shit needs to end,” Manny says as he blows out his breath.
“How are you willing to end this?” Ace asks.
“This is a Mafia fight. We need a lead. Gray’s nowhere to be found. He’s the boss here. We can’t even tell if he’s dead or not,” Manny says as Alexa slaps his arm.
“You don’t have to say that in front of her. You don’t wanna give her another panic attack. I believe he’s fine.”
“He was shot three times. He was barely healing from the first shot before these three new ones. I can’t lose Gray,” I say and sob.
“It’s okay,” Aisha assures me as she comforts me.
The door to my room opens as two NYPD officers walk inside. One of them wears a black dress shirt with gray-colored slacks, while the other wears his uniform.
“Good day, everyone,” the man in the dress shirt greets. “My name is Inspector Collins, and this is my assistant, Officer Baron.”
“Nice to meet you…” Only Aisha responds.
“We’d love to speak with the patient, please,” Baron says, smiling at us.
UNTIL I MET YOU : CHAPTER 261 – 270
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