I watch in slow horror as Luka moved through the night towards the shadow that seemed off. I still couldn't wrap my mind around it. What was going on. My phone started buzzing in my pocket. I looked at the call ID. I was surprised that he was calling.
"Joel?" I answered.
"WHERE ARE YOU." Joel barked out.
"Why?" I asked. I continued watching Luka move slowly but swiftly from one spot to another.
"WHERE ARE YOU!" He yelled more frantic than angry.
"A few houses down from the Robins,In Luka's truck," I answered. A slew of curses came from Joel's mouth in a very chaotic manner, especially for him.
"For the love of god tell me Luka is with you at least" Joel responded.
"Uhh…" How did I answer that?
"Danni don't tell me he left you alone!" Joel seemed pissed.
"I am in his truck and I can see him" I tell him hoping that will help.
"YOU CAN FUCKING SEE HIM" Joel is fuming. That seemed to make things worse. I dont answer. I have no idea what to say to that. "I am sorry Danni, Luka should know better. I am not mad at you. I am on my way, but I am also sending someone. If they get there first you need to leave with them.
"Leave?" I questioned.
"Yes leave. You are not staying there.
"What about Luka? What about Jess? I don't want to leave them." I pleaded. My heart sank with worry.
"Luka is more than capable to be able to taking care of himself. I will make sure Jess and the twins are safe, but I can not do that until you are somewhere else safe. You are my top priority." Joel told me. I wanted to cry. I knew he cared, but it was nice to hear it.
"Fine. Promise you will let Luka know? I dont want him to worry." I couldn't argue. It made sense.
"I will tell him the moment I can. His phone is off. I just sent a text that I was getting you out of there." Joel told me.
"Okay. Who's getting me?" I asked.
"They should be arriving soon." Joel told me. He stayed on the phone with me. I could hear him yelling at people and telling people what to do. I couldn't understand what he was saying but he had his I'm the boss tone in his voice. I wonder what was going on.
I looked and saw a car slowly coming down the road. I didn't feel dread when I looked at this car. They paused by Luka's truck, and then stopped. I recognized Matt getting out of the car and smiled. At least it was someone I recognized. My smile dropped when I saw the other person get out. Fucking hell, it was Kayla. She looked pissed off, great.
"Matt and Kayla are here." I tell him.
"Okay, get in the car and let me know when they are off the street." Joel orders
"What should I do about Lukas's truck key" I ask about it as I eye the drop I need to make to get down.
"Lock it and give it to Matt. We will get it back to Luka. It will be safer if the truck is locked up."
"Okay." I unlock the door and opened it. I made sure to lock it again before decided how the best way to jump down would be.
"Hey, cutie. Jump to me, I will catch you." Matt winked at me, and I heard Kayla scoff. This would be my safest way for me to get down. I place my phone with Joel still on it into my pocket. Then I went for it. Thankfully, he caught me with surprising ease. Matt was very strong and sturdy as he held me. He smelled of leather and coffee. Strange, I never noticed that before. He put me down, slowly giving me another wink. I had to try really hard not to roll my eyes are him, but I failed. "Oh, Danni, you wound me." Matt teased, and I couldn't help but smirk a bit at his antics.
"Thank you for catching me," I tell him. "Joel said to give you the key to Luka's truck." I handed him the key. "Uhh.. do you mind shutting that for me? I can't reach." I ask and Matt leans over me, shutting the door. My heart hammers in my chest. Matt looks down at me pressing me into Luka's truck. He looks like he wants to kiss me. I begin to panic. I don't want Matt to kiss me.
"Come you two, lets go. We have a job to do." kayla calls out. That seems to have broken the spell over Matt and he does his signature wink at me and walks over to the car. He opens the door to the back seat and I climb in. Kayla gets into the passenger and Matt gets in the driver. Matt drives away, I grab my phone that I slipped into my pocket before jumping out of the truck.
"Okay, Joel, we are leaving," I tell him. My heart sank at the thought of leaving Luka and Jess, but I trusted Joel. He knew how much Jess meant to me. I wasn't sure what I felt for Luka, but I still worried.
"Good, give the phone to Kayla and tell Matt to head to the VIP." Joel orders.
"Here, Kayla, Joel wants to speak to you." I hand my phone to her. "Matt, Joel said to bring me to the VIP?" I tell him.
"You got cutie." Matt is about to turn off the street and heads towards the hotel. When a sound breaks the quiet night and shatters my heart into a million pieces. Gunshots fire off rapidly now. Luka had a gun. Was he shooting or was it what he went after? I turned to see what had happened. I sobbed quietly because I couldn't see. Who did I lose now?