Gently.
And then she poured everything she was feeling into that one kiss.
Tears hit my eyes. I whispered, “I’m so sorry I forgot about you.”
I hated myself.
She snorted, “For five seconds, jerk.”
I snorted as that hatred slowly melted away, until... the staff broke in and pulled Kimber away from me.
***
Then I had them growling at me an hour later as I followed by her example.
“Who the fuck was it?” I asked as I stared at the heart monitors they had on both Kimber and our baby.
Nuke growled, “Something that I still can’t believe. Merlin found the shit. Grimm got the truth out of him. We’re waiting for the both of you to walk out of here to see how you want to play this.”
***
We were released thirty-six hours later.
“Normally, I’d say we’d take care of this shit. But this is in our backyard. We don’t need the feds on our asses.” I said as I looked at my brothers around the table.
“Call Asher. Think he owes us a marker.” I said.
Nuke nodded, then placed the call.
Fourteen hours later, we had a plan.
And in three hours, that fucking asshole was out of Louisiana.
His great aunt twice removed needed his help since her health was declining.
It just so happened that what caused her health to decline was the black mold in her house. A house that she refused to leave.
And it started that piece of shit’s health to decline too.
Oops.
‘Not everyone gets a second chance. If you get one, take advantage of it because it’s a gift and it may be better than something you had before.’
– Nishan Panwar.
Chapter 20
Kimber
Two Months Later
I saw my mother in the store, and without a word, I walked by her.
“Kimber!” she called out.
I kept walking.
Suddenly, all I heard in my head was the line fromFinding Nemo.
