Page 100 of Vengeful Vows

“Call Kael and see if he’s available,” Da says. “Six in the morning, the westside warehouse.”

After I finish my Scotch, I go up to my office, thinking I’ll probably be sleeping there. I can’t be around Bree without wanting her, without touching her and kissing her, and it’s just making me more confused.

I call up Kael, and he answers on the third ring.

“What’s up?”

“I’ve got a job for you,” I tell him. “Easy. Just picking up a shipment.”

“Hell, yeah,” he says. “I’ve been missing working with you.”

I snort. “There won’t be any heads to bust, so don’t get excited.”

“Boo.”

I can’t help but laugh. I’ve missed him while he was away.

“See you at six in the morning, the westside warehouse.”

“I’ll be there.”

I go to the linen closet down the hall and grab a blanket and a pillow, heading back to the office.

Bree has come out into the hallway, looking around, wearing her pink negligée and looking good enough to eat. She frowns in my direction.

“You’re sleeping in your office?”

“Just for tonight. I’ve got a really early morning.”

“I don’t mind,” she says, and I’m tempted to go into the bedroom and climb into bed with her, but I don’t.

“I do,” I say softly. “Don’t want to wake you.”

She pouts a little. “Just one night?”

God, she’s so beautiful. So sweet when she wants to be. But could she secretly be a snake just like her father?

“Just one night. See you tomorrow.”

I close the door to my office, sighing.

Staying away from Bree is harder than I thought.

Kael is already there when I roll up with the rented truck, and it’s only five-forty-five.

“You really did miss me.” I chuckle as I get out and head into the warehouse.

“I checked the perimeter,” Kael says. “No one around for miles.”

“Good.”

I look at my phone and nothing. No text with news of an attack anywhere.

Is this good news or bad news?

I can’t say anymore. I’m so screwed up in the head right now.

“Why do you seem so depressed?” Kael asks.

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