I fast-forward the tape, watching as Caleb enters the again of the store. Lilah confronts her on the counter. Each second brings me nearer to despair, realizing that I’m about to see certainly one of two potential conclusions: A — that Caleb was defeated and kidnapped, or B — that Lilah made me a widower. Neither possibility will make me completely satisfied, however one will certainly make me extra pissed off than the opposite.

The combat begins. I can’t assist however smile on the reminder that Caleb is a fucking badass. Positive, she’s stunning and female and all that good things however that’s not what made me laborious for her within the first place. It was the warrior in her that did that. There’s one thing undeniably attractive a few lady who can pin a full-grown man towards the wall and make him beg for his mommy.

My coronary heart sinks as a darkish shadow enters in by way of the again and sneaks up behind her. Caleb had Lilah on the rattling ground and Elijah simply swoops in — that fucking bastard.

Fuck. I ought to have stayed. This could have been a good combat if I had.

Caleb collapses into his arms and my rage wins.

Fuck this shit.

I’m getting my spouse again.

Chapter 16

Boxcar

I’ve acquired the drive. I’ve acquired the willpower.

Most of all, I’ve acquired Caleb Fawn’s secret again room to arm myself with.

The Harts most likely didn’t even notice it was right here and Caleb was good sufficient not to attract Lilah’s consideration towards it throughout their combat.

I stroll inside and breathe in that outdated, nostalgic scent of assault rifles and gunpowder. I flick on the sunshine to see weapons lined alongside the partitions.

Loads of weapons.

Oh, Ms. Fawn. You haven’t modified in any respect, child.

The alleyway door opens and closes.

I freeze, sensing laborious boots tapping towards the hallway ground. I scan for the closest obtainable weapon and my lips twitch on the sight of Caleb’s “big day” gun: her Mannequin 60 Smith & Wesson revolver, clearly returned to her since Fox and Dani’s cross-country tour a couple of weeks again. She by no means let me even maintain it earlier than and there’s no means I’m going to cross up the chance now.

I seize it off the wall and ensure it’s loaded because the boots step additional contained in the store.

The Harts should have come again. Perhaps they noticed me go inside and determined to come back end me off. I received’t make it that straightforward, that’s for certain.

As I put together to leap out, my coronary heart stops in my chest. Each man has imagined themselves on this state of affairs earlier than. Weapons drawn with the villain of their sights. A really grateful damsel hanging on their arm.

However nobody actually thinks about how terrifying it’s.

Crap, I’m gonna die.

I take a breath, forcing the crippling doubt away earlier than standing up and pointing my gun on the darkish determine lingering across the store.

“Maintain it.” I lock my physique, refusing to let it tremble. “Let me see your fingers.”

The person pauses and his arms slowly rise in give up. He’s a lot too tall to be Elijah Hart. He’s dressed very in a different way in a daring leather-based jacket and black denims.

“Flip round,” I inform him.

He obeys and shifts to face me whereas I ease ahead to get a greater have a look at him. He’s clean-shaven with trimmed, blond hair and shiny, blue eyes like he’s out of a goddamn fairy story or one thing.

As I step nearer, he sighs and drops his fingers.

I twitch. “Hey, put them again up—”

“I’m not right here for you, mate,” he says, his voice sharp with a thick, English accent. “You may drop your piece.”

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