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Steve did not like the look on Anton Hesse's face. He did not like the implications of his words. He especially did not like the fact that his phone was ringing with his dad's number visible in the caller ID.

Hesse major had his dad.

He had his super paranoid father in custody and was willing to trade him in for his brother.

That was okay, for a measure of Fuck You and I'll End You.

But that was not it.

"As a little extra incentive, I've got your wife and kid here with me."

Wife?

Cassie would not appreciate that.

Then his brain kicked in.

"What do you want?"

He signed to Javí that he was compromised, someone should check out his dad's house, and his family's.

Javí blinked and then got to work.

Which was when the entire thing went to shit.

Explosions rocked the ground, flames bursting up. Smoke clouded the air and lungs. Bullets whizzed around them, while choppers ascended upon them.

All the while, Steve tried to protect the bag of worthless scum Anton.

Because his unfortunately cleverer brother had taken his family hostage.

The last thing he consciously heard was a gun shot.

Louder than the ones going off in his immediate surroundings. One that echoed through his mind on repeat. Or maybe those were separate shots?

Steve didn't know. He couldn't focus enough to separate them properly.

Either way, as he looked down on the dead Hesse brother before him, his heart felt like one of the vehicles that got blasted to shreds.

At least Javí had managed to survive without any damage.

They both stared at the dead arms dealer for a moment.

"Come, man, you gotta take care of this mess and when it's safe, we'll call and ask about your family. The men need us now."

Steve allowed himself to be moved away.

Either Cassie and their little cub were dead, or kidnapped and possibly injured.

Hesse would be ruthless in his vengeful retaliation for the loss of his brother.

That much, Steve knew.

It was an unshakeable fact of the universe.

He sighed, rubbed a hand over his forehead, and got to work patching up his men.

There was no need for more of the people surrounding him to die because of his neglect.