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“Yeah, you would get on really well. They are all a bit stabby,” Jynx chuckles, making the rest of us laugh. She suddenly gets this look in her eye, and I know that whatever she says next will not sit well with me. “So, when do I get to meet the guys? You brought them in yet?”

I groan.

“I’ve been telling him that he should. We could use their help,” Rage immediately answers for me.

“I’ve been keeping an eye on them,” Alaric adds, a smile on his face, “they stopped a guy from selling his partner, found out that he was the one that stole drugs and money off the local crime boss, gave the fucker up to him and then relocated an abused woman and child far away using their own money and a made up scenario to ensure that they were safe. She now owns a house, thanks to them, and is fully settled in her new town.”

Chapter Six

Atlas

My eyebrows raise, “They did?”

“Fuck, they are good. Did they know what would happen to the guy they handed over?” Rip asks, looking impressed.

Alaric’s chuckle is dark, “Yeah, I don’t think they cared. Jimmy said that he found the guy black and blue and unable to walk again, thanks to the knife wounds in his knees. He said it was a mercy to kill him.”

I smirk, “That sounds like Jensen. He must have said or done something really disturbing for Jensen to do something like that.”

Ace whistles, a massive grin on his face, “I like the sound of Jensen. I predict we are going to be excellent friends. When we meet of course, and make no mistake, we are going to meet.”

I choose to ignore that. I want them to meet the guys. I do when it is safe.

“Wait, Jimmy, Jimmy?” Rome asks, “As in the one who is in charge of three states and friends with D, that Jimmy?”

Alaric nods, “Yep. He told D, and D told me, and I put two and two together since I was watching them anyway.”

“Atlas,” Jynx says, “you need to get them in on this. They belong in this life as much as you and me.”

I sigh, “I can’t, I just can’t risk them. Shit has picked up recently with Liam and Blake, and I just don’t want to be responsible for them losing their lives.”

Jynx’s expression softens, “Alright. I hear you, but think about it, okay? They are your chosen family, and I know you miss them. It’s not like they are normal guys.”

“I know,” I sigh.

Jynx nods before her expression changes completely, and she winks at me, “Oh, I forgot, Maria was asking about you.”

Alaric immediately sits up straight in his seat, and Rage and I share an amused look.

“Who me?” he asks.

“Who else?” Jynx retorts. “She wanted to know when you, Ryan, and D were going to see her again.”

Alaric chuckles, “We don’t really go and see her. She calls for help with a job, and we go.”

“Yeah, you all manage to do that, huh? Despite how busy you all are, she calls, and you just go,” Jynx smirks, teasing Alaric.

It is well known between all of us that Alaric, D and Ryan all have a soft spot for Maria. Because of Maria’s traumatic past though, she keeps them all firmly in the friendzone, and has done so for years. The guys now try to ignore what they feel, but every now and then Jynx gets a kick out of winding them all up.

Putting the heat onto Alaric has successfully taken it off me though, so I’m grateful.

Alaric clears his throat, “I don’t know what you are getting at.”

“Sure, you don’t,” Rome chuckles, “just like D doesn’t either.”

Clearly desperate to change the subject, Alaric asks, “Did the conspiracy tell Harley that they like her yet?”

Jynx chuckles, “Subtle.” She clearly decides that he has had enough teasing though because she answers, “Yeah, actually. They nearly lost her; it was a whole thing.”

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