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“Whatever. Also, he has his own men with him so he still won’t be here alone,”
“Oh, as much as I want you the fuck out of here, I need you to stay for appearance's sake,”
“As long as you hurry this shit the fuck up, I’m ready to get the fuck out of this godforsaken city,”
“Trust me, it won’t take long.
“So, how did things go?” Bones asks once Giovanni and I come out of our meeting.
“As good as it could have. Now, I have to go back to Ronnie and plan this trap for Franklin. Giovanni warned me that he has his own guys, so we need to be on alert for that. Also, let’s make sure the girls are not in harm's way when all of this goes down,”
“Got it.”
“Are you not needed at work,” I question because, for the past couple of days, he has been out at the house with Ronnie and me. He has his own house a few miles down the street, so thankfully, he takes his cockblocking ass home at night. He and Ronnie get along way too good, cracking jokes, pulling pranks, and hanging outside with Jazz and Blues, who have thoroughly abandoned me for her.
“I took some time off to make sure things are handled,” I want to talk shit to him, but I don’t. He never takes time off, so what can I say?
“Gotcha. Alright, I am heading home to see Ronnie, then we’ll plan the Franklin situation out, and I’ll let you know what needs to happen,”
“I’ll be waiting. Is he gonna be a problem?”
“I can see that happening, but we’ll keep an eye on him, and if there appears to be any movement, we’ll eliminate him, too.”
“Normally, I would say I hope she is worth it, but in this instance, I know she is. I’ll be by later today or tomorrow morning. I’ll text before I come.”
“Please do,” I say, grinning. We head outside to our bikes and head home, riding together until we turn in separate directions, going to our respective homes.
Ronnie
This might be over in a matter of hours! Two years of running, two years of hiding, two years of not being able to move freely, and Lion has fixed it in a matter of weeks.
No matter where you are in the world, no matter what shit you may get into, find Jacob or his sons. They will ALWAYS help you! Promise me!
I promise.
And he was right, but what he didn’t tell me was that I was going to fall in love with Judah and Lion, two sides of the same coin. One is a calm, sweet, generous man and lover, and theother is exactly what his name says. He is a beast, a killer, and I’ll be damned if both of them don’t turn me on. I can hear the shower as I sit here on the bed. I am supposed to be getting dressed, but I am lost in thought.
“Rebel, why aren’t you dressed?” he asks, and I don’t attempt to hide the smile that breaks out across my face at the use of the nickname he gave me.My ol’ lady needs her own name;he told me as we lay tangled together when he came home from his meeting with Giovanni. I remember feeling conflicted, I mean, I am still married, and my marriage was full of shit with a homicidal husband. I came here to find him, to get the hell away from Franklin, and to let him and his brother know what happened to their father, not to fall in love.
“Don’t act like you don’t know that I love you, that I am in love with you. Do you love me? Can you see yourself in New Orleans with me? Or do you want to go back to your old life in Washington DC?”
Lion..”
“You call me Judah,”
“I’m still married.”
“Actually, you’re widowed.”
“Juddaaahhhhh!” I whine. Real talk, I am terrified. I have never been alone I have gone from graduating to being a wife. Being on the run was the first time I was ever able to make my own decisions, so the things that I wanted to do without having to concern myself with how anyone else would feel.
“I own a brothel,”
“And?”
“I’m not giving it up.”
“Who asked you to?” I lay there looking at him, blinking trying to figure out what I want to say to him. “I know you’re afraid. Hell, so am I. I wasn’t looking for this. I never thought I’d find it or wanted it, but it’s here, you’re here. I am notlooking to change you, bend you, or control you. I just want to do this thing called life with you. Rebel is the perfect name for you, because that is exactly what you are, a rebel and I love every defiant bone in your body. Now, tell me you don’t love me.”
