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“We won’t break up,” I say, lifting my ring. “We’re stuck together now. You just need to not go to prison, please.”
He laughs. “I’ll try my best. And I’ve made it this far without doing any hard time.”
When we are done we get out of the bath, get dry and get into bed.
Not the engagement announcement I had planned, but as long as he’s next to me, I don’t care.
I’ll take it as it is.
And as he is.
Chapter Thirty-Six
River
Feeling confident that no one will ever find enough evidence to incriminate me for Robert’s death, I move on with my life and hope that whoever called the police minds their own business and shuts up about it. Obviously it could be Rosalind, or Granny Dearest making calls from the home she’s in. Either one wouldn’t surprise me. We’ll just have to hope they both find some purpose in their lives that doesn’t include trying to bring us down with their petty ways.
But some people never change.
Romeo tells me to keep a low profile and stay out of trouble, so that’s what I plan to do. I just hope trouble doesn’t come looking for me.
I’d hoped that Bella would never hear me confirm what I did to Robert—doing what I did to my own so-called father is pretty dark, even for me—but I couldn’t go through him hurting my mother again. He needed to be taken care of, to keep everyone safe.
And trust me when I say he wasn’t a good man and is one hundred percent in hell right now.
Maybe I’ll see him there one day.
We have a club meeting, including the Angels as well, since even though we still have our own clubhouses, we are one club. This is the first time I’ve seen Damon in a while, and I wonder what happened with him and Corey. She hasn’t said anything, and I haven’t wanted to ask.
“So as you know, we’ve had a lot of shit going on recently,” Romeo says from the head of the table. “And I want to thank everyone for always being there and doing whatever needs to be done without any fucking complaint. As everyone knows, we had our son, Julian, which is why Julianna isn’t here tonight, but usually she would be. Is there anything anyone would like to bring up or discuss?”
“Prospects,” Damon says. “I know we have Jag, but I’d like to bring in a few more if we can, for the Angels clubhouse.”
“You have anyone in mind?” Romeo asks him.
“No, but I’d like some younger members brought in, if Julianna agrees with that.”
“I’ll ask her about that, but I don’t think it would be an issue,” Romeo says, looking around the table.
A few other men speak up about different concerns, and Romeo talks it out with them. He then surprises me by what he says next.
“I just wanted to tell everyone that we’ve found out that River is my brother—we share the same father. It was a shock to us all, but I’ve always loved him like a brother anyway. This is just me officially letting you all know, so you can all stop fucking gossiping about it.”
There is silence for a few seconds, before everyone cheers.
It’s now all out in the open, no more dirty secrets.
I feel...content.
We all head outside for some beer and music, and the women bring out food while I light the bonfire for us all. It’s nice to have everyone around, even the members from the Angels. We are one. And I need to remember that when I see Damon. I suppose Corey could do worse.
“How good does the grazing platter look?” Bella says, pointing to the table. “It’s a piece of art, I’m telling you.”
“It looks amazing,” I say, my hand wandering down to land on the curve of her ass. “But not as good as you.”
Club members keep coming up to congratulate us, and it feels more like a do-over engagement announcement than a club party. I hope she can feel the love in the room like I can.
“Can I get you a drink?” I ask, nuzzling against her. “Or something to eat?”
