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I shook my head, no sound coming out of my mouth. “I-I’m not though. That money isn’t mine.”

“Yes, it is,” he insisted. He cupped my cheeks, looking into my eyes. “Consider it payment for everything Kruzman put you through.”

“But...won’t the FBI-”

“They’re not going to find shit,” he said, cutting me off. “Only Flir, or your father, could have found that. The Feds? Never. Trust me. You and your family deserve this money.”

“We should give the club some-”

“Nope,” he said, shaking his head. “That money is yours. Do whatever you want with it.”

I didn’t know what to say. What to do. The idea of having that amount of money was...staggering. It meant we could dowhatever we wanted. Mama wouldn’t have to work two jobs. I could open my restaurant. Anything, really. And we no longer had to hide. Wrapping my arms around Kilo, I hugged him. “You’ve changed my life. How will I ever repay you?”

“Youaremy life. Just stay here, with me. Spend the rest of our lives making it up to me,” he told me with a cocky grin.

When I nodded, he kissed me breathless.

EPILOGUE

Kilo

Four years later

“Hey, Little Man,” Ruck said, giving the son riding my shoulders a high five.

Ravi giggled. “Hi, Uncle Ruck.”

“You excited for your mom’s grand opening?” My son nodded and leaned down so he could see into my face. I grasped his legs tighter so he wouldn’t slide off. “When is mommy coming out?”

“In a few minutes, Rav,” I told him. Patience wasn’t his strong suit, but he had a heart of gold. He got that from Camila.

“How’s it going?” Ruck asked, raising a brow.

“Good. She’s been stressed, but she’s really happy,” I replied.

“Well, we can’t wait,” Ruck said with a chuckle. “OD is ready to eat until he busts. The Tucson guys should be here anytime with their families.”

Camila had spent a couple years working closely with Roger and Prissy, learning the ins and outs of running a restaurant. Then she’d gotten started on building her own from the ground up. She’d rented one of the buildings in the same complex as Double Tap and reconstructed it until it was the perfect space for her new business.

Noise drew my attention and I grinned as our Tucson and Wyoming friends walked through the door. Going over, I shook Cynic’s hand. “Hey, Man, good to see you.”

“You too, Kilo. Thanks for inviting us down for this.”

“Glad you guys could make it. She’s really excited.” I glanced over toward the double doors that led back to the kitchen.

This was a soft opening, only for family and friends. Mary, Camila’s friend, was busy seating people, and her staff was already gathering orders from the different families. Camila wanted to share this with all the people she loved. She’d spent so much time and effort making this perfect and to her, this was the most important day for the restaurant. She wanted our families to be spoiled and waited upon like they were royalty.

Everyone was going to love it. I just knew it. “I better go check on her,” I told Cynic. We bumped fists as I walked away from him.

“Give me my nephew,” OD said as he walked up behind me and pulled Ravi off my shoulders.

“Uncle Overdrive!” Ravi giggled manically as OD tickled him mercilessly.

I looked at my best friend with raised brows. “You got him?”

“Always. Now go away,” Overdrive ordered as he carted Ravi off to the tables filled with my brothers.

Shaking my head, I went back into the kitchen.

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