“I’m not going to even listen to anything that is illegal. I will not lose my license to practice law. Not under any circumstances. Take me to Charmaine’s house or I will walk.”
“Listen to me! I know you don’t owe me anything, Dad either, but just listen. Okay?”
Overwrought, I sensed my brother was as close to an emotional edge as I’d ever seen him. He could never be described as someone who wore their heart on their sleeve. “Fine. What?”
“I’m sure he’ll want to tell you himself but fuck it. You need to see something.”
“God, what? Some prized cow?”
His silence was as unnerving as the situation.
“What do I need to see?”
Wade glanced down the road leading to the ranch. Whatever he had to show me he believed in. “Will you go into it with an open mind?”
I felt a nightmare coming on. “Alright. I’ll do my best, but I can’t promise anything.”
“This needs to be our little secret at least for now.”
I laughed. What the hell? I had nothing to lose at this point.
CHAPTER 13
Axe
There was nothing like the exhilaration of a parachute jump.
The free-falling moment.
The wind and sunlight on your face.
The beauty of the scenery.
That’s why the first time I’d gone skydiving, I’d been hooked. My brothers had called me an adrenaline junkie. Not one moment of fear. That had followed me from driving at breakneck speed and rock climbing without a harness. I’d rushed into the face of danger often. With smokejumping, I’d been trained how to do so and stay alive.
That’s the way Will had been with flying a plane. He and I had been very much alike. I’d heard stories about our father taking him up on a puddle jumper when I was just a baby.Will had been enthralled. A couple of years later, he’d made a proclamation he was going to be a pilot.
He’d been maybe eight years old.
I sat back, taking a deep breath.
Why was it that even in the plane, listening to the roar of the engines, my thoughts continually drifted to Kenzie? Spending the night with her had been amazing, something I dared not admit to anyone.
Her banter had nearly driven me nuts. And the taste of her sweet lips had left me intoxicated.
The way she peppered me with questions was exactly what I’d remembered from years before. She’d certainly chosen the right profession. I glanced out the window, able to see an image of her face the moment she’d climaxed for the first time. Her beautiful face.
Jesus. I had it bad for the girl, my stiff cock a reflection of my lurid thoughts.
Her scent lingered on my skin. For some crazy reason, I brought my hand to my face. I wasn’t wrong.
“So, who’s the girl?” The chiding words were followed by a knowing laugh.
I’ll be damned if Dante wasn’t going to push my last button. He’d already ribbed me about seeing her by the helicopter.
Before I answered, I turned off my microphone. He better damn well have his off or I’d have his hide. “No one you need to know,” I threw back, noticing Rock was paying close attention. “Aren’t you engaged?”
“Not yet. Is she your girlfriend?”
