“Call me Godmother,” she said, puffing out her cheeks. “I could totally run a syndicate.” She gave a little shrug and smirked. “No one would ever see me coming.”
“Do you feel guilty?” I asked.
“No, I feel justice was finally served.” She cocked her head. “If that animal had a soul, it belonged to the devil already. And if there is a god and he doesn’t let me into heaven because of what I did, then he can kiss his own judgmental ass, because he’s going to have to answer for why he let a beautiful soul like Chelsea’s be taken by a monster like Lucian. The way I see it, me and the big man are even. Does this make you think of me differently?”
“Of course not.”
“Then never worry about what others may think of you when it comes to protecting the people you love.”
I stood and pulled her into my arms. “I’m lucky to have you as my mother.”
“Damn right you are.” She squeezed me tight. “You are free to tell Teagan about this, or I can talk to her myself, but she has to know she cannot tell anyone.”
“I’ll tell her,” I said. “I’ll find the right time.”
“Okay, baby. I’ll let you do that,” she said as Dad walked back in.
“Coast clear?” he asked.
“Yes, honey, the coast is clear,” Mom said.
Dad leaned out his office door and bellowed, “Teagan, come on back, baby girl.”
Teagan walked back in while Dad sat back at his desk and opened a second laptop. Teagan walked into my open arms, and I wrapped her up tight, kissing her temple.
“Are you okay?” she asked.
“Yeah, baby, all good.”
“This is gonna take a little while.” Dad glanced up at us. “And I don’t need any of you for it, so if you wanna go take a break, you can. I’ll let you know what I find.”
“I’m going to stay with your dad,” Mom said. “You kids go find something fun to do. Maisie had a couple of the prospects clean out a room for you upstairs. It’s the one at the end of the hall. It has a bathroom and a bed. I changed the sheets this morning, so it’s clean. We can sort out getting something a little nicer in there, but it’ll work for now.”
“Thanks, Dani,” Teagan said.
“Give us at least half an hour,” I said.
“Cash,” Teagan admonished, her face blushing beet red. “Oh my god.”
I grinned, taking her hand. “Make that forty-five minutes.”
“I’m going to kill you,” she threatened as I pulled her out of the room and up the stairs.
“You’ll be too busy,” I said.
I pushed open the door and guided her inside, locking the door once we were behind it. I didn’t take any time to look at the room, just pulled Teagan close and kissed her, pushing her gently onto the bed and working to divest her of her clothing.
Teagan
ILANDED ON the bed and laughed as I sank deep.
“First order of business, replace the mattress,” Cash said before kissing me, his tongue sliding into my mouth.
I moaned as I tore at his clothing, wanting more. Needing to feel his skin. He broke contact with me only long enough for us to remove our shirts, and then he was back, kissing me, his hands touching every part of me.
I arched into his touch, and moved my mouth so I could taste him. His neck, his throat, I made my way down so I could run my tongue over his nipples as Cash took off my bra one-handed. I threw it into the corner, continuing to devour his chest.
Cash let this go on for a few minutes until he rolled me onto my back and tugged my jeans down my legs, panties and all. Once I was completely naked, he removed his jeans as well, then spread my knees and positioned himself between my legs. He slid one finger inside of me, then two. I licked my lips as I stared up at him, my breaths coming in virtual pants as he worked my pussy.
