“Which we won’t,” Macsen assures.
The man Thorsten introduced as his brother, Falcon, snaps his fingers.He points to me and then throws his thumb over his shoulder.
“Sure,” Thorsten replies.“Bring the old lady to my old lady.”
I wonder why Falcon didn’t use words.
It’s as if Thorsten heard the answer straight from my mind when he says, “Falcon is nonverbal due to vocal cord issues.I’ve read your medical file.Sorry, we never jump into a case without checking every damn person’s background.Though, I have to compliment you on the huge progress you made, overcoming most of your anxieties and triggers.Every person is different and even if it’s never completely gone, it still takes a load of work.Anyway, huge respect for the struggle and keeping your head above water in the rough sea of life we all try to muddle through.”
I can feel my cheeks heat and hate the sole attention focus on me.The compliments, which I’m sure they are, don’t feel like great achievements at all.
Relief hits me when I hear Sable ask, “Can we save the chitchat and get to the details?We will be in on the action, right?”
“Right behind us,” Thorsten assures.
Falcon snaps his fingers once again.
I feel Sable’s lips on the top of my head.“I’m going to walk her out.”
“Good but be sure to return fast because we’re leaving in ten minutes.If you’re missing out on the information we’re going to leave you behind,” Macsen states.
Sable flips him off.“Try to keep me away, asshole.”
We walk out of church and head for the van Thorsten mentioned.Seeing the van with the blinded windows makes my anxiety spike.
“Maybe I should stay here,” I whisper.
Sable turns me to face him and cups my face with both his hands.“I want you with me, protected by official law enforcement, okay?You heard it yourself, the woman inside the van used to be a special agent.Which means she’s very skilled to protect you.”
“And you?”I croak.
“Me?”He gives me a sexy smirk that makes my heart skip a beat.“I’m going to make sure your past is going to stay in the damn past so your path to the future is clear and wide open.”
“I like the sound of that.”A smile tugs my lips.
“Damn straight,” he rumbles and brushes his mouth against mine.
Staring into his eyes I muse, “Maybe then I get to follow weary dreams.”
“Darlin’, we’re going to make sure you will be able to follow any fucking dream you want,” he fiercely vows, and I believe every word he says.
“Thank you for everything,” I croak and kiss him.
For a moment I close my eyes and let myself feel every inch of this man’s warmth and the way he ignites fire inside my bones by a mere kiss.I’m still waiting for everything to come crashing down on me.Though, every minute I spent with Sable makes me believe my life really took a turn.
I mean, how lucky am I with all of those men stepping up for me the way they do?It’s hard to believe in good things when I’ve been drowning in negativity.
“Did you really spend those ten minutes kissing your old lady while you could have gotten the orders about what’s going down and how?”Macsen grumbles.
Sable slowly pulls back and brushes another kiss against my lips before he turns to face Macsen.“You can update me on the way over.”
A woman jumps out of the van.“Hey, you must be Mercy.”
“Livi?”I whisper.
She gives me a blinding smile.“That’s me.Come on, let’s get in the van so I can explain all the technical stuff to you.We’ll be able to watch everything the guys do.”
Sable kisses the top of my head and muses, “See you soon.Stay safe.”He glances over my head at Livi.“Keep her safe.”
