Total pages in book: 146
Estimated words: 138588 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 693(@200wpm)___ 554(@250wpm)___ 462(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 138588 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 693(@200wpm)___ 554(@250wpm)___ 462(@300wpm)
Which made her want to fuck with him. “I don’t know. It could be fun. Five kids. Then obviously Bella will need a friend. I’m sure at least one of the girls will want a cat, so we’ll need a kitten. Elisa told me she and Hale and Van are talking about adopting, so I would definitely want to start soon.”
He stared at her for a moment and then his head shook. “So fucking mean.”
He liked her mean. “I think we’ll wait a while to have this discussion.”
“Well played, and by the way you look lovely,” Sawyer said. “I’ll stick close to Wyatt in case any of those rogue kids I talked about come for his shins. I would set Bella on them, but we all know how that would go.”
Bella would lick the attackers to death. Or at least until they giggled and petted her.
“I can handle the kids.” Wyatt frowned. “I think. I hope I can. But I get what you’re saying about the situation in Colorado Springs. I would have to have found someone willing to prosecute and put their own families at risk. There’s a reason the Horde hasn’t been taken down and it’s because there are cops out there who work with them and others who are scared of what could happen to their loved ones if they try.”
Sawyer sighed as though he didn’t really want to have this conversation but was resigned to it. “There’s a balance held between them, and there has been for years. It’s why I went in. The cops have to show they’re trying. And they are, but it can be difficult and extremely dangerous to take down a group like the Horde. On the other hand, Wayne understands the game. The cops need a win every now and then. So Wayne throws them a prospect. A new kid to do some time because it also keeps up the group’s reputation.”
“He was absolutely planning on using Sawyer’s brother to keep the cops off the club. I heard him talking about it,” Wyatt explained.
“And Wyatt risked his brother’s wrath to tell you,” Sabrina surmised. She’d always known there was a strong bond between these two men. It had been forged by their time in the MC and by their willingness to risk for the people around them.
“He did. I was able to mitigate the damage,” Sawyer agreed. “If things had gone down the way Wayne planned, my brother would have done at least twenty years. As it was they couldn’t get him for more than eighteen months, and he was out in half the time. He left the Horde after and he’s…he’s good, I think.”
Her heart ached when she thought about Sawyer’s brother rejecting him. “He’s foolish. You did him a great service, and one day he’s going to figure it out.”
Sawyer stared down at her for a moment, an oddly gentle look on his face. “I wouldn’t take it back. Not even to spare myself the pain. I would do it because he’s my brother, and I didn’t try to save him so he would like me more. I would do it because it led me here, and I want to be here. So if he never speaks to me again, I’m content.”
She breathed in the words. He didn’t talk this way often, but when he did, oh, she felt every word in her soul. “I’m more than content, Sawyer.”
He winked at her. “Yeah, I know. You’re sore.” He kissed her briefly and turned to Wyatt. “So who did he want you to kill and how did you fake it?”
Wyatt sighed and leaned against the footrest of the bed. “This was supposed to be my darkest secret. Would you like to tell the story?”
“Someone who could have testified against him?” There was a surety to Sawyer’s question, like he already knew the answer. He ignored Wyatt, obviously wanting to get to the point.
Wyatt sat down beside Sawyer, his hand going to Bella’s back. She probably wasn’t joking about more dogs. And she planned on bringing up the idea of classroom pets at the meeting this evening.
“How did you fake…his? Hers?” Sabrina wasn’t sure. “How did you fake the murder you were supposed to commit? I assume one of the reasons he would want you to commit murder is having it over your head. I don’t understand why he didn’t have you do it in front of him.”
Wyatt glanced down at his watch. “Do you want the whole story because we’re going to be late. It’s kind of long, and there’s something we need to talk about before the meeting.”
“But we’re going to talk about it,” Sawyer said, leveling a stare at Wyatt.
Wyatt nodded, obviously conceding. “Yes, I promise we’re going to talk about it. When we get home tonight, I’ll tell you everything you want to know. Or rather I’ll fill in all the blanks since you two seem to already know most of it.”