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He smiles. “Busy at work and at home since my wife just gave birth to our third daughter.”

“Oh my gosh, congratulations, Brodie.” He smiles proudly and it warms my heart to see a man so proud that he is the father to another beautiful little girl. “Brodie, this my friend Nova Quinlin.”

“Pleasure to meet you,” he says.

“Likewise,” Nova counters.

“Vivian, I was just speaking with Brodie and Ford in regard to the extra space you requested for dorm rooms to be added,” David says in a tired tone.

“And?” I push.

“In order to accommodate the dormitories we would need to purchase the surrounding land. I did some digging and found that the land was recently purchased by the companyEzy A.” I roll my lips over my teeth, I can feel Nova’s gaze searing into the side of my head and I know it is only a matter of time before the name sinks in.

3…

2…

1…

“Oh my God!” she shrieks, garnering everyone's attention. I whirl around and widen my eyes, telling her without words to keep her mouth shut. She listens to my silent demand but it doesn’t stop the laughter from bursting out of her.

“Please, ignore my friend.” Both guys nod but still shoot Nova a puzzled look as she keels over gasping for breath.

“So, in order for this to happen, we would need to acquire the land from that company,” Brodie adds.

“No problem, leave it with me and I will have an answer for you by the end of the week.” He looks surprised by my answer and a little stunned.

“I’ll walk you back to your car,” David says. I shake Brodie’s hand and wish him well before following after David. “Why do I feel like I am being kept in the dark here, Lordess?” David asks quietly when we are away from prying ears.

“Because you are and trust me, it's better this way.” He doesn’t pry or try to push, he just nods and hands me a file filled with papers that need my signature and then runs me through the remainder of my tasks for the day. “Okay, I’ll get onto all of that as soon as I get home. Is there an update on thesituation?” I ask.

David sighs, reaches into his pocket and pulls out another pink envelope. I stare at it with wide eyes not wanting to touch the fucking thing. “This was delivered to the town hall this morning.”

I flick my gaze back to him in shock. “What?”

“I believe whoever is sending these and doingthat, knows more than we are giving them credit for.”

“David, if they know about me, where I live and The Brotherhood that means it is one of the brothers!”

His lips thin and a murderous look flickers in his eyes. “I know.” I’ve never heard David sound blood thirsty. “I will weed out the bastard myself, Lordess. Until that time, I would like it ifyou would remain at your home. I will have Tatum come to you. I have doubled your guards as well.”

“Do you think they are going to come after me?”

The uncertainty in his eyes answers my question before he does. “Yes. I believe you are the grand prize and until The Night Of Saints we need to make sure you are protected and kept safe.”

“You think whoever it is,iswaiting for them to make their move and take me out.”

“Yes, I believe that is the goal. Whoever is doing this wants you dethroned and out of The Brotherhood.”

Chapter Twenty-Three

Archer

Vivian has been holed up in her office since she got home hours ago. Nova is in there with her and I am man enough to admit I’m getting pissed off. I get she has shit to do but come on, we’ve been without her all day and she can’t even spare us an hour to just… hang out for a minute?

“You look like a wounded puppy,” Hayze teases.

“Fuck off, jumper cables,” I bite back.

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