Total pages in book: 87
Estimated words: 82798 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 414(@200wpm)___ 331(@250wpm)___ 276(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 82798 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 414(@200wpm)___ 331(@250wpm)___ 276(@300wpm)
I leaned back in the chair and let out a deep breath. I hadn’t expected this to be the talk we were going to have. The idea of being in danger was awful, but I couldn’t help the trepidation I felt at putting them in harm’s way.
“What if I went to my gran’s house in Alabama? I could probably get my old job back. I can make a call today.”
“No,” Levi interrupted me. “Not happening.”
A door closed, and Levi turned his head toward the arched entrance of the kitchen. I followed his gaze. A man, covered in tattoos with facial piercings and rings on his fingers, walked in, and for one split second, I was gripped with terror, thinking the Vagos had found me.
The man smiled then and held a small bag up. “Got the meds. Bart is coming with the other stuff,” the man said to Levi.
Levi nodded his head in my direction, and the man set the bag beside me. I stared up at him, my heart rate calming now that I knew he wasn’t here to kill me.
“Thanks,” I whispered.
He grinned. “You’re welcome.”
“Aspen, this is Six. He’s a friend of mine.”
Six winked, then turned his attention back to Levi. “When you got a minute, I got things you’ll want to know.”
Levi stood up. “Meet me in the office,” he told the man.
When Six left the kitchen, Levi walked around the table and stopped beside me. “Take your medications. Eat some breakfast. I won’t be long,” he said.
Although I felt like a simple thank you was inadequate, I didn’t know what else to say. “Thanks for getting my medication and everything else. You didn’t have to do any of this.”
He took my chin between his forefinger and thumb, then ran his thumb just below my bottom lip. “Everything is gonna be okay.” Then, he dropped his hand and left the room.
I stared after him. My world had been completely flipped upside down in less than twenty-four hours.
Levi Shephard thought he wasn’t a good guy, but I was sure he was an angel. My guardian angel.
Nine
Levi
Six sat down in a chair and lit a cigarette. “Her phone was destroyed. Smashed with something. There were holes in the walls, and it looked like they had thrown every damn picture hanging on the walls down. Kitty’s room was completely fucked up. Nothing left intact. Aspen’s room was in better shape, but it had been tossed. We were able to get most of her things. A few things had been destroyed though. Fuckers took all her goddamn panties. I called Nina and had her go buy some more and get them to Bart. Not sure they found what they were looking for. I’ve heard two stories. One, it was a weapon deal that had gone sour. The other was, the Vagos had some fucking drug they’d cooked up, and The Risers got their hands on the recipe. I don’t know which it is, but the drugs sound more believable.”
Yeah, the drugs were more Vagos’ speed. Something like this wasn’t going to end soon. I needed to prepare for the fact that Aspen wasn’t leaving here for a while. Trinity liked her and was determined to keep her here. Maybe I could pass this taking care of her thing off to Trinity. She’d be better at it than me. I sure as fuck had no business taking care of an innocent, sheltered girl with a heart condition.
I walked over and poured myself a drink, then lit my own cigarette. “This is a fucking mess,” I muttered.
Six shrugged. “Could be worse. At least she’s a hot piece of ass. Damn, those tits.”
“Six, shut the fuck up,” I warned him.
“Sorry. I was just pointing it out.”
“Yeah, I don’t need it pointed out. I have eyes.”
He chuckled.
Tossing back the whiskey, I sat, wondering how the hell this was going to work if my first reaction to a man mentioning her tits ignited my temper. He was right. She had fucking great tits. Just like the rest of her, they were perfect. I disagreed with him about one thing though. It didn’t make it better. It made it worse. What would be better was if she looked like Mother Teresa.
The office door opened, and Gage walked inside.
“So, you keeping her or what?” he asked as he walked over to get a drink.
“Yeah, for now,” I replied.
“You know, I don’t think she’s going to let you whip her ass with that leather belt of yours.”
“Shut up.”
My angry snarl only made him laugh. Bastard.
“Don’t act like you don’t want to. She’s so young; she could call you Daddy, and it’d be believable.”
“Gage, I swear to God, if you don’t shut the fuck up.”
He leaned against the desk, smirking at me. “This is going to be fun.”
I glared at him.
He took a drink and looked at Six. “You got a look at her yet?”