Dominion (Alpha Domain #1) by Arabella Abbing Read Free Book Online Page B

freed.”
    I turned her around, hand still covering her lips and her eyes widened at the sight of Dante screaming at Chris as he frantically combed the streets for his girlfriend. Whether she believed me or not, she could tell something was very amiss about the scene before her, and I felt her nod against my hand.
    “But—I don’t know you.”
    “Don’t worry. I’m going to take you to someone you do know. Someone you can trust.”
    Her eyes darted between the increasingly angry men on the street searching for her and me a few times, mentally weighing her options. After a long moment of waiting with bated breath, she finally nodded again.
    “Alright. We need to move. My car’s over there,” I told her, pointing to the blue sedan parked across the street. “We’ll run for it on my count.”
    She nodded and got down low, following my example as Mario started making his way down the street searching for her. When I got to three, we both took off running— quickly getting to the car but not without the added attention from the car horns as they honked at us.
    Mario and Chris shouted as they caught sight of Amber as she hastily got into the passenger side. I turned the ignition and pulled the car into the street as the three men ran after us, running a red light to avoid getting caught and thanking every god that would listen that a cop wasn’t around.
    “This car looks familiar,” Amber noted as she looked for a safe place to put the tablet that had been sitting on her seat.
    “It should,” I said with a chuckle, glancing at her confused frown for a second before I added, “It’s been parked outside the building you’re staying in for two days.”
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    Allen
    I was pacing back and forth, my cell phone clutched firmly in my hand when I finally got a text message from John.
    ‘ Bringing her back now. Ten minutes. ’
    I sighed heavily, thankful that she was safe from the Sanchez family at least for the moment. I continued to pace while I tried to figure out a way of getting her out of this situation without revealing myself.
    If they knew Amber was my stepsister, they’d use her against me. There was no doubt in my mind and even Arnold had made a similar statement.
    “I don’t know what this girl is to you, but it would be in your best interest to not let anyone find out.”
    Yeah, no shit. The Sanchez family and my team had an incredibly shaky truce with the mutual agreement to stay off each other’s turf, but it had been nearing the breaking point for months now. All it would take on either of our parts to break the truce was one wrong move.
    And bringing Amber back to our base was probably the move that was going to turn into an all-out war.
    “Bring it the fuck on.”

Chapter Six
    Amber
    “ W hat the hell is that supposed to mean?” I questioned irritably, hoping that John really didn’t mean what he was insinuating.
    “Turn on the tablet.”
    I frowned and grabbed the tablet from where I had placed it in the center console, pressing the button on top to power it up. After the screen came to life, John grabbed it and typed in a series of passcodes after he stopped the car at a red light.
    He handed the tablet back to me and I looked down at the screen curiously, feeling the sinking sensation of dread and fear rolling around in my stomach as I realized what I was looking at.
    “You’ve been watching me.”
    “From the moment you got into town.”
    “ Why? ”
    For whatever reason, when he glanced at me and I could see the guilt clear in his expression, I felt my fear begin to dissipate. He had been correct earlier—I didn’t have any reason to trust him—but my intuition disagreed with the logical part of my brain. Something deep inside was telling me that I didn’t need to be afraid of John.
    “I was asked to keep an eye on you. Keep you safe.”
    “By who? Chris?”
    John snorted and shook his head. “Hell no. You’ll see soon enough.”
    “I’m not a fan of guessing games,” I