Page 115 of Stay for Me

My brows rose.

“Ash said we need it,” the man, a member of the Red Snake team, Dominic Edwards, argued.

The man they were talking about was Ash Doss, formal Navy SEAL. He was also part of the Red Snake team and helped Beau when Abbie was in danger.

“The last time we let Ash hold a bomb, Kansas City lost a building,” Grayson quipped.

My lips twitched. Ash was a crazy son of a bitch, but he got the job done.

“I’m taking the bomb, Gray,” Dominic declared.

“Mags, if we make it out of this next mission, kill me,” Gray muttered, a door slamming in the background.

“Doubt Carrie would like that,” I replied, leaning back in my chair. “Thought you weren’t doing hunts anymore.” Last year, Grayson was attacked, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. There was significant damage to his leg, making it difficult for him to run.

“I’m supervising,” he countered. “Now, what’s up?”

“I have a woman.”

My friend was quiet.

The guilt began to spread, but I held my tongue, needing him to stay something before I continued. And when he did, he rocked me, practically gutted me. “Please tell me it’s the lawyer.”

My silence stretched on for some time. “You knew?”

A soft chuckle left him. “‘Course I fucking knew, Mags. Knew it, watched it, prayed for it.”

“I love her,” I admitted.

“Know that too.”

My head fell as I shook it. “Bastard,” I muttered.

“What shocked the hell out of me was that no one else on the ranch saw it.”

“They fuckin’ saw it yesterday.”

“What the hell happened yesterday?” he asked.

“If I tell you, you’ll fly down here and give her a lecture,” I noted dryly.

“A lecture on what?” he pressed.

“Grizzlies.”

There was a beat of silence before he spoke again. “Did that woman run from a grizzly?”

“Ran, fell down a hill, busted up her ankle, and scared the living shit out of me,” I confirmed.

“Jesus. She alright?”

“She is now.”

“Where is she now?” he asked.

“In my bed.”

When he didn’t respond, I continued. “I need help, brother. Spent the last decade losing my already broken mind over this woman, and yesterday, when I saw her covered in her own blood, her skin smeared with dirt…” I trailed off.

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