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Sadie Sorento and Brandon Avenetti were destined to be together. Their families were already planning the wedding of the Italian mafia prince and princess long before the pair had even star...
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Seconds after Herrera comes in, Jav bursts through the door, so angry that I could swear I see steam coming out of his ears.
"You need to get the fuck out of here." He hisses. "The bar is closed and even if it was open, you wouldn't be welcome here."
Herrera chuckles, slowly sauntering down the length of the bar. "Ah come on. Sadie and I are old friends, aren't we?"
"I'd hardly call it friends." I narrow my eyes at him, balling my hands into fists to stop them from shaking. "Jav is right. You need to leave."
"Actually, this says I don't." He slaps a piece of paper on the table. "It's a search warrant. We've had several health code complaints recently."
"Since when does the FBI investigate health codes?" Jav snorts, moving so he's between Herrera and I. He glances over the paper before crumbling it up and tossing it onto the floor.
"Since now." Herrera glares, an evil smirk on his face that sends shivers down my spine. I try to put up a calm front but just the sight of him terrifies me, knowing everything I did. Knowing the things he's capable of. The man is a monster.
"I'm looking at the only filth you're going to find in this place." Jav chuckles, folding his arms over his chest. I wish I could be as collected as he is right now, not showing an ounce of fear. He has no qualms about making Herrera feel like a fool.
"Wow, you come up with that one all on your own?" Herrera ridicules. "As much as I enjoy a little playground banter, I have work to get done." He moves forward towards the bar and in a moment of confidence I move in front of him.
"You can't go in there. I'm going to need to call my boss." I say quickly, reaching for my phone to text Brandon.
"Nice nickname you've got for your boyfriend...You go ahead and give him a call. I'd like a word with him anyways." He shoves me to the side. "And while we're waiting for him, we'll get started on the search. I'll need you two to stay right here with Agent Paquin."
Before I know it, his other agents are swarming the bar. There are only five of them, but they move quickly, no doubt trying to find whatever they can before Brandon and Alex get here.
Jav puts his arm around my shoulders, trying to calm my nerves. "What the hell does he think he's going to find here?"
"Just relax, Sadie. There's nothing here, it's all going to be okay." Jav gives me a sympathetic smile. "I called Brandon before I came inside, he'll be here any second."
Knowing Brandon is coming makes me more uneasy than it should. Of course, I want him to end Herrera and make him suffer with every last breath, but there are other detectives here. If Brandon can't keep his cool, he'll wind up in jail and then we'll be in an even bigger mess. He's seasoned at this kind of thing, and I'm probably just overthinking it, but I'm a mess of nerves.
