Chapter 33
Lake stepped into the room, and Nix dropped his arm to his side, relief sweeping through him.
Before he remembered what he’d just figured out.
“Where’s West?” Nix tried to move past Lake, but the Imperial caught him and refused to let him. “Stop, we need to find him, now!”
“We can’t just leave Hendrix here,” Lake said.
“Then shoot him or whatever so we—” Nix stopped struggling, horrified at himself for even thinking it, let alone saying it out loud.
“I called the police while I was looking for you,” Lake told him. “They’re on their way.”
“We might not have that much time. Demitrious—”
Lake frowned. “You saw Demitrious?”
“He’s the one who lured me here.”
Without another word, Lake slipped the weapon from Nix’s grasp and shot Hendrix in both legs. Then he went over and grabbed the bleeding man by the arm, dragging him across the room to the radiator.
“Give me your tie,” he ordered Nix as he tugged his own off and forced Hendrix’s left arm against the metal. He’d already secured it there by the time Nix brought him his, then he got to work on his right arm. “I’ll contact them and tell them where they can find him. You try calling West and June.”
“Why June?”
A flash of panic zipped through Lake’s gaze before he could hide it. “I left him with Demitrious.”
Nix didn’t bother with the earbud attachment, hitting the speed dial number for Yejun first, since mention of Demitrious had him more afraid for the Demon’s life. Beck would kidnap West, but he didn’t think he’d hurt him.
It rang and rang and rang.
Lake was already off the call with the police by the time Nix gave up and tried West instead.
They were rushing down the halls, heading back to the next level where Lake had left Yejun and Demitrious. Halfway up the stairs, the call finally connected, and Nix halted.
“West? West, where are you? Are you okay?!”
“Relax, babe. It’s all good. Check the link that’s on your screen,” West’s voice came through strong and…excited?
Nix frowned. “Do what?”
“Nix.” Lake was holding his device, and once he had his attention, he came closer and angled the screen so they could both see it.
A video was playing, and in it, Demitrious was holding Yejun at gunpoint.
“Turn it up,” West told them with a chuckle. “You’ll want to hear this.”
Lake hit the volume button, and they listened as Demitrious confessed to everything.
Right before he tried to shoot Yejun.
Both Lake and Nix jolted, but when nothing happened, they relaxed.
“Got you, didn’t it?” West teased, and if he were there, Nix would have hit him.
After kissing him.
Because thank the gods he was all right.
The video continued, showing Yejun lunging for Demitrious and beating him. He was screaming for Nix like a madman before the door was tossed open and West appeared.
West pulled Yejun off just as Beck entered, blaster aimed at Demitrious.
“We’ve got him secured,” West said. “Don’t worry about June.
He’s fine.” The sound of sirens from outside echoed around them, just as whoever was in charge of the building cut the ambient sound that’d been coming through the speakers all night.
“Oh, good. The cops are here. I don’t know about you all, but I could use a serious drink.
Also a fuck. I didn’t get to dick you down tonight, Nixie. Make it up to me?”
Nix hung up on him.