Total pages in book: 30
Estimated words: 27809 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 139(@200wpm)___ 111(@250wpm)___ 93(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 27809 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 139(@200wpm)___ 111(@250wpm)___ 93(@300wpm)
“Fine,” I muttered. They better be prepared to protect me here for the full length of the reservation because I had no intention of leaving with strangers to go who the heck knew where. I did want them to answer some questions for me, though.
The relief in his voice was impossible to miss, but it didn’t soften the anger I was feeling. “I’m not doing this for you.”
“I know, but I’ll take it just the same because your safety means the world to me.”
I nearly snorted in derision at that, except deep down, I still loved my dad and wanted to know that despite everything, he loved me.
My dad offered to arrange everything for my mom’s flight, then we hung up, and I focused on what Mom needed to do to get ready to go to the airport. That included urging Lorelei to hit the slopes when she woke up from her nap because I couldn’t handle her questions about what was happening. I refused to think about my dad or what he’d confessed to doing. Or the danger I was in. My dad called back once he’d worked out my mom’s flight details. He also told me that the guys the Silver Saints had sent to protect me had already landed in Aspen and would be here soon. Not that I had any intention of letting them take over my life when there were no signs that the guy who wanted me dead had any idea I was in Aspen.
However, I was curious to know why these guys were willing to protect me after what my dad did. And my dad had mentioned that they were protecting…my…my sister—that felt so weird to think—and I was confused as to why they were willing to risk their necks for us.
When my dad had called the second time, I’d tried to ask him about it, but he would only tell me that we’d talk about it later. Well, if he wouldn't do it, then I would get these Silver Saints guys to answer my queries.
After dropping off my mom, I returned to the cabin and found a note from Lorelei. She’d taken me up on my suggestion and gone to the slopes. I’d told her that something had come up with my dad and my mom had to fly back without going into any details, so she was oblivious to the drama unfolding. At least for now.
I glanced around, and the idea of leaving this beautiful place where I was supposed to have spent the perfect holiday broke something inside me. It was yet another thing my dad’s secrets had stolen from me.
I sat and stared at the fire until there was a knock on the door. Swinging it open, I found two men on the snowy doorstep…at least until the one closest to me shoved the second into a snowdrift. I couldn’t seem to tear my eyes away from him to check if the other guy was okay. He was more than a full foot taller than me, with thick, dark hair, a short-trimmed beard and mustache, deep brown eyes, and enough muscles that his winter clothing couldn’t hide them. And I had to wonder if I was more broken by what had happened than I realized because I wanted to throw myself into his arms so he could make it all better.
2
Cash
“I hate the fucking cold,” I grumbled as Grey and I stomped up to the cabin door and shook the snow off our boots. I’d grown up in Arizona and lived my whole life in the heat. There was a chill in my fucking bones, but it was nothing compared to the fury burning inside me. Since when was I a fucking babysitter? We had prospects for this shit.
But Mac, the president of the Silver Saints MC, had given me the order. And I couldn’t exactly blame Knight for wanting to send a brother to retrieve his old lady's sister. But that didn’t mean I had to be happy about it. I’d traipsed my ass all the way up to Aspen because the stubborn little brat refused to come to us for protection.
When we were standing at the door to the big, fancy ski cabin (which was probably paid for by dirty money), I raised my fist and pounded it against the wood.
Grey sighed and reached across my front to press the doorbell. “Gonna scare her off if you don’t stop acting like a hungry grizzly.”
Before I could spit out my scathing response, the door opened, and my entire world tilted on its axis.
“Damn,” Grey breathed. “Oomph! Shit!”
My hand involuntarily shot out and shoved him off the porch into a large snowdrift. I didn’t bother to look his way or check to make sure he wasn’t hurt. All of my attention was on the goddess standing before me. Warmth flowed through my veins like I’d just stepped into the hot sun.