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death—after I let these fellas have a shot at breaking you. So which would you prefer?”
    Tommy’s eyes drifted closed.
     
    ***
     
    Alexa stood and pointed her gun at Tommy. As much as what she was doing turned her stomach, she knew her family’s safety depended on getting all information he had before it was too late. So she placed her foot on his chest and stabbed him with the four inch heel of her boot. “Look at this bloody mess. You even bleed sloppy. You know, Tommy, on second thought, I’ll let them handle it anyway because I don’t want to mess up my outfit.”
    His eyes widened. “Wait—”
    “ Do you finally have something worthwhile to say?”
    “ She offered...” He coughed, his voice raspy. “They offered me a hundred thousand dollars to do this. But I would’ve done it for free after what you did to my brother.”
    “ Can you make up your mind? One minute you’re demanding revenge and the next minute you’re trying to appeal to the scared woman hiding inside me. But I’m not surprised you’re confused. You thought Paul walked on water. But he was flawed and didn’t think things through. He acted on emotions. And you took after him. So. Who. Hired. You?”
    “ Wouldn’t you like to know?” he snickered.
    “ I imagine your sister, Margaret, and your mother, Pamela, will tell me what I want to know.”
    The little bit of color left drained from Tommy’s face. “You wouldn’t.”
    “ Tommy, Tommy, Tommy—didn’t we have this discussion about you underestimating me? Ask yourself that question again and see what answer you come up with.”
    “ Leave my family alone,” he choked out.
    “ Too bad you won’t be here to protect them.” Alexa shuddered inside as she said it. She hated torture, but sometimes it was a necessary evil—the only thing some people understood.
    “ Don’t hurt them,” he sputtered, blood spurting out of his mouth. “Please. I’ll tell you what you want to know.”
    She backed away as the others crowded around Tommy. “I don’t know her name, but she’s working with someone else,” he admitted. “She contacted me about six months ago, told me that she had a job with a little revenge for me as a side bonus.”
    “ Was that someone else a man?” Dro asked impatiently.
    Tommy nodded. “I heard her on the phone with him one day. I could hear his voice over the receiver.”
    “ So, you’ve seen this woman?” Alexa asked.
    Tommy coughed again. “Yes, she hired me in person, but she would never give me her name.”
    Kendrick rolled his eyes. “And you were so blood thirsty for revenge you didn’t bother to check her out?”
    Tommy scowled at him. “I didn’t care. I just wanted to see Alexa suffer. The woman’s got money, but she doesn’t have much power. The man is calling all the shots.”
    Dro appeared ready to end the man’s misery himself. “Where are they located? Where did you meet her?”
    “ She met me in a coffee shop on the edge of town,” Tommy mumbled. “Misti’s coffee.”
    “ I know where that is,” Chase said. “Describe this woman.”
    “ I heard about all of you from Paul.” Tommy coughed again and cleared his throat. “He told me the Martinez clan was known for its viciousness and said you wouldn’t think twice about killing as a means to an end.”
    Lei stepped on his chest. “You’re losing focus, Tommy. Describe her.”
    Tommy gulped and coughed up more blood. “You won’t hurt my family?”
    “ No,” Alexa answered. “Sister and Mom will be okay if you just tell us what we want to know.”
    Tommy sighed. “Light skinned, short hair, hour glass figure. She did tell all of us that when we caught you, we should tell you something.”
    “ What?” Alexa kicked him again.
    “ She told me to tell you that she—that ‘your day was coming, little girl.’”
    “ Melissa,” Dro snapped. He eyed Alexa as he asked, “And she never said who she was working with?”
    Tommy shook his head. “No, but I get