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Jude chuckled. “Nah, we’re good. But I’ve got something you should think about. Need to meet, and if you agree, I’ll have Zeke get in touch with your ranch manager.”

“Midnight tonight. Usual place.”

“I’ll be there,” he agreed before ending the call.

“Fucking hell,” I rumbled, frustration washing over me. The relaxation from my earlier blowjob was long gone.

I opened the phone, destroyed the card, and tucked it into my pocket. I’d go for a ride and get rid of it.

I secured my office with my code as I left. The bar was heaving, and when I checked the time, I was surprised to see it was almost six in the evening. Catching Lurch’s eye, I nodded towards the doors. He tapped Lawless’s shoulder.

Lawless lifted his head from where it was buried in Vera’s tits. He gave her ass a tap and moved away to follow us. Vera shrugged and draped herself over Blue, who pulled her onto his lap.

I nodded to a few of my men as I left the bar, but my attention was focused on my ride and getting out of there.

“Where we going?” Lurch asked.

“Anywhere. Need to ride. Spoke to Jude about the ATF. Lawless has Zero on it. Jude made a good point—we need to check our suppliers for leaks.”

“Agreed.” Lurch nodded, then slipped on his helmet as Lawless joined us.

Starting my ride, I pulled out, knowing my brothers would follow me. The gate slid open as I rode towards it. I glanced into the security hut to see Newby’s gaze focused on the screens. We had security out the wazoo. Nobody came onto our land without us knowing about it. I’d set the ranch up with the same security.

The open road called to me, and I accelerated sharply. It was quiet out there—not a single car on the road.

Time to ride and forget the weight of leadership for a while.

CHAPTER 2

JUJU (Julianna)

“You need to get that load out today, or you risk pissing the Kings off,” Dad ordered from his hospital bed.

“Fuck, I know,” my brother Gabriel replied, rubbing the back of his neck.

He was stressed as fuck. My sister-in-law was one floor up in labour with my nephew or niece. Dad was stuck in a hospital bed after slipping in her amniotic fluid and falling while walking into the stockroom at the back of our feed shop.

“I’ll do it.”

They turned their heads so quickly that they almost gave themselves whiplash.

“No,” my father and brother barked in unison.

Rolling my eyes, I stood from my chair and looked down at my dad. “You can’t do it now that you’re stuck in a cast for six weeks. Gabe definitely can’t. In fact, Gabe shouldn’t even be in here. He should be upstairs with Libby.” I turned my attention to my brother, raising my brows.

“She sent me here,” Gabe admitted sheepishly.

I sighed and shook my head. “For fuck’s sake, Gabe, all you had to do was keep your mouth shut, hold her hand, and tell her she’s beautiful even when she’s a screaming, sweaty mess. It’s not that hard.”

“It wasn’t that. I shouted at the nurse. I don’t like seeing her in pain.”

Groaning, I looked up at the ceiling, praying for patience. “Giving birth is fucking painful, Gabe. You know that. You held my hand all through mine and never lost it.”

“Don’t remind me.” He grimaced. “It was awful, and I saw parts of you I never want to see again.”

Dad and I chuckled, easing the tension in the room.

“I’ll go with Mom,” Fin said.