Total pages in book: 117
Estimated words: 110802 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 554(@200wpm)___ 443(@250wpm)___ 369(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 110802 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 554(@200wpm)___ 443(@250wpm)___ 369(@300wpm)
“Anyone have any suspicions as to who the other three Horsemen could be?” asked Tanner as he sidled up to Harper.
“We should probably bear in mind that Malden also pushed to be the US Monarch,” said Knox. He could have had the same motivation as Isla. “But then, so did Dario.”
“Can we be sure Dario isn’t one of them?” asked Levi.
“If he was, surely he wouldn’t have shared all that information with us,” said Tanner.
“Unless none of it is true and we’re all being set up somehow,” said Knox. It was possible that Dario was playing a very intricate, dangerous game, but Knox’s gut told him that wasn’t the case.
“Just because Isla was a Prime doesn’t mean the other Horsemen are,” said Harper. “Nora told us that the person who sent Crow on his ‘mission’ wasn’t a Prime. That might mean the others aren’t one either.”
Knox nodded. “Which means they could be anyone.” He looked at Harper. “It stands to reason that if they sent Crow after you and it hasn’t worked, they would try to target you in other ways.”
Harper twisted her mouth. “Alethea, Belinda, and Roan seem to have made it their mission to piss me off. None of them are Primes.”
“Crow said that Delia was poisoning him,” said Tanner. “Can we be sure she wasn’t somehow involved in trying to pull his strings?”
“We can’t be sure of anything,” replied Knox. “But people heard Delia and Crow arguing. If Delia is involved, I don’t see what reason she’d have for staging a fight. And if we’re operating on the theory that this person wants to cause Harper upset, telling Crow to kidnap Carla makes no sense. Everyone knows Harper doesn’t have a relationship with her.”
Tanner tipped his head to the side, conceding that Knox had a valid point. “Then our most likely suspects are Alethea, Belinda, and Roan.”
“We’ll have some members of the Force watch them,” said Levi. “But we can’t spare many, what with Crow being on the loose.”
In Harper’s opinion, the person they should be watching was Alethea. Belinda was an annoyance, but she didn’t come across as someone ambitious enough to seek control of the US. Roan was a prick most of the time, but he was also a momma’s boy. He would surely kill Crow for harming Carla.
Soon enough, they reached the jet. Once inside, Levi and Tanner headed to the front cabin as per usual, giving Knox and Harper privacy in the rear cabin. The stewardess served them both drinks before disappearing to the front of the craft.
Harper clicked on her seatbelt. “You know, I never thought of having kids until Delia told us about Crow’s vision. I know most women wonder about it at some point – even if only when they’re kids themselves – but I never did.” Which was probably weird, but she was weird, so she shouldn’t really expect anything else of herself.
Opposite her, his legs bracketing hers, Knox rested one hand on the armrest and balanced his glass on his thigh with the other. “You don’t want kids, baby?”
“It’s not that.” Though she’d never asked herself that question before. “I guess I just worry that I wouldn’t make a good parent.”
He frowned at the ridiculous idea. “Of course you would.”
Harper blinked, surprised at the surety in his statement. “Knox, I don’t know anything about parenthood. And although Lucian has plenty of other offspring and Carla has Roan and Kellen, I never grew up with any of them. I never had to be responsible for anyone.”
“Sure you did,” said Knox, taking a swig of his gin and tonic. “You took care of Lucian. He didn’t raise you, Harper. He relied on you. Like you’ve often said in his defense, he can’t meet his own needs. One conversation with him was enough for me to see that he’s a grown spoilt, self-centered child. You were the parent in that relationship. And you somehow coped with him.”
She could admit that her father hadn’t been… well, a father. And she could admit she’d taken care of him in a lot of ways, but Knox was missing something. “That’s not the same as taking care of a baby. As raising it and teaching it right from wrong and all that stuff.”
His grip tightened on the armrest as the craft started to move. “I have every confidence that you would make a great mother.”
She cocked her head. “Why?”
“You’re protective. Responsible. Caring. You have your priorities in the right order, and you’re good at whatever you put your mind to.” He nudged her leg with his. “Don’t worry so much, baby. I never had siblings either. I’ll be just as out of my element as you’ll be. But we’re two very capable people. I’m sure we can manage.”
She had to smile. It had to be great to be so utterly confident. She envied him that. “Do you ever doubt yourself in any situation?” she asked, curious.