SEVENTEEN
Diego must have heard the door open. His lieutenant turned away from the light of the window on the opposite wall, probably to check who’d come in. No doubt, Diego was expecting to see the doctor or Shea.
Raid strode into the room. “Heard we had a coup.”
The surprise on his second’s expression wasn’t comfortable. “Boss—”
“Where is she?”
“I don’t know,” Diego said, trying to sit up. “If she’s heard you’re back, I’d guess she’s on her way here. I got—”
“Banged up, yeah, I know,” Raid said, marching toward the bed. “The guys on the gate couldn’t look me in the eye. It didn’t take me long to find out we’ve got a new master. How the f**k—”
“I was unconscious,” Diego said by way of explanation. “Boss, she stepped up, for both of us. Kipling crapped out and Shea stepped up. She s
