Page 55 of Safe and Sound

Callum replied while Quinn said,

Already there.

When we had moved to Belfast, Da had bought a house in the historic Beacon Hill area. Shortly before Julianna’s birth, Quinn and I had bought our condos. Besides the fact the building was close to our old place, we also liked that there was another condo empty between ours. We bought it as well in the hopes that Kellan might want to jump ship with us.

But then Mam and Eamon decided to move from Belfast, and Kellan decided he wasn’t ready to fly the coop yet. Instead, we had taken the condo and remodeled part of it as a gym. We also had offices made for a base of operations for our clubs. That way we could better ensure our security by meeting there rather than in our offices in the club.

We’d also added a feature where we could have quick access to each other in case of danger. Stairs were made leading down from my penthouse to our shared condo and the same was done to Quinn’s.

Callum had insisted we use some of the space for new torture rooms. Since we’d moved to Boston, we’d had a torture room in the basement. With his daughter’s arrival, he didn’t like the idea of that taking place so close to his family. So we took one of the bedrooms and cut them in half to make two soundproof rooms.

After getting out of bed, I headed to the closet. I threw on a t-shirt and a pair of shorts. Once I slid on my running shoes, I went to the bathroom.

As I was brushing my teeth, my phone dinged. When I glanced over, a smile curved on my lips.

Ava Carras

171 Lincoln Terrace

Gloucester Mass

Parents own Taverna by the Sea on the wharf. Huge Greek festival this weekend, so she’ll be there.

V

Once I spit out a stream of toothpaste, I grabbed my phone.

You’re the best!

I know. I’ll make sure to buy myself something pretty for working on this on a Saturday morning.

Chuckling, I texted

Please do.

Armed with Ava’s whereabouts, I hustled out of the bedroom. I wasn’t too surprised to find Niall sitting at the table. “Good morning,” I called as I went to the fridge for bottled water.

“Good morning, boss. What do you have planned for today?”

“I’m going downstairs to workout with Callum and Quinn, so you’re off the hook.”

Niall nodded. “And after that?”

I took a swig of water. “I’m heading to Gloucester.”

He quirked his brows at me. “What business do you have there?”

Flashing him a grin, I replied, “Ava lives there.”

“I imagined as much.”

“I want to see her again.”

A satisfied smirk curved on his lips. “I told her you would.”

I froze with my water midair. “Excuse me?”

“I saw her sneaking out this morning, and I tried to get her to stay.”

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