“I know that Stanley tricked Dante into going up to that mountain. Clearly, he underestimated what Dante was capable of. Damn, the idiot brought six beefs up there with him and he still got killed.” I looked up at her. “How is Scarecrow taking the news?”
“Needless to say, he’s prepared to do anything to avenge his father’s untimely death.”
“Can’t say that I blame him,” I said. “Should I just kill Dante in his sleep tonight and get this whole thing over with?”
“No,” Claire said. “Unfortunately, we’re not ready to take that step yet. There’s still too much we need to find out before getting rid of him for good.”
My mother was silent as she solemnly looked at me.
“What?” I finally said softly. “Are you worried about Dante Black coming after you now?”
She shrugged and leaned back against the counter in front of me. “It’d be naïve of us to think that he only wanted to kill Stanley. Chances are good that he’ll come around to personally deal with each and every one of us.”
I set the beer down and crossed my arms over my chest. “Tell me what to do, Mom. I’ll do whatever it takes to protect you.”
She pressed a tense smile. “I know you will, dear, and I appreciate it.” She came up to me and cupped my cheeks. “Your part in this is only going to grow more and more important. We need you to get closer to Dante. We need you to build up his trust. Don’t rush him, but the moment he starts to open up to you, be ready to take in everything he tells you. On the one hand I want you to take your time and slowly build that bond of trust, but on the other hand, you have to get this information quickly… before he kills us all.”
I smiled with my newly capped white teeth. “I swear to you, Mom, I’ll get him. I’ll bring him down. So long as I play the part of his sweet and innocent Summer, he is putty in my hands. He ceases to be the deadly assassin that the Inner Circle created and is simply a teddy bear. Whether he wants to call himself Parker James or Dante Black… I… will… bring… him… down.”
*****
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