“We need to put the potential escape artists into a room we won’t use. We can let them out, but make sure nobody opens the door.” I considered the layout of my house. “Actually, they can go in the basement.”
We carried them down and got their litter trays and food. Henrik and Layla did their business in the garden and then followed us down. I quickly cleaned it up and binned it as thetruck arrived with my furniture. The guys were really nice and helped unload the truck, carry heavy stuff around, and even set up our beds. I gave them a very generous tip as they left.
It had only taken a couple of hours to unpack and get everything in. Sure, there were boxes everywhere, but they could be opened over the next few days.
“Pizza’s ordered,” Penny called as Aurora dug down in a box and found wine glasses. While we’d been unloading, Demi, Grace, Amberlea, and Carmelle had arrived. To my surprise, Nova appeared.
“Hey, I didn’t know you were coming,” I said.
“Calamity said I could stay for a while. I needed to get out of RC for a bit,” she replied. Confused, I studied her face and winced. Shit, I recognised heartbreak when I saw it.
“You’re staying at Falcon’s?”
“Yeah.”
“Glad to have you,” I replied. Nova offered a smile, but it wasn’t genuine. Oh, jeez, someone had broken her heart, and recently too.
“I hear we have pizza,” Nova stated, and Oakley nodded, linking her arm through Nova’s.
“Yup. We’ve earned it. Let those assholes deal with the kids. Did anyone’s old man not sugar them up?” Oakley asked.
“Mine didn’t,” Carmelle replied. “Mainly because I can commit murder and get away with it at the moment.”
We laughed. She wasn’t wrong.
“Klutz didn’t either. I had a vision and threatened him in detail what I’d do to him if he sugared them up,” Aurora said.
“Couldn’t you have warned us?” I demanded.
“Nope, didn’t see you suffering. Just me, sorry.” Aurora smiled.
“Who’s on the gate, because if my pizza gets turned away, I’m going to kill Savage,” Grace asked.
I sent Calamity a text and ordered him to get someone down to the gate, or he wasn’t getting sex for a month. He texted back saying that Klutz was already down there, as we didn’t want to murder him.
I sniggered and told everyone what he’d said, and then we settled in with the wine and prepared to relax.
Calamity
The gate alarm beeped, and I sat up, grabbing my phone. I saw movement on the camera there and watched a figure drop a parcel off before slinking off. I climbed out of bed, left my room at the clubhouse, and headed for the stairs.
“You got an alert?” Falcon inquired, appearing.
“Yeah, did you watch the footage?”
“Yup, you’re not going alone, Prez,” Falcon stated.
“What’s going on?” Texas demanded in a low voice as he left his room. “It’s three in the morning, assholes.”
“Someone triggered security at the gates, watch over the kids,” I whispered.
“Sure,” Texas agreed and disappeared back into his room. He followed us down to the ground floor and pulled a weapon and covered the door. Texas nodded, and we walked away to face whatever was waiting for us in the dark.
Chapter Seven.
Calamity.
Falcon and I made our way down the street towards the barriers that kept us apart from the local community. The moon was out, which was reassuring as we didn’t have any streetlights here yet. That was something I’d have to discuss with Apache. Then again, it benefited us, as whoever was at the gate, if they still hung around, didn’t know we were coming. My thoughts were whirling. What exactly was happening here?
