Page 494 of Lodestar

“She does,” I confirmed, leaning beside Star. “I know there’s plenty she regrets.”

Star’s brow furrowed. “What do you want from me?” She tore off some of the Baby Ruth, chewing with consternation.

I shot her a smile. “Nothing.”

“To help out when I ask you to come along,” Savannah muttered, thinking the question was aimed at her. “Oh, that reminds me. She wanted you to fix something for her in the bathroom, Conor.”

“Since when am I the handyman?”

“Since Aidan got out of it by saying he had to meet with someone about a ball.”

“A ball?” Star repeated. “Like a ball with dancing or a soccer ball?”

“Soccer. Declan and he were arguing about players last night. He’s trying to get someone called Paco Perez to play for the Saturns. He’s with Paris or Madrid.” She hummed disinterestedly. “Maybe even Berlin.”

“Informative as always, Savannah,” Star drawled.

“Hey, it’s soccer. What do you want from me?” Savannah mocked, throwing Star’s words back at her.

“To pick a capital city and stick with it.”

I smirked into my coffee cup. “He plays for a team in Berlin.”

“This is your master plan, isn’t it?” Savannah queried.

“It is, but I’m mostly dealing with statistics. Thank God. I’m leaving the meetings to my brothers. I have to get some perks from time to time.”

When our doorbell rang, I flicked to the app on my phone to see who was there and arched a brow when I found Eoghan hovering in front of the camera—glower fixed firmly in place.

“What do you want?” I questioned, though I knew his exact reason for being here. Didn't stop me from giving him shit: “You’re taking thisPeaky Blindersthing too far.”

Eoghan grunted. “You gonna let me in or do I have to buzz Aidan?”

“Let him up, Conor. Don’t forget Troy and Dead To Me are on their way too. Chadwick as well.”

“The guy who’s Aurora Valentini’s guard?”

“Yeah, him.”

Savannah sniffed. “I don’t like her.”

“She’s ultra-intelligent and doesn’t bullshit. I like her.”

“She and Jen have only just started getting along.”

“And?”

“How are Jen and Paddy doing?” I queried, sensing another brewing argument. “Paddy’s been AWOL from Sunday dinner the past few weeks.”

“Been visiting with her. As far as I can tell, they’re doing good. Paddy loves Saverina. It’s a relief, to be honest, considering I set them up to meet. I thought I was going to blow shit with Jen again, but I didn’t. Thank fuck.”

“Ah, yes. Star told me about that mess.”

“You told him?” Savannah groused.

“You never said it was a secret,” Star retorted easily, uncaring if Savannah was pissed or not.

That right there was how they proved they were sisters—that was the kind of stunt siblings pulled and got away with.

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