Steele Hearts Redemption (20 page)

“Promise me one thing?” I asked, after
returning to earth.

“Anything baby,” he replied.

“Promise me that we get to do that every
morning we spend together?”

“Oh baby. I promise. And even if we spend the
night apart I promise to call you the next morning and with my word
give you an unbelievable orgasm.”

I couldn’t wait for the rest of our lives
together.

**********

“Where’s Tyler?” Gabe asked, scanning the
room where we were all gathered.

Connor looked at his dad before addressing
the room.

“Something came up with Anna last night so we
had Tyler take her to the beach house to keep her safe. And before
anyone asks we’ll fill you all in soon. For now let’s concentrate
on the problem at hand. The sooner this one’s taken care of the
sooner we could take care of Anna’s okay.” Without waiting for an
answer he continued, “Alexis texted Jonah around seven this morning
stating she landed. She said she’s going to crash for a couple of
hours at a friend’s place before coming over here around lunchtime.
We can’t believe anything she says that’s why Max is insisting we
implement our set up plan early and have everyone vacate the
penthouse.”

We all agreed on the set up plan last night.
Tess, Mavis and Betsy were being moved to Mavis and Betsy’s house
with Lucas and Andrew Topper, another member of Sterling’s security
team. Gabe’s mom and dad, together with Marianna and Connor’s
housekeeper Rebecca, were going to be sequestered at his parents
house with an additional three men to keep them safe. It was
strange splitting everyone up but Max pointed out it was safer in
the event Alexis had something else up her sleeves. This way she
couldn’t get to everyone at the same time. Gabe insisted on staying
with me, even though I’d be safe on the floor below the penthouse
and Cane and Dell refused to leave our sides. Connor also insisted
on staying, wanting to see Alexis in handcuffs once and for all,
especially after everything she’s put Tess through and of course
Sterling wasn’t letting Connor out of his sight. The man did take
his protection of Connor very seriously. Max needed Jonah here
because his cell phone was here. The last thing he needed was
Alexis calling instead of texting and Jonah was no where near. As
soon as it was confirmed she’s in the building Jonah would be
rushed to where we would be gathered and out of harms way.

Max was already here with ten undercover
agents, who came in the same way everyone was leaving. The private
elevator and underground parking afforded us the privacy we needed
in the event that Alexis was watching the building. We all said our
good-byes and then took our places and welcomed the waiting
game.

**********

“It’s after two. Where is she?” Gabe asked,
frustrated as hell.

It’s the same question I’ve been asking
myself for the past two hours. She texted Jonah and confirmed she
was on her way to see him around a quarter to twelve and I think
everyone’s adrenaline spiked. Since then it’s been radio silence
and Alexis never entered the building.

**********

“I think we’re being played,” Max said to the
agent sitting next to him in Ally’s apartment. He knew it was a
possibility but hoped that she had taken the bait. They had a
simple plan for her capture. He had an agent posing as the door
attendant and another one as the building concierge, as well as
eight others hidden on the penthouse floor. They would allow her to
get to the penthouse floor but take her before she got into the
penthouse, but the whole plan hinged on her actually coming to the
penthouse, which at this time didn’t look as though it was
happening. In his gut he knew she was up to something devious.

**********

“Why haven’t they called,” Tess asked
impatiently, her watchful eyes going from the huge grandfather
clock in the living room to the watch on her wrist. Both carried
the same time, which seemed to increase her agitation.

“Tess would you please try to calm down. All
this fussing isn’t good for the baby,” Mavis implored.

“She’s right Tess and I’m sure they’ll call
with some news soon. Why don’t you lay down for a bit. We’ll wake
you as soon as we hear anything,” I pleaded with her.

“Lucas, I love you but if you tell me to lay
down one more time I’m gonna throw something at you okay.”

Why couldn’t she do what I asked her to do
just this once. There really wasn’t any reasoning with her
sometimes, especially now that she’s pregnant.

“Fine, then just sit and put your god-damm
feet up for a bit will ya.”

“Fine,” she said in a puff, throwing herself
down on at the far end of the sofa Mavis sat on. With a sigh, Mavis
scooted next to her, picked her feet up and began rubbing. The soft
whimper that came from her had me smiling. Good, that would relax
her for a bit. She was one of the few people I genuinely loved in
this world and she definitely took the spot as brattiest little
sister. I didn’t see her as someone I protected on a daily basis,
but as someone I’d do anything to keep safe because I loved her. If
only I could hunt down her psychotic step-sister Alexis and put a
bullet in her brain.

**********

Oh how it made me laugh seeing them hustling
in and out of the building, moving to take their places, scrambling
to put their plan in the works to take me down. To any other person
there was nothing out of the ordinary going on around the building
but to me I saw all the subtle changes they’ve made. The door
attendant was definitely FBI, as well as the couple sitting outside
on the bench in front of the building. Five heavily tinted SUVs
went in, possibly with FBI agents and four cars belonging to the
Steele family left. It was easy to pinpoint the one with Tessa in
it. They may think that I’m rash and egotistical considering how
easily they thought they tricked me, but with only time on my hands
I’ve been a very busy girl over the last few months. I know every
vehicle that belonged to the Steele family members and I know of
all the properties they own. I also know everything I needed to
know about the people they considered near and dear. My plans in
L.A. may have been thwarted by my bitch of a sister Ally, but I
intended to end it here and today. I followed the car that Tessa
rode in and from the direction in which it headed I knew exactly
where it was going. Time for plan “Kill those two bitches”.

I stopped off at a diner for a late breakfast
and enjoyed the little feast I ordered. No use following the car
with Tessa in it when I knew exactly where they were headed. The
last thing I wanted was to be spotted following her and throwing a
wrench in my plans. I savored the food as much as I savored the
idea of killing Tessa. I hated her from the day I met her and
didn’t think my hatred could grow even more until the day I saw her
picture in a magazine. She was enjoying a life that was made for
me. The billionaire boyfriend and the lifestyle his wealth
afforded. I wanted him as mine and I wanted the money that came
with him. My mother was more than eager to see that I got what I
rightfully deserved and together we were on a mission to do so.
Things were falling into place when we sprung the surprise on
Connor that his perfect angel was a drunken killer, killing a
family of four after a wild night of partying and then getting
behind the wheel to drive home when she was sixteen. He believed
every word my mother told him until my traitorous sister Ally had
to ruin everything.

She was the one who told him the truth. That
I was the one who was actually driving and I was the one who
crashed into that family’s car killing them all and that with the
help of my mother and the blackmail of my friends and a prosecutor
had Tessa arrested and charged. Off course, everything went to shit
when the witnesses disappeared and there was no corroborating
statements and physical evidence proved to be inconclusive and
didn’t add up to Tessa driving. All the charges were eventually
dropped and she was free to go. Connor should have been mine before
he had the opportunity to find out the truth but his stupid,
blinding love for her prevented him from seeing the best thing for
him standing in front of him. I hated her even more and swore she
would never have him but my stupid mother once again fucked up my
plans and screwed me over by trying to kill him at his and Tessa‘s
engagement party, forcing me to ditch everything I had in the works
and clear out of New York.

I vowed then to get my revenge and what
better way than to take out the whole family, leaving Tessa for
last so that she could suffer knowing that it was her fault they
were all dead. I made my way to the west coast, changing my
appearance after every stop I made. I had more than enough money to
sustain me, having killed in New York for all that I had. An old
boyfriend of my mother’s was the extravagant benefactor. Off course
after I made him my bitch he was willing to do anything for me,
even though I had to tolerate his overweight, repulsive body on top
of mine. However by the time I had my way with him he knew without
a doubt he belonged to me. It didn’t take long for me to have him
empty his saving and hand it over to me. It felt good putting a
bullet between his eyes when I needed to make a run with the
money.

I didn’t touch that money as I made my way to
the west coast. Men were such fickle creatures that a week of
hardcore sex, doing to them things they never imagined a woman
would do in their wildest dreams and they were more than willing to
hand over everything they had. Off course threatening to post
videos that I made of them doing those things helped a whole lot
when it came to them parting ways with their money. If the FBI knew
how many bank accounts I cleaned out and how many bodies I left in
my wake they’d be amazed. I couldn’t very well leave my marks alive
knowing they would eventually go to the cops.

California was a breeze. I found the perfect
benefactor there. A seventy two year old gentleman with a sweet
mansion who was more than taken with a country girl from Nebraska.
Thank God I don’t have to put his limp dick in my mouth one more
time. He was my last kill before coming back to New York. Jonah was
almost as gullible as he was. The beach boy falling for the sweet
country girl. Off course after the first time between the sheets I
had him exactly where I wanted him. I got all the information I
needed on Gabriel Steele and spent my days planning his demise.
Jonah never pressured me to meet Gabriel after I acted distraught
and totally overwhelmed at the thought of meeting one of the
world’s biggest movie stars and I played that to my advantage every
time he hinted at me meeting Gabriel. Now Jonah was going to be one
of my sweetest kills. I decided the night I planted the bomb and
Ally ended up saving the day that I was going to eventually kill
him. Off course I didn’t plan that initially but after seeing the
FBI raid the apartment I used for my trysts with Jonah I knew Ally
must have connected the dots and the only way she could have done
that was with Jonah’s help. He had no loyalty to me and his
betrayal stung for a minute. But the thing that sealed his fate was
when I realized he was setting me up with his texts. Bet he didn’t
realize how I turned the tables on him, on them all.

I looked at the watch at my wrist and noted
the time. How time files when you’re about to have fun. It was a
little after eleven and time to set my plans into motion.

Three hours later and I’m confident as ever,
knowing my plans would work this time. I quickly surveyed the
premises one last time, noting the bodyguard who did a sweep of the
backyard once again. Fortunately I was well hidden in the woods
that came up behind the house, preventing him from seeing me, but
from my hiding place I could see everything he did. Just like the
two times before he slowly swept the backyard, his ever watchful
eyes lingering on the woods, before moving to the side of the
house. He would then return to the back, before entering the house
through the back door. I made my move as soon as he rounded the
side of the house, running up to the back door. I hid in a corner
that would prevent him from seeing me when he made his way back to
the backdoor. I heard the ground crunching as he made his way back
and only when his hand was on the doorknob did I make my move. I
crept up behind him, put the gun to the back of his head and pulled
the trigger before he even realized that I was there. The silencer
on the gun muffled any sounds of gunshot and I broke his fall with
my body to prevent a thud that would come with his fall. I eased
his body down and put two bullets to his heart to ensure that he
was dead as dead is.

I entered the house and heard the voices in
the sitting room. On hands and knees I crept towards the voices and
saw the remaining four people I knew were in the house sitting
around, constantly glancing at the clock in the corner. I found the
person my eyes sought and quickly formulated my strategy. My plan
hinged on getting to him and removing him first, but a few minutes
later I saw an opportunity I had to take when he got up to look out
the window. I quietly crept into the living room, up behind the
sofa and quickly pressed the gun in my hand to her head.

“Hello sister darling,” I said, startling
everyone.

The bodyguard swung around, a gun in his hand
aimed at me. Damm, he was hot. I could see myself all over him and
actually enjoying myself. It’s a pity I had to kill him. The two
old ladies gasped.