Page 54 of Harper’s Renegades

Harper

“Gorgeous, you can’t sleep the day away,” Jaxson called from somewhere in the house. “We have to start packing.”

Packing? Packing for what?

Slowly, I cracked open one eye and found I was alone in bed, my body sore in the best way possible from the fucking of a lifetime. I caught a glimpse of my hand peeking out from under the pillow and stared at the stunning ring that shimmered in the sunlight.

So that hadn’t been a dream. I was now engaged to three men.

Rolling onto my back, I looked up at the ceiling, wondering if I should call Dax and tell her what happened. Then I shook that thought out of my head. That woman had way too much shit going on and didn’t need my drama added to it. I’d share that news once things calmed down. It’s not like we could go out and celebrate anyway.

“I wonder if our men will get along?” I mused aloud to myself. “There are seven of them, but they know Wes. There has to be another they can buddy up with… right?”

The bed shifted, and Ghost appeared with a wide grin on his face. “Whatcha talking about? Maybe I should ask who since you’re the only one in here.”

“Have you met Dax’s other guys?” I asked, wrapping my arms around his neck. “I was thinking I should call her, then decided maybe that wouldn’t be the best idea right now. Then that turned into her having seven men to deal with and if you would make friends with them.”

“You’re so fucking adorable, you know that?” Ghost asked as he pressed a quick kiss to my lips. “Come on. We have some stuff to fill you in on regarding your BFF.”

That had me bolting upright. “Is she okay?” I demanded.

“As far as I know, yeah. It has to do with the request she talked to Magnus about yesterday,” he explained.

My heartbeat started to calm down once he said that, and I was able to roll out of bed and throw on a sundress. “What time is it? You never have any clocks hanging around this place.”

“What would be the point of being on vacation if we had to stick to a schedule?” Jaxson asked, sliding over a cup of coffee. “Does it really matter if it’s still morning or not? You needed sleep? We let you sleep.”

I perched on one of the stools and plucked a piece of mango off the platter of fruit, popping it into my mouth. “I suppose not, just feels like we will need to return to real life at some point. Two weeks of vacation is great, but I’m starting to feel antsy. I’ve never gone this long without working.”

“It’s a good thing we have a job to do, isn’t it?” Magnus commented as he kissed the top of my head on his way to the coffee maker.

Frowning, I cocked my head, waiting for him to finish that remark.

He took his time filling his mug, then turned to face me, leaning on the counter, and took a long draw of his coffee. “Dax asked us for a favor. It’s nothing crazy we just need to fly out, pick somebody up, and bring them back to the States.”

“Rrrighttt…” I said, drawing the word out dramatically. “Want to tell me the whole story?”

“As of right now, that’s all I know. Dax is going to call me back once she talks to the contact to get more specific information. Then we can fly out, get what we need to get, and head back. Seems now that Dax knows who’s gunning for her, she isn’t taking a back seat ride. Apparently, the arms dealer needs this favor done, and once it’s complete, then Dax gets a sweet deal on supplies,” Magnus explained.

Taking a few sips of my coffee, I studied the three men I’d just signed up to spend forever with and didn’t feel like I was getting the full story. “You wouldn’t be lying to me, would you?”

Magnus set down his mug and reached across the island to grasp my hands. “Doll, this is all I know right now. Dax wanted to know if we were interested in doing the job since we have you. I told her what information I needed for the favor, and she is getting it. When I know the full details, I’ll tell you, but…”

“Oh goodie, a but,” I quipped.

“We need to talk about how you want us to handle the parts of this that are illegal. Do you want to know everything, or do you want to know enough but still remain in the dark about the bits that can get us arrested?”

I sighed, resting my head on our hands as I mulled his question over. “This is something we should have talked about before I said yes,” I muttered.

“Too late, angel, no take-backs,” Ghost announced.

Lifting my head, I glared at the full-grown child grinning at me like a fool. “I didn’t say I was going to throw in the towel. I just realized how fast this all happened. Like where are we going to live? What about my shop? You three travel all the time. Am I going with you, or do I stay home like the dutiful wife?”

“Gorgeous, we aren’t getting married right away. We still have time to figure all this out,” Jaxson reasoned. “As things stand, you can’t go back to normal life yet, so we can work on solving these issues as we go. How about I get you a notebook where you can write down all the things we need to cover. We’ll put them on paper so we all know expectations and can look back on them if we need to.”

Ghost rolled his eyes. “God, you are such a suck-up.”

“You’re one to talk. I’m pretty sure I remember you whining about not getting to sit with her in the back seat.” Jaxson scoffed.