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“But they don’t really…abide by the law,” Kaisa added with a look in my direction. “Not all the time anyway. At least, if they do follow the law it’s not on purpose.”
That was exactly why I’d made it clear to Warrant that we couldn’t go anywhere. And there was no way I could keep sleeping with him and not catch feelings. A few more orgasms like those he gave me yesterday and I’d be willing to throw all my beliefs and convictions out the damn window. The man had a tongue that was to die for…
How could I have a relationship with a man who didn’t exactly follow the law? Well, and keep my job and reputation at said job intact? It wasn’t possible. So putting an end to it all was my only choice. The hard part was I really liked him. He was funny, thoughtful, and kind. The girls were right; he was a good one. Even if he might also be the bad boy type.
Then I remembered the women saying that they’d already heard I’d been spending time with him. I cringed at the thought of people gossiping about me. I could only hope I hadn’t already done too much damage to my reputation. As the new sheriff I couldn’t afford to be the center of speculation.
“Don’t worry,” Harlow told me.
I arched a brow at her when she didn’t say anything else.
“Everyone here in Sentinel knows the Berserker’s Rage,” Rae continued when Harlow didn’t. “We love them.”
“Well, those of us who are law-abiding citizens love them,” Melody added. “The criminals?”
“Not so much,” Mona tacked on with a laugh.
“Before you came along, the club was the only thing that was really able to keep the low-lifes under control,” Kaisa explained. “Denison never wanted to do any paperwork, so he kept his deputies busy doing anything except their real jobs. The deputies hated it. The town hated it. Denison and the riff raff loved it.”
“That’s bullshit,” I snapped, then apologized to the waiter—who looked more than mildly startled at my outburst as he set plates down in front of us. I waited until he left. “I seriously hope he doesn’t plan to come back after his tropical vacation.”
“Doubt he will,” Harlow said, digging into her pancakes. “He knows no one here likes him.”
“Too big of an ego,” Rae said with a soft shake of her head. “He won’t be able to handle seeing someone else in charge. Even though he did a horrible job.”
“Not to mention being replaced by a woman?” Melody said with a snort.
Kaisa grinned. “I would’ve given anything to be a fly on the wall when he found out you were going to be his replacement.”
Mona and Kaisa broke into laughter. “I bet he lost it,” Mona said.
“We’re so glad you’re here,” Harlow said, taking a breath from inhaling pancakes.
“Yeah,” was chorused from around the table.
“And not just because you’re a much better sheriff,” Rae said with such sweet sincerity I was worried I might get emotional. “We’re just happy to have you here with us.”
The girl was a toothache waiting to happen. No wonder, despite her emo look, this group of women had taken her in. She had to be the kindest person I’d met. Ever.
“Thanks,” I said, swallowing hard. This was what I’d been missing. Most of the friends I’d grown up with had moved away once we graduated high school. That was what tended to happen in smaller towns. Those who stayed on often were left with no one of their own age to socialize with.
These women were all around my age and I had a feeling we were going to have a lot in common. Somehow, I’d managed to find myself a group of friends. I knew I had Harlow to thank for that. I’d been on my own for so long there was no way I’dhave gone searching for companionship. Harlow had sort of just forced her way into my life. Sort of like a certain biker had.
Something told me that despite the amount of trouble both would get me into, I was going to enjoy the ride.
CHAPTER 15
Warrant
“Hand me that.” I looked around to make sure no one was paying attention as Demo passed over the decal sticker. I pressed the new decal right under the word Sheriff and smoothed it out before taking the laminate off.
It’d been over a week since Ainsley had all but shoved me out the door of her house and basically told me to fuck off. She’d been ‘too busy’ to talk or see me since. It was driving me fucking nuts. Which, of course, meant I needed to keep myself occupied.
Demo eyed my work with a grin. “Looks good.”
I chuckled, then swore and we both jerked away from Owen’s squad car as he came out of the station.
Owen scowled at us. “What the hell? It’s bad enough when he’s here,” he said, jabbing a finger in my direction. “But with both of you loitering? What’d you do?”
