they come about.”
Becky looked up into his sweet face. She saw the expression in his eyes and shook her head. “You’re a doctor and I don’t want his blood on your hands.”
“It won’t be on his hands,” James promised her. “We’ll take care of Levi Silvers and his group.”
“Now why should you have all the fun?” Cobra asked him with an evil grin.
“Because that’s what we do. A couple of years ago, two friends and I joined forces and formed a group we call VIM. We protect the innocents of the world. We have the means and the knowhow to do it and we just go in and do it. We aren’t afraid to get our hands dirty, if you know what I mean.”
“Why would you help me?” Becky asked looking entirely confused.
“Because your sister asked us to and we’d already been looking into the SANG group for some time. And don’t like what we see there.” James was honest about his dealings. He knew at this point if he wasn’t, these men wouldn’t let him do his job. He had researched this group when he came here and he knew that much about them. He also knew their faces and their names. He glanced over at Gunner and Cobra. “We also can’t do what we do if everyone out there knows about us. I’m taking a big chance in telling you about us. My partners wouldn’t be happy about that fact so I hope what I tell you all doesn’t leave this room.”
“Why are you including me in this discussion then?” Damen asked. “I work for SANG. What makes you think I won’t continue to work for them?”
James raised a brow at him. “You should know I’ve been watching you for a number of years now and I think before this is over, you might have a decision to make.”
“What decision would that be?” Damen frowned.
“Do you want to continue working for a group who would throw you to the wolves to save their own miserable asses or would you like to make a real difference in your work?”
“What the fuck does that mean?” Boone asked.
“It means I think he’s ready to change his employer and I want him to work for VIM.”
Damen looked stunned by James’s admission. “You do know what I’ve been doing for the last twenty years right?”
“We know.” James nodded.
Damen just stared at him for a moment then shook his head. He turned to Gunner. “Jase is dead but that won’t stop Levi from coming here himself after the girl. He’s going to bring fire power and just start killing your men. And he won’t care how many he has to take out to get to her.”
Gunner nodded. “We can hold our own.”
“And they will have help,” James assured them.
Damen shook his head. “You all do not know Levi the way I know him.”
“That’s why we need you to work with us, not against us.” James stared at him. “This will be your one and only chance to break ties with SANG. You can be with us or against us but either way... SANG is going down.”
Damen dared to glare at the other man for a moment. “How do you know you can trust me? I might tell you one thing and shoot you in the back when it comes right down to it.”
James nodded. “You might, but I don’t think you will.”
“How can you be so sure?” Damen insisted. “You don’t know me. You don’t know the first thing about me.”
“Are you sure about that?” James asked. “I think I know how you are. You have something inside you that men like Levi Silvers will never have.”
“And what would that be?” Boone injected while looking curious.
“Humanity,” James said softly. “I was watching you from the shadows the night you found Becky’s bunny. You brought it out to Levi and he threw it down to the ground. He smacked your face and screamed at you that he wanted his brat, not a stuffed toy. He said he didn’t fucking care about a rabbit.”
Becky gasped in Patriot’s arms. She held onto him a little tighter at the harsh words. Then she looked over at Damen and asked, “Why did you take the bunny? Out of all the things in that crappy place, why did you take that?”
Damen looked over at her. “It looked well worn, like something you’d held and played with a lot. So, I thought he would want something that belonged to you as