Page 8 of Assassin

Some people were just suspicious by nature.

Then again, maybe they should all be. Greyson had nearly died a couple of days ago at Worth and Bentley’s wedding, and he wasn’t playing around.

Not.

Any.

More.

Never let it be said that Marines and Russians weren’t leading the pack when it came to paranoia, and for that, he was damn thankful.

When Jagger sat, his arm was over his wife’s shoulders as he tucked her into his body for safety.

“I have so many questions,” he began, only to be interrupted by Mr. Paranoid himself.

“Yeah, like how the goddamn hell did you get into our yard?” Zayn asked. “Because our security system didn’t go off, and our cameras didn’t pick you up.”

Greyson snorted.

Oh, well, there was only one reason for that, and it wasn’t going to shock them.

“Elizabeth.”

Zayn rolled his eyes.

“I hate her. She is always helping someone sneak up on us. One day, that’s going to bite her on the ass. Mark my words.”

The second the words were out of his mouth, the TV on the wall turned on, and she smiled from the screen, proving once more, she was going to bust his ass.

“Really, Zayn? I’ll take a bet on that one.”

As soon as she spoke, the big man jumped in surprise at her being online.

Then, he pointed at her in frustration.

“You know that I hate it when you do that. It’s creepy when someone is lurking. How long have you been watching us?” he asked, suspiciously.

Stella laughed.

Oh, her husband was crazy when it came to things like this, and she got it.

He was a mercenary.

“Babe, breathe. These are all of the same people we trust and love. Elizabeth is part of our family,” she said, rubbing her belly.

Only, he couldn’t help it.

There was pregnancy afoot.

Stella was with child, Eve was pregnant, and so was the Major. Now, they found out that Jinx was too. They’d had one hell of a run-in with Artemis, and frankly, they hadn’t had much downtime.

All of the men were worked up into a tizzy over protecting the women.

Only, with two snakes, the major, and Zayn’s gun-seeking wife…

They were basically screwed. The only woman not pregnant was Merry, and they all knew Boone was constantly trying.

From her place on the screen, Elizabeth smiled at her family.

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