Page 25 of Reaping Havoc
Chrome answered on the second ring. “Everything good?”
I didn’t answer. “Where’s Nylah?”
“In bed, I believe. She was tired.”
“Do me a favor, Noah. Go check on her. Now.”
“Sure, Ian.” I heard him rushing through the house and the click of a door before it opened. “I’m trying not to wake her. She’s asleep.”
“Check the room. The whole fucking house. Everyone is on alert.”
“Wanna tell me what this is about?”
“A phone call threatening to take her from me.”
“Fuck.”
“I’m on my way. Starting up my bike now.”
“I’ll stay outside the door until you arrive.”
I didn’t have to ask. My brother knew exactly what I needed.
“Thanks. Noah?”
“Yeah?”
“Love you.”
He choked up before replying. “Love you too.”
Damn. My life had come a long fucking way for me to say words like those out loud, unafraid to speak them, and happy I could. Just because I walked with the devil, it didn’t mean that I didn’t have a heart or feel emotion. I would argue that the Tonopah GBMC members felt more than most men.
I stayed vigilant as I left the lot and rode home. My Reaper stayed close to the surface, so nothing caught us unaware. If I needed him, he could protect me almost instantly from any threat. His presence stayed close, along with my Berserker, even as I parked my bike on my driveway.
Shadow waved as I entered my house. True to his word, Chrome leaned against the wall outside my bedroom, facing my direction as I approached.
“She’s good. Not heard a word.”
I brought him in for a hug, squeezing tight. “I owe you.”
“Naw. We got each other’s backs. It’s even.”
Yeah, he was right.
“Stay with Cameron. Keep her close.”
“I will. Not leaving her side until this shit is sorted.”
I nodded. Good.
“You find out what we need?”
“Yeah. Grim will fill everyone in tomorrow.”
We’d hold church, but it would have to be in two places. Maybe all of us would join in on a video call. I wasn’t leaving Nylah, and I needed my brother and fellow Reapers here to protect my family. Grim would want the rest of the members and their families to be safe at The Crossroads.
For now, I didn’t worry about it. All I needed was my Nylah. My sexy nurse. Wild hellcat. Mother of my babies.
