Bogs stepped forward. “Everyone, relax.” He turned to Trent. “What’s going on, man?”
Trent took a breath and aimed his stare at the men, leaving her with the view of his profile. His jaw was tense as though he was clenching it.
“She overheard Declan and I discussing a job.” His words were cryptic. She glanced over at Taylor, who was squinting as if she wanted to haul ass over the bed and punch him.
“And?”Taylor said.
Trent glared at her.
Taylor turned to Bogs. “Did you tell Kenzie what you do for a living?”
“She knows I work in securities,” Bogs looked just as confused as she was. He glanced over at her and she shrugged. Of course, she knew what he did.
“What else do you do, Bogs?”
The simple question seemed to throw him off, then before her eyes, his body changed. His chest rose as his back tensed and his eyes darkened. He kept his stare on Taylor when he spoke. “Trent.” He paused. “What’s she getting at?”
“Exactly what you think, brother.”
The room got thick with tension and she stared at Bogs looking for some kind of explanation but he was locked on Taylor. His eyes glared at her in what seemed like a warning.With nothing from Bogs, she glanced around, seeing all the men focused on Taylor giving her a similar look as Bogs. What was she missing?
“Kenzie?” Taylor whispered and she jerked her head. Taylor’s face changed relaxed, which seemed odd since everyone else was tense and furious.
“They can get him.” She lifted her hand pointing around the room and smiled while keeping her eyes on Kenzie.What was she talking about? Get who?
Kenzie shook her head not understanding what her friend was trying to tell her.
Taylor stepped forward and kneeled on the bed, face to face with Kenzie.
“Taylor, don’t.” She couldn’t be sure but the voice almost sounded like Bogs. She was too focused on Taylor and what she was trying to tell her, to look over and see.
“I overheard Trent and Declan talking about a job. They helped some guy kill the man that murdered his brother. That’s what they do. Bogs and his brothers find the guy, the family member kills him, and Trent and Declan get rid of the body.” She lifted her brows glancing over Kenzie’s shoulder. “Our very own vigilante group.”
“Fucking bitch.” Someone swore under their breath but she could hear it clearly.
It was almost impossible to believe but no one was denying it.Vigilante? Bogs?The lump in her throat grew as she glanced back at Taylor. Of course, there would be things she didn’t know about Bogs but she was thinking more on the lines of past girlfriends or how he takes his coffee. Not this.Bogs and his brothers find the guy, the family member kills him, and Trent and Declan get rid of the body.
Taylor tightened her grip on her hands. “You know what this means? They can get him, Kenzie.”
Her heart sped up and her body shivered as she watched the pure joy cast over Taylor’s face.
James Harris, the man who killed her mom had become a dark figure stored in the back of her head for the past twelve years. She never forgot him but she also did her best to not think of him. No matter how many times the prosecutor explained, she could never understand why he got such a short sentence. He killed her mom and four years later walked out of prison. Her dad never spoke of it but she knew it ripped him a part the same as her. Harris basically got away with murder. It had been so long since she’d thought about that.
Suddenly, every hidden emotion, every painful heartbreak came flooding through. All the tears, all the times she needed her mom, all the deals she made with God, praying she’d wake up and it would all be just a bad dream. Everything came back with a force that made her gasp. She stared back at Taylor with glassy welled eyes. Her mouth dried from her heavy hot breath. She turned her head slowly, taking in the tense glares aimed at Taylor from all the men in the room. All but one, who was solely staring back at her.
“You can find him for me?” Her question wasn’t so much a request but shocked curiosity. Why had he kept this from her?
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Is was like gallons of ice water being poured over his body. Bogs wanted to kill Taylor. The way Kenzie stared back at him with hope and a plea in her eyes. And pain, so much fucking pain. He had every intention of telling Kenzie about what they did on the side, but not now, and certainly not this way. Somewhere down the road, he would tell her, explain it all, and not give her a fucked up condensed version like Taylor just did.
“Find who?” T asked from directly behind Bogs. Kenzie never looked away. She was waiting for him and only him toanswer her. But that didn’t stop Taylor and her big fucking mouth.
“Didn’t you tell him?” Taylor asked.
She didn’t even flinch, her eyes set on Bogs. His stare remained on Kenzie as he answered the question. “I know.”
“Someone needs to tell me what the fuck is going on,” T barked. He hadn’t meant to keep her mother’s murder a secret from T. While he had talked with Stone, he never mentioned it to T. This was the last scenario he could have envisioned.
