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“I woke up at two this morning and went to the RV park,” she said. “I went to visit Sally.”
“You did? How is she?”
“She’s good, but I’m thinking about redecorating her in leopard print.”
Lyla laughed. “I’m sure Sally would appreciate that.”
“I think so too.” She stared at Beau, who rested his head on Lyla’s feet. “Maybe I should get a dog.”
Loyalty, love, contentment. Nothing else existed for animals. Beau was with his pack, and no matter what drama came with it, he didn’t want to be anywhere else. She had no pack anymore. It was no wonder she was acting a little nuts.
“Maybe you should get a dog.” Lyla leaned down and kissed Beau. “I love him. He’s great.”
“Are you coming to the animal adoption this weekend?”
“No, I don’t think I’m ready to go to anything with a crowd yet.” Lyla made a motion with her hands as if she was smoothing a tablecloth. “I just need more time.”
Carmen noted her trembling hands. “Nightmares?”
Lyla closed her eyes. “Every fucking night.”
A nightmare had woken her in the wee hours of the morning. It had been a replay of the night in the canyon, but in the dream, Nora was slaughtered in front of her. She woke with a gut-wrenching scream. She hadn’t been able to go back to sleep, which was how she ended up at the RV park.
“I’ve been talking to Luci. She’s great,” Lyla said.
“Me too. I talked to her on the way here.”
“She really wants to visit, but I agree with Gavin. It’s going to take time to see how the underworld adjusts to Angel.”
Kiki’s words about Lyla’s exploits in Hell tickled the back of her mind. Did Lyla know she was now as notorious as her husband? She probably wouldn’t appreciate that little fact, so she kept it to herself. “Luci saw a picture of Cormac and me on the internet. She thought we were together.”
“Cormac Hart? Oh, my God. I haven’t seen him in years. How is he?”
“Same. I ended up at a party with him. Someone snapped some photos of us. Luci was over the moon for me. She’s a fan of Cormac’s, and she thought I would divulge his fucking routine.”
“What’s a fucking routine?”
“Like does he always fuck in the morning? Does he like blowjobs on Wednesdays? Handjobs under the table at certain restaurants?”
Lyla raised a brow. “And what did you say?”
“I never fucked Cormac; you know that.”
“Just checking. What about Kody?”
“Just heavy petting at the hospital, nothing more.”
Lyla’s eyes tracked over her outfit. “Besides looking for a place, your mom, and this party you went to with Cormac, what else have you been up to?”
She hesitated, and Lyla’s eyes narrowed. It was almost as if she knew about Marcus … He had been on her mind this morning. If it wasn’t for the Kody incident, she would have visited him on the off chance that he was available for a fuck. She opened her mouth, but Beau interrupted whatever she would have said when he barked to get their attention as Blade and Gavin approached.
Nora got a little hysterical when she saw her father. Before she could attempt to calm the baby, Gavin took her. Nora tucked her head under her father’s chin. Gavin wore a gun holster on his hip even though he was home, which was an unpleasant reminder that Vega might be gone, but the danger the underworld posed would never disappear. Lyla went to talk to Blade who was down on a knee petting Beau.
“I heard you were at the RV park this morning,” Gavin said.
She jerked. “How do you know that?”
He ignored her question. “What are you planning, Carmen?”
