Game (7 page)

Fiore let out a sigh.
“
We were planning a big move into
his territory. We were going to engage the war again. The respect doesn
’
t reach what it used to. And
what that fat son of a bitch took
…”

Fiore looked at a picture on his
desk. I couldn
’
t see what
the picture was though. Finn
’
s
hand slid to my back and he kind of squeezed, like he was trying to tickle me.
I looked at him and he gently shook his head.

Don
’
t. Ask.
That
’
s what he mouthed to me.

The silence in the room was
terrifying. Watching Fiore look at the picture had my heart racing. The way his
face changed was like nothing I
’
d
ever seen before. With each breath he took his face looked torn between grief
and anger. His lips quivered like he wanted to cry while his eyes were narrow
with hate. Then his eyes grew big and glossy while his mouth contorted and his
lip curled like he was ready to attack someone.

“
Fiore,
”
Finn finally whispered.
“
We can get him now.
”

Fiore looked at Finn and nodded.
“
Yes. We can.
”

“
How?
”
I asked.
“
Kill him?
”

Why did that excite me?

Oh, right, because of what he
did to my sister
…
or what I thought he did
…

“
No,
”
Fiore said.
“
I don
’
t just put bullets into people. Well, I do, but
very rarely.
”

Fiore still hadn
’
t looked up from the picture on
his desk.

“
Then
what are you thinking?
”
Finn asked.
“
I
’
ll help in any way I can.
”

Fiore looked at Finn and smiled.
“
I know.
”

“
So
what
’
s the plan?
”
Finn asked.

Fiore pointed at Finn.
“
You, Finn you are going
…”
then Fiore pointed at me.
“…
to get Shayna pregnant
…”

11.

(Finn)

Pregnant?

I laughed.

Yeah, sure, I
’
d love to fuck Shayna. I mean,
who wouldn
’
t? The only
reason I held myself off so far was because I needed to get through this
meeting with Fiore. My plan was to get back to my cabin, explain that I saved
her ass
…
and then she
’
d give it to me.

But
…

“
Pregnant?
”
Shayna asked.
“
What?
”

“
You
heard me,
”
Fiore said.
“
You, Finn, you are going to get
Shayna pregnant. I want a baby.
”

“
Then
go fuck your wife,
”
Shayna
said.

Oh. Shit.

Fiore slowly stood up.

“
Shayna,
shut up,
”
I said. I looked
at Fiore.
“
Hold on, Fiore.
She doesn
’
t know anything,
okay? She doesn
’
t know what
she just said.
”

“
I
know what I fucking said,
”
Shayna said.
“
I
’
m not
…”

“
Why?
”
I cut her off, looking at
Fiore.
“
Why do you want me
to do that?
”

“
Think
about it,
”
Fiore said.
“
You knock up Shayna. One of
Zander
’
s own? Your dirty
Irish blood mixing with his family
’
s
blood. It
’
s the biggest
slap in the face you can give him.
”

“
But
I
’
m not
…”

I slipped my hand down and pinched
Shayna
’
s ass. It was the
only way to shut her up. She turned and slapped me across the face. Hard.

Yeah, I couldn
’
t wait to get her in bed. She
’
d be real fucking fun.

I couldn
’
t say it to Shayna, but she needed to watch herself
right now. Fiore thought she was Russian blood. He thought she was connected to
Zander by true family, not by a choice. That gave her life value right now.

“
It
’
s pretty easy,
”
Fiore said.
“
Finn likes to fuck, we all know
that. So, Finn, get Shayna pregnant. Then Zander will lose his mind. I
’
ll protect you both while he
tries to come after you. Then I
’
ll
come in from behind and start wiping out his entire crew.
”

Shayna looked ready to pass out.

I tried to stay steady.
“
Fiore
…
look at me. Look at her. What makes you think I
want to touch her?
”

“
Because
you
’
re Finn,
”
Fiore said.
“
Nothing is off your radar.
”

Yeah, that was at least true.

“
I
’
m not doing this,
”
Shayna said.
“
If I want a family
…”

“
I
want my family,
”
Fiore
growled.
“
I want what I
had. What he took from me.
”
Fiore started to shake. He ripped open the top drawer of his desk and took out
a gun.

Ah, shit.

“
Kill
me then,
”
Shayna said.
“
I don
’
t care.
”

“
Fuck,
”
I whispered.

“
I
won
’
t kill you,
”
Fiore said.
“
I
’
ll
take you down, inch by inch. Limb for limb.
”
The gun shook in his hand.
“
And
I
’
ll still get what I want
from you. You
’
re going to
give me a child, Shayna. I
’
m
at least giving you the chance to be with Finn. If you don
’
t want that, then I
’
ll lock you in a fucking room
and send my guys in. They
’
ll
know what to do and how to do it.
”

That
’
s
when Shayna finally realized what she was up against. She pressed herself
against me, every muscle in her body shivering. And trust me, it wasn
’
t from being cold. The office
was on fire. She was terrified.

I slid my hands around to her
stomach and held her.

Fiore just stared with his dark
eyes.

“
Okay,
”
I said.
“
Okay, Fiore. Just take it easy. It
’
s been a rough night and day for
us.
”

Fiore approached us. He put the gun
to Shayna
’
s chest.
“
I
’
m
going to explain this as simple as I can. I want a baby from you, Shayna. I
want to rip the heart of Zander out of his chest with my bare fucking hand. I
want to squeeze his heart until it just
…”
Fiore put all his fingers together on one hand and then opened them.
“
Until it just pops. And you
’
re my ticket to make that
happen. So I
’
m going to
forget about what Finn did last night. His betrayal goes to the back of my
mind. And you, Shayna, I
’
ll
forget that some of Zander
’
s
men showed up here to kill me. In exchange, you both get to live. You both get
to fuck each other.
”
Fiore
then pulled one of my hands from Shayna
’
s
stomach. He put his hand flat to her belly.
“
I
just want a baby in return for my forgiveness.
”

Even for me, this was fucked up.
Straight up, fucked up.

But what was I going to do?

“
Done,
”
I said.

Shayna was still shaking in my
arms.

Fiore walked back to his desk. He
opened the drawer again but this time he didn
’
t
take out a gun. He took out a credit card. He tossed it across the desk.

“
That
’
s for you Shayna,
”
Fiore said.
“
Go get whatever you need to get
settled. I
’
ll start making
some calls. Get the crews all riled up. Zander is going to be pissed to find
one of his own being held by me
…
being fucked by one of my fighters. Oh, that reminds me. Finn, do you have your
cell phone?
”

“
Yeah,
”
I said.

“
Good.
I expect proof of trying.
”

“
What?
”
Shayna asked.

“
What?
”
I asked.

“
I
want proof that you
’
re
trying.
”
Fiore then pointed
to the credit card.
“
Go
shopping, Shayna. And then get pregnant.
”
Fiore grinned.
“
Now get the
fuck out of my office.
”

My stomach was jumping and
twisting. I mean, the idea of fucking Shayna was nothing short of amazing, but
to have to
…
you know
…
inside her. And have a baby
with her. Even for me, that was a crazy thing to think about.

But Fiore was serious. He wouldn
’
t back down either. In fact, he
’
d been looking for this
opportunity for a long time. I mentioned before how he had a wife, a daughter,
a son-in-law, and a grandchild, right? And only half were alive
…

That
’
s
because his son-in-law and grandchild were killed.

Now Fiore wanted me to replace
his lost grandson.

12.

(Shayna)

I didn
’
t have a chance to scream. To fight. To even cry.

The second we left the office there
were men waiting for us. Men who took me away from Finn and put me into a car
out front. Finn tried to fight his way through the men, but they held his arms
and whispered something to him. Whatever they said calmed him down.

I fucking
hated Finn.

This was his fault. All his goddamn
fault. For showing up at that fight when he knew he wasn
’
t supposed to. For looking at me and getting Zander
all excited. Then for being cocky and taking on
The Fist
and actually
winning. He should have stayed down when
The Fist
had him down. He could
have made an escape and I
…

I would still be with Zander. With
a promise I never meant to keep, a journey that had no ending in sight.

My eyes filled with tears and I
wiped them away. I had a guy on each side of me. They stared ahead, wires in
their ears, like I was someone famous or something.

Then it all rushed to me again.

Fiore wanted Finn to get me
pregnant.

Just thinking it was insane.
Imagining it was even worse. Not that Finn wasn
’
t
really sexy or anything, but to let him get me pregnant? Not a chance in hell.
I didn
’
t do that stuff. I
’
d be a total liar if my mind
hadn
’
t flashed some wild
images of me and Finn together. Yeah, I hadn
’
t
been completely sleeping when he came into the bedroom to wake me up. Yeah, I
liked when he sat on the edge of the bed and touched my hair and face. And
yeah, my nipples were hard because of that. And
…
I liked when he looked at my nipples.

It was fun, flirty, made me desire
some wild lust.

But not a baby.

Not a freaking baby.

And then if it couldn
’
t get anymore crazy Fiore then
wanted me to give him the baby. Which meant
…
what
…
I was supposed to
just hang around for a year? By the time I got pregnant, had a baby
…

I sucked in a breath and exhaled,
tears falling from my eyes.

That was our plan. Our plan
together. We were going to have babies together. Me and Sasha. That was the
dream. We were going to go to college, meet guys, have fun, then settle and
have babies.

The man to my right handed me a
tissue.
“
Look presentable.
”

“
Fuck
yourself,
”
I whispered.

I wiped the tears away and the car
came to a stop.

Both doors opened and the men
exited, leaving me to choose a side.

When I got out, I was at some
store. It was a small place that reeked of being too expensive.

The men walked me to the door and
stood there.

“
You
have twenty minutes,
”
one
said.
“
Then we come in and
get you.
”

“
Dressed,
undressed, whatever,
”
the
other said with a sly grin.

I had Fiore
’
s credit card in my hand and a shopping spree in
front of me.

The first thing I saw when I
stepped into the store was a sign that read
MATERNITY
.

I felt sick.

I looked back and the two men were
blocking the door.

I was trapped
…
in so many ways.