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“Spotted what?”
He motioned to the exterior wall, and my stomach tightened when I read the words:
WE KNOW WHO YOU’RE WITH
I had no idea if they were talking about the brothers, Knox, or possibly me. Fuck. I’d spent weeks worrying about keeping what was happening between us from Knox and the brothers. I’d thought Knox finding out would be the worst thing that could’ve happened.
But I was beginning to wonder if it was just the beginning of the nightmare, and whoever had been watching Fury was now watching her. I was still staring at the words when I asked, “Does Prez know?”
“Yeah, I called him right before you.” He crossed his arms. “Mercy’s going to check the security feed and see what he can find.”
My stomach took a nosedive. As much as I wanted him to find whatever he could on the assholes who’d trashed her place, I knew there was a damn good chance that he’d see me coming in and out of her place at times when I had no business there. That was a can of worms I wasn’t ready to open, but I didn’t have time to think about that.
We needed answers, so I asked, “What about the guy I shot? Has Vicious gotten anything out of him?”
“About that…” Coop winced. “Dude used his own belt to strangle himself.”
“You’ve gotta be shittin’ me,” I groaned. “What is it with these motherfuckers?”
“Maybe they’ve heard of Vicious and what he can do, and they’re trying to save themselves the torture. But your guy might be out of luck. Blade was here and able to revive him… He’s still unconscious, but Blade’s thinking it won’t be long before he comes around.”
“You could’ve started with that.”
“I could’ve,” he smirked. “But I kind of like seeing you get all worked up.”
“Not the time, brother.”
He gave me a nod, then said, “We’ll get this cleaned up before Emery gets up.”
“I’d appreciate that.” As much as I didn’t like it, I had no choice but to say, “We’re going to up her security.”
“Prez said the same. He’s calling church this afternoon to discuss the plan. Wouldn’t doubt that he calls a lockdown.”
“Possibly… We definitely need to do something.”
“You staying the night?”
“Yeah, I’ll be here until Knox gets back.”
“I’ll let you know if we find anything else.”
“Appreciate it, brother.”
My head was all over the place as I made my way upstairs. Everything was on the line, and in more ways than I was prepared for. I had no idea what this meant for Emery and me, but my gut told me things were about to get a lot more complicated.
When I got upstairs, Emery was still sound asleep. As much as I wanted to crawl back in bed with her, I worried I might wake her, and if I woke her, she’d have questions that I wasn’t in the mindset to answer. So, I grabbed a blanket from the foot of the bed and claimed the chair in the corner. I eased my head back and closed my eyes, and I dozed in and out until the sun came up.
I looked over to the bed, and Emery was still curled up under the covers, sleeping soundly. As I sat there watching her, I thought about our night and how unbelievably good it felt to have her in my arms. I had no regrets. Even if it all blew up in my face, it was worth it.
That didn’t mean I was a fucking idiot. I knew there were going to be rough roads ahead, but that wasn’t enough for me to walk away. She started to stir, and when she rolled over and realized I wasn’t there next to her, she sat up and scanned the room. The second her eyes landed on me, she smiled, and it hit me square in the gut.
This woman had me spellbound, and if I wasn’t careful, I might lose myself in that smile. “Morning.”
“Morning.” She looked at me for a moment, and her smile started to fade as the possible consequences of our actions started sinking in. “How are you?”
“I’m okay. What about you?”
“I’m good… Just a little worried.”
