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“What did Aidan want at dinner?”

I blinked as my mind rewound to the meal at Dagger and Lorelei’s place. “We never got around to speaking… Not after Lorelei apologized to you.” Leaning down again, I kissed the tip of her nose. “We’re going to make a brighter future for ourselves, Star. Away from the shadows of our pasts, okay?”

While she nodded, for the first time in our relationship, she looked at me to make this situation better.

It was there, in the desperate hope that tightened her brow and in her beseeching stare. It made me determined to give her the peace she fucking deserved after what she’d been through.

“I promise, Star, once this is over, we can live our lives in PJs and camp out with Kat at gymnastics practice and hack into her school computer system to make sure she gets straight As.”

Her smile was tremulous but it was there. “You promise?”

“I do and Ineverbreak a promise.”

Some of the usual cocksureness returned to her expression and, suddenly, all was right with my world again…

Now I just had to fulfill my goddamn purpose on this fucking planet—helping my woman bring down the bad guys.

Who, for once, weren’t my brothers.

Yay for fucking me.

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TEXT CHAT

Lodestar:Yo, how goes it with Temper?

Eagle Eyes:Same old, same old.

Lodestar:Any change in her routine?

Eagle Eyes:Nope. Not since she became the deputy director, at any rate.

Eagle Eyes:You getting sick of paying me to watch this boring bitch?

Lodestar:Nah. I figure I’m building your kid’s college fund.

Eagle Eyes:My kid? How the fuck did you know Ama is pregnant?

Lodestar::P You shouldn’t ask stupid questions.

Eagle Eyes:Touché. No one else knows. We’re keeping it close to our chests. Keys and Saint haven’t told anyone either.

Lodestar:Must be real awkward with so much family. They never talk about that shit in the poly books.

Eagle Eyes:It is what it is. Since when do you read books on polyamory?

Lodestar:Since my sisters-in-law introed me to the world of smut. It’s an eye-opener, lemme tell you.

Eagle Eyes:I know. Ama’s just as bad. Or do I mean good? :P

Lodestar:You mean good, hah.

Lodestar:I won’t say dick about the sprog, anyway, lol.

Eagle Eyes:Just FYI,I ain’t a charity case, Star. I’m perfectly capable of making deposits into my kid’s college fund. If they even want to go to goddamn university.

Lodestar:Whoa, calm down, bro.

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