My blood is boiling with equal parts fear and anger, but I don’t have any means to strike back. Tamara is clutching my arm and Phoenix is still crying loudly against my chest.
Eagle Tattoo straightens up. “Now, let’s get the f**k out of here.”
He signals to his men. Two of them converge in towards us. I back away immediately, holding on to both Tamara and Phoenix.
“Don’t be f*****g stupid now,” Eagle Tattoo groans. Then he looks towards Tamara. “You can scram. We only want her and the brat. Step aside now.”
Tamara does start to move, but she doesn’t step aside like she’s just been ordered to. She steps forward, putting herself between him and me.
I know how much it takes her to do this. She’s terrified, and even if I hadn’t heard that fear in her voice, I see it in her trembling body
