Total pages in book: 40
Estimated words: 38381 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 192(@200wpm)___ 154(@250wpm)___ 128(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 38381 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 192(@200wpm)___ 154(@250wpm)___ 128(@300wpm)
Plan starts today.
I wait to see if he replies. I’m on edge. Ghost will be watching everything like a hawk. It would have been smarter if I’d stayed behind at the garage and let my guy deal with Brick. I couldn’t do that. I needed to make sure this was taken care of personally. Too much is riding on it—namely my own ass. My phone vibrates, getting my attention.
Where do u want me?
“Where we headed, Len?”
“First, we’re going to have breakfast at the coffee shop I used to live above. If you’re nice to me, I’ll buy you breakfast.”
I fake a laugh. This bitch really needs to be taken down a peg or two. I type in my message on my phone.
Coffee shop downtown. Songbird. Meet in alley. She will be with me. Play it cool until my signal.
“This is fate, Len. I’ve been thinking of renting a place downtown. I need a break from the club sometimes. Ghost actually mentioned your apartment was pretty decent. Maybe you could show it to me.”
“Sure, that is if Mrs. M. hasn’t rented it yet.
“Sounds like a plan,” I murmur with a grin.
Everything is coming together I just need to make sure we handle this just right. I can’t allow Ghost to be suspicious of me. I need a solid story here. I’m also going to have to ask my guy to give me some kind of injury and make sure that injury isn’t fatal. This is all her fault. I’m going to make her death hurt just for causing me extra trouble.
Chapter 22
Ghost
Sitting in the Levkins’ conference room, I’m uneasy. Something is going to happen. I can feel it in my bones, and I don’t like it a damn bit. I’m here with Shadow and E-Z and I’d rather be with my woman making sure she’s okay.
“I must admit, I’m not sure why you wanted this meeting today. We met with Lennox yesterday. I’m not sure why there would be any issues. She’s happy and is going to remain here in Phoenix. It’s the best outcome we could have hoped for. However, if you upset our Lennox, Ghost, it will not end well for you. Treat her like the queen that she is.
“We’re trying to make sure all of the connections with Bones are severed. The last thing I want is to have my woman get blindsided by them,” I respond. Ivan frowns.
“I don’t see how that is possible. We, along with Killian and his men saw to the issues personally. My brothers and I just handled Dimitri ourselves. That’s where we’ve been. So, I’m not sure what the problem is. Lennox confided that she will be happy staying at the club with you. I’d say all is well that ends well, or whatever that old adage is,” Viktor answers.
My heart squeezes in my chest. She told them that she will be saying with me. I can’t express the emotion that unleashes inside of me and I’m not going to try. I’ll take Lennox wherever she wants to go. I won’t ask her to stay in a city that holds bad memories for her. My only concern is her happiness.”
“Actually, I’d prefer she stay in Phoenix. She is our family. We want her close by.”
“I’d like the file you have compiled on who killed Lennox’s brother,” E-Z injects.
Ivan smirks at him. “What makes you think I have a file.
“Because if Lennox is family, so was her brother.”
“You’re starting to understand me. You might be smarter than Viktor gives you credit for,” Ivan chuckles.
Viktor grunts, making E-Z laugh. “We’re just asking to see the file. We want to be able to assure Lennox that her revenge has been had and help her get it if not. The club was a mess when I got here. It took a lot to find the ones that remain. There’s a chance I missed someone. If the file you have will reveal that, I want to know. If I haven’t cleaned out the club enough, I will. It’s as simple as that. Lennox may be family to you, but she’s one of ours now, too.”
“How do you know my little Lennox wants revenge?” he taunts. This is all a cat and mouse game to Ivan. He knows he’s going to show us the file. He’s just dragging it out. Right now, though, he’s going too far.
“She’s mine. Not yours. Remember that,” I growl, not giving a fuck that the man is the head of the Bratva.
“Is that so?” Ivan asks, sizing me up.
“It is. Lennox will want revenge. She’s alive because of that need. She’s a warrior.”
“Well done, I, however, think that you have no idea just how much of a warrior she is. The woman is fierce.”
He’s not telling me anything I don’t know. I let it slide, however, because he hands me over the file. I sift through it immediately. There’s not much there. “This isn’t helpful,” I mutter, scrubbing my face with my hand, somehow feeling even more on edge.