Page 226 of Sinful Like Us
We’re all smiling.
Happinessdoesn’t encapsulate what hits the air. It’s elation. Rapture.
Akara tries to restrain his smile. “Come on, guys. Think about this.”
“What’s there to think about?” Farrow asks, chewing gum casually.
“Yeah, boss. We heard all we needed to.” Donnelly slips a pen out from behind his ear.
Jane hands me a ballpoint pen and turns, so I can splay the papers against her back for a hard surface. And I sign my name on the dotted line.
I pass my brother the pen.
We’ve all joined Kitsuwon Securities in a matter of minutes.
No one hesitates.
Akara nods to us, overwhelmed. He turns his head. “Alright.” He takes a deeper breath, collecting his emotion. “You want to hear about what happens with your clients now?”
“Lay it on us, Kitsuwon,” Oscar says.
“Clients can now choose which private security to hire. Either mine or Triple Shield. But if the client is a minor, their parents will need to hire my firm.”
I process this. “What happens to Xander? He’s the only minor with an Omega bodyguard.”
Maximoff says, “I’ve already spoken to my parents, and they asked Xander which private security he’d rather use. He said Akara’s team.”
Banks bounces his head. “Right on.”
Quinn frowns. “What happens if more thansevenclients request this firm? There are only seven of us.”
“That’s not an issue yet,” Akara says. “Most of the family that are protected by Alpha and Epsilon are happy with their bodyguards, and they’ll stay with them.”
“Which clients want to hire the new company?” Oscar asks.
Akara looks to Jane.
She perks up. “Moffy and I are objectively positive that Charlie, Sullivan, and Luna will opt in, besides us of course.”
Donnelly frowns. “Not Beckett?”
Jane shakes her head. “I’m unsure. Charlie thinks he’s content with O’Malley at the moment.”
“He could come around, Donnelly,” Akara says, “but until then, I have new details to assign.” He massages his palm. “So here’s the deal, since all you dumb-fucks decided to join a sinking ship, there are no Omega bodyguards over at Triple Shield. SFO ishere.” He points at the floor.
My lips rise.
The men are grinning. So is Jane next to me.
“Tony can’t be a lead if there’s no Force to lead.”
Oscar claps loudly, and the other two Yale boys join in the applause.
Banks messes my hair next to me, and I say, more to him, “Christmas came late, gents.”
He cracks a smile. “I’ll take that gift.”
“Tony can rat out the twin switch to the Alpha lead all he wants,” Akara says, “but Price can’t fire Thatcher and Banks if you two don’t work for him.”
