Marlo and Cash chose that moment to come out of the back of the restaurant. “We need to get you to a safe house,” Cash said.
“What you need to do is tell me what the fuck happened.”
Roman watched as Alex stepped out from behind the trash bin. Fuck!
He went toward her, but a single gunshot rang out, and he rushed toward her, capturing her as she fell into his arms.
Her hand went to her stomach.
“Alex?”
The pain in her brown eyes stared back at him. She lifted her shaking hands away from her stomach, and he saw the blood.
“No!” He screamed the word.
He lifted Alex in his arms and carried her toward the car.
“Roman?”
“Kill him,” he said, ordering Antonio to kill the man who’d gotten a shot at Alex.
He placed Alex, who was so fucking quiet into the car, and then he rushed toward the front of the car. Roman wasn’t alone. Marlo was there.
“I should drive,” Marlo said.
Roman slammed the driver’s door closed.
“Shit, Roman. You’re in no fit state to drive.”
He ignored his friend and turned over the ignition.
“Fuck.” Marlo grabbed the back passenger door and was able to climb behind him.
Pushing his foot to the floor, he took off. The car jerked left and right with the speed that he was using. He didn’t care.
He needed to get Alex to the hospital. Glancing at her, he saw the blood seeping into her clothes. He pressed his hand to her stomach.
“Alex, stay with me.”
Marlo was on his cell phone, calling Liam. He was sure of it. Roman didn’t have that time to waste.
The nearest hospital was ten minutes away. It was the longest ten minutes of his life as he pressed his foot to the gas. He lost count of the cars he nearly hit. Alex was starting to look way too pale.
“Stay with me, Alex. I’m here. Stay with me.”
She didn’t speak, and he saw her eyes were closed.
“Fuck, no, no sleepy time for Alex. You need to talk to me. You need to stay with me.”
Marlo leaned forward, cupping her face. He’d already removed the headrest, and was able to get to her.
“Come on, Alex, wake up. You can’t go to sleep.” Marlo pressed his fingers to her neck. “Her pulse is strong.”
“Do not let her die.”
“Liam and your father are heading toward the hospital,” Marlo said. “Antonio and Cash will be with us soon as well.”
“Did … did we get any of them alive?”