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Revenge (The King Brothers Series Book 5) by G. Bailey (24)

Emilia

I keep banging the door to Harley's as I ring Tilly's phone again, wishing they would damn well answer the phone or door. It only took me a minute of sitting on that cold floor to realise that Luke is going to need our help. I can’t help him on my own, but his brothers can. I’m scared for him, and after losing my own brother, I can’t lose Luke. It’s not happening. Not without a fight. Tilly pulls the door open, a dressing gown wrapped around her shoulders and Harley is standing right behind her, wearing just joggers and a thin shirt.

"What the hell are you doing here at one in the morning?" Tilly asks, before seeing my eyes and asking the more important question. "What's wrong?"

"Elliot and Seb are on their way, but we don't have time for a long explanation," I hurriedly say. “Put your coat on Harley; we need to go.”

"Time for what?" Harley asks.

"Luke was with Arthur all these years,” I wait for that to sink in for a moment before I carry on speaking. “Luke needs your help now. He thinks he can do this all on his own, take down The Cage, like he’s always done.” There is nothing but fury building in Harley's eyes as I speak. "Luke is wrong."

"He spent five years with Arthur? Why the fuck would he do that?" he asks.

"The police, they used him as a spy. They needed someone close to Arthur and Arthur made Luke a deal," I say. “Luke told me that Arthur’s men were beating him, getting close to killing him in prison, so he took the police’s deal and Arthur’s deal.”

"Fuck," Harley mutters. “Why didn’t he tell us?”

"Where is Luke, Emilia?" Tilly asks.

"At The Cage,” I say, rubbing my arms from the cold and lack of coat. “H-he killed my brother tonight because Arthur is going to show him the vaults. Whatever is in the vaults, Luke is planning to finish everything tonight after he sees it."

"The vaults?" Harley asks. "What could possibly be in there?"

"I don't know!" I reply. "I just know Luke needs you. He isn't planning on walking out of there alive tonight. I saw the look in his eyes, and I know Luke better than I know myself. Luke is going to die to take down Arthur and The Cage, and that can't happen."

"He isn't dying. No way is that hellhole taking anyone else from me," Harley says, kissing the side of Tilly's head after she gives him a nod. Harley disappears for a moment, likely getting shoes on.

"I’ll tell Elliot and Seb what happened. Come back to me," Tilly nervously replies. "Both of you. Keep my husband safe." she looks at me, and I try not to cry at her affection and worry. I hate that all I can do is nod. I couldn’t keep Harley safe if I tried. I couldn’t keep Luke safe. Harley storms off to his car, with me following right behind him, knowing I can't just stay here. I need to make sure Luke survives this. Deep down, I know he is partly doing this all for me and Parker. A deeper part of me knows I can't live without Luke again. I wasn't living before; I was drowning.

"You shouldn't come," Harley suggests when he sees me following. “The Cage isn’t a good place.”

"I'm just as part of The Cage as all of you," I say. “We’re all Arthur’s pets.”

"You might need to explain that one to me, Emilia. Now," Harley snaps, but he carries on walking.

"Arthur owns me, he married me off and then bribed me to spy on you all these years," I say, my last words blurting out as Harley opens the car door. I expect to see anger, hate or at least distrust in his gaze but he still looks at me the same as he always has. Like I'm family.

"That man destroys everyone. You can't save yourself from him once he owns you. Not without a lot of pain," Harley tells me.

"Trust me; there has been enough. I can't lose Luke," I whisper as hot tears stream down my cheeks, but he hears me.

"You won't. We won't lose Luke. Not again," he says, before pulling the car door open and we both get into the car. I just hope we can get there in time.