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“Rose, babe, please don’t cry. I am trying to actall tough here, and you are going to make me cry.”

“I don’t want anything to happen to you,” Rosaliesaid. “I love you. You’re my best friend and you’re like a sister to me, and Idon’t … don’t die on me and don’t go doing anything stupid. Do you hear me?”

Petal reached across the table and held onto herfriend, not wanting to let her go, trying to let her know she was not going todo anything stupid. She did what she thought she could to help Kim. Seeing herfriend right now, she knew it was the wrong choice.

She glanced across the clubhouse and caught sightof Dirty. He was standing in the corner, beer in hand, watching her.

He’d said that he loved her. Was it wrong of herto trust it? Did she trust it?

This was not a day for making decisions. This wasa day for eating and being thankful she was alive.

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“Did you believe her?” Warden asked.

Kim smiled up at her husband. They were alreadynaked, and he’d already been inside her. “No. I had to stop myself fromlaughing. I nearly laughed so hard.”

Warden smiled down at her. His woman wasbeautiful. “You know, I’ve never looked at another woman, not since I saw you.”

“Well, that’s because you know any other womanwould get my foot up her ass if they even tried to take you away from me.” Shestroked his cheek, sliding her hand down to his chest.

There was no need for tears.

“I knew you would come for me.”

“If Petal didn’t say that shit, would you havemade it?” he asked.

Kim opened her mouth and then closed it.

“You’d be dead?”

“We don’t know that. Okay, I’m alive, and I’m herewith you. It’s all good. You don’t have to think like that.”

He shook his head and Kim cupped his face. “I’mhere and I’m with you. He didn’t take me away. Petal stalled. Her lies stoppedthem from killing me because they did doubt it.”

“I’m so fucking glad they did.”

Kim laughed. “I didn’t think I would ever bethankful for another woman claiming to be fucking you. I mean, that’s insane,and yet she did and it gave you time.”

“I wasn’t going to rest until you were back in myarms.”

“Raine … what did you do?” Kim asked.

“I took care of it. She won’t be causing any moretrouble.”

He’d gotten all the information out of her. Thewoman may have bragged not to have a gag reflex, but she didn’t have anymeasurement for pain, and she certainly couldn’t handle any. Within seconds,she’d told them everything. Fritz had confirmed the details, and Warden had puta bullet in her head. Job done.

“How are you coping?” Kim asked. “I know you don’tlike killing women.”

“Babe, I’ve got no problem killing anyone whoturns on the club and puts my wife in danger. They are all on the dead list.”

Chapter Fourteen

A Couple of Days Later

Petal pulled up in her freshly wheeled car outsideof Tanya’s house. She should have known Warden would be scary and they mightnot have a worker at the end of it. Tanya had already called to quit. Theyhadn’t replaced her, nor put out the advertisement to hire a new waitress. Shewas hoping to convince Tanya to come back, but she knew that was going to be along stretch. Tanya wouldn’t take any of her calls.

She’d already stopped by the DIY store and sawthat the shop was closed for the day. Leanna would be at nursery, as she knewthat was where Tanya placed her throughout the day. She knew Tanya hatedputting Leanna in nursery, but it would be good for her to get some practice inbefore school started.

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