“I’m going to kill that son of a bitch.” My rage was boiling up from the pit of mystomach.
Ryder tossed me his phone. “Read the text fromCrowley.”
Crowley: Picked up Ray Clyde trying to break into a car at a rest stop a few miles down the road, covered inblood.
I sighed with relief. “Well at least there’s that. We don’t have to worry about himanymore.”
“We have guys on the inside that will make his life a living hell—I’ll see to that. He won’t even live to see histrial.”
I shook my head. “No. Let him rot in there getting his ass ripped open on a daily basis. Even that will not be enough of a punishment for the nightmare he put Sloanthrough.”
* * *
After a few daysof being pretty much out of it, Sloan’s eye fluttered open. “Hey you.” She forced a smile. Her voice was fucked up and low, but I didn’t care. She was awake and alert, and that was all that mattered tome.
Ryder and Raine got up from the floor and started to stretch. They hadn’t left me alone since the incident. At least one of my brothers was by my side every minute. It was comforting to have all of their support while this washappening.
“Good to see you’re awake, darlin’.” Ryder put his hand on the end of her bed and motioned to his wife. “Let’s give these two a littleprivacy.”
I stood quickly. “No, you two should stay. I want there to be witnesses forthis.”
Each person froze on the spot. Raine gasped, grabbing Ryder’shand.
“Hey babe.” I sank down on the side of Sloan’sbed.
She put her hand on my cheek. “Hi.” Her eyes were barelyopen.
“I know this is fast, but I don’t fucking care. I love you. I have never been so scared of losing someone in my entire life. I do not want to spend one more second on this earth without you being truly mine. Sloan, please do me the honor of being mywife.”
“Talk about insta-love,” she teased, grabbing my hand. “There is nothing more that I want than to be your wife. Trent, yes, I will marryyou.”
I kissed her cheek as I fought the goofiest smile that was taking over my face. “Also, the doctors gave me a little bit of excitingnews.”
“More exciting than the fact that we’re gettingmarried?”
I nodded. “Even better.” I put my hand on her stomach. “You’repregnant.”
Tears welled up in her eyes as she gasped, “I’m pregnant? We’re going to have ababy?”
Raine squealed and started jumping. “This is the most amazingday!”
Ryder pulled his wife into his side. “Congratulations you two. I couldn’t be happier for youboth.”
They left us alone and I crawled into bed with Sloan. We just stayed like that for a few minutes, her hand inmine.
“Is this a dream?” Sloanmuttered.
“No, babe. This is just the beginning of our happily everafter.”
