Felix had been kidnapped not long ago by some really bad men in the Russian Mafia. Stoney hadn’t even known he’d had a son, but a one-night stand with Sabrina’s sister produced the sweetest little boy in the world. Sabrina’s sister had been killed a while ago, and Sabrina had sole custody of Felix, but after he went missing, she knew she’d need help finding him.
So, she walked into the compound and found Stoney. He and Dad found Felix, and Sabrina and Stoney had fallen in love in the process. Now they were a complete little family and I couldn’t have been happier for them.
“Are you going to play pinball with us?” he asked Aero.
“How about I get some food, then I’ll come play?”
“Okay!” he said, and made a run back to the pinball machines.
Dad made the decision about a month ago to add two more machines since we were growing in number and there were more and more kids having to wait their turn.
As Felix rushed back to the games, Raquel walked over to us, grabbing my hand and pulling me toward the kitchen. “Hi, Aero. Need to borrow Letti for a bit.”
He chuckled and I followed her. She tugged me into the pantry and closed the door. “How many people know about you and Aero?” she whispered.
“I’m assuming everyone. Why?”
She narrowed her eyes. “Because I didn’tknoweveryone knew because my sister didn’t bother to text me, so I’ve been playing dumb which made my husband incredibly annoyed with me.”
I grimaced. “Sorry.”
She sighed. “You had other things on your mind. I get it.”
I hugged her. “Thanks for understanding.”
“Pay me back with a double date. I need a real dinner. One with actual silverware.”
I chuckled. “We’ll make it happen,” I promised just as Raquel’s bestie, Sierra, burst through the door, slamming it shut.
“I swear to god, I’m about to lose my religion,” she snapped in her to die for southern accent.
She was from Savannah, I think. I’m not sure and every time I tried to ask questions, I was shut down. I figured she was just private, or maybe running from something. If she wanted to hide, here was a great place to do it.
“What did Wrath do now?” Raquel asked.
“I walked in on him railing some whore from behind,” she snapped.
“Oh my god, no way,” I breathed out. “Seriously?”
Raquel narrowed her eyes. “How would you have seen that, Sierra?”
“What do you mean?” she asked, staring at her shoes.
“Did you pick the lock on his door and walk in without being—”
“You don’t know me,” she growled.
“Sierra—”
“Wait until we’re alone,” Sierra begged.
“I’m gonna let you two talk,” I said. “This pantry’s way too small with three people in it.”
“Thanks, Letti,” Raquel said.
I smiled, pulling open the door and stepping out. I saw Aero talking to my Dad over by the bar, so I headed that way, wrapping my arms tight around Aero, and glaring up at my dad.
“Hey, baby girl,” Dad said.
