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She wanted this. Realizing that, I reached over, pressed end on the phone call, and lifted her right back up in my arms.

My babe was going to get some play.

28

KALI

I’d been drugged.

That was the only explanation for my behavior, because seriously, I was acting like a junkie. Or the way I assumed a junkie might be obsessed over her next hit. Drugged. Yes. All rational thought had left me, and what was worse? We still hadn’t had sex!

My skin crawled.

What was wrong with me?

Was there something wrong with me?

29

SHANE

Boise found me as soon as I left the apartment. He looked back toward the room I’d come out of. “Going to need to meet this one.”

I grunted. Word had spread fast that I’d claimed an old lady.

“I take it she knows she’s an old lady?”

I paused, glancing back at the door. Did she? She wanted my dick. I knew that much, but she didn’t want me as much as I wanted her. I knew that too. Knowing she was my old lady? That was a whole other battle still ahead of me.

I didn’t answer, just slapped him on the shoulder. “Let’s handle Crow. Any word from the guys?”

“They called for orders. Estrada is moving east.”

“East?” So he wasn’t crossing south. “I want to know who all of his connections are in the States.”

“He didn’t have any when we got into business with him, so this is new and under the radar.”

I nodded. Exactly. That’s why I didn’t like it.

“Heckler texted,” Boise continued. “He’s waiting for a call too. He wants the guys back with him if we aren’t doing battle here.”

That made sense, but damn. They’d driven a full night to get here, pretended to party, then did party, and now they’d be going back tomorrow.

I nodded, starting down to the main floor. “I want them to rest today. They can head out tonight or in the morning.”

“I’ve made the rounds. Half the guys want to stay with you.”

“We might need to head down there.”

Boise shrugged. “Your guys want to be with you. Don’t matter where you go.”

That was true. And I still had a job to do here. “Right.”

When we got to the main floor, the guys stood up. They’d been waiting for me, and I led the way outside. They fell in line. Stripes was outside the barn, and he got in line too.

A few of Crow’s guys were on the house’s front porch, and they stood, seeing us coming.

We’d cover all bases now at church.

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