Page 6 of Assassin

Thursday

To say that Maura and Jagger were excited to see the Crofts on their doorstep would be a huge understatement. They were beyond excited right into the realm of freaking ready to have a party.

They had handled Artemis, but now…

They had a bigger foe.

Alexsandr Dominik.

With Greyson showing up with help, that gave them a better chance of making that happen.

Now, they were going to have to have some help, and with Elizabeth back in DC, and all of the mercenaries tied up with either helping Alexsandr, or dead, they were looking down the barrel of a loaded gun.

Potentially, it was hunting season, and they were going to be the prey. Now, they had a fighting chance.

This family was a godsend.

Holy shit!

“I can’t tell you how happy I am to see you,” Jagger said, hugging his fellow mob man for the second time, proving exactly that.

Greyson patted him on the back and couldn’t help but laugh.

It wasn’t often they got welcomes like this. Normally, people shot at them or tried to kill them.

This was a good change.

“It’s my pleasure,” Greyson offered. “Can we come in or should we get some sunscreen and prepare to bake in this already hot air?”

That amused them.

Maura held out her hand and Greyson took it. Together, she walked him in, leading them into the cooler home.

Yeah, she was so damn grateful that they had backup on this one. It was only Heath, Dimitri, and Greyson, but they’d take it.

Those three men could do a shit ton of damage when it came to the bad guys.

This was a miracle.

As they walked in, they shook hands with everyone who was inside waiting.

Well, except Heath.

The man was a little overexuberant. Instead of a simple handshake, he chose to pick up his sister, kiss her, and spin her around almost like a rag doll.

That was saying a lot about their relationship. You didn’t hug a Snake.

Well, and walk away to tell about it.

“Jinxy, my sweet sister,” he said, hugging her to his big body. “It’s good to see you, Honey.”

She hugged her brother back as she breathed in his scent. It was so familiar and offered comfort. She missed the big guy every day.

“Heath, I missed you.”

He knew he’d be seeing his sister soon at Elizabeth’s son’s wedding, but he couldn’t help but want to see her more. She was in a good place in life, and that made him happy.

“How’s my nephew? Where is the little bugger? I want to squeeze and hug him.”

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