Total pages in book: 103
Estimated words: 98697 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 493(@200wpm)___ 395(@250wpm)___ 329(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 98697 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 493(@200wpm)___ 395(@250wpm)___ 329(@300wpm)
“Fuck, baby, we’re not going to New York. Not yet,” he says in frustration.
I turn in his embrace to look up at him. His face looks as frustrated as his words sound. I’m confused.
“Gran says she wants me to go. She doesn’t want me to wait around for her to die. Why don’t you want me to come to America?”
He kisses me hard. “I never said I don’t want ya to come to New York. I said we aren’t going there yet.”
“Why not?”
“I killed Oland, DJ. Someone has to take over in his absence. That’s me. However, there are plenty of people who would love for that to be them.
“What I did was impulsive and revealed how much you mean to me. People know what Oland did and I responded immediately. The underworld talks.
“Now, everyone knows to hurt me, they only have to come after ya. Until I establish myself in Ireland, I have to keep ya hidden. I’m not going to chance bringing ya to Dublin, and I can’t send ya to New York where I don’t know what threats are hiding in wait.”
“Then I’ll go live with my uncles.”
“No, no, ya won’t. Ya will be with me. When I can’t be there, I have people I trust to watch over ya where I plan to put ya,” he says sternly.
“Put me? Put me? Cole, what the hell?”
“Now that was dead on,” he chuckles and pecks my lips. “Might make a New Yorker out of ya yet.”
I roll my eyes. He rolls onto his back and tugs me down on top of his chest. Then he begins to rub my back soothingly.
“I’m only trying to keep ya safe. I have a place for ya to live that I can trust. It will be our home until I can take ya home to New York.
“I’ll have to spend time in Dublin at the manor, but ya will be secure at the safe house where I plan for ya to be. Trust me, DJ. All I have done has been for ya,” he says.
“I’m starting to feel like a caged bird. I learned a few useful skills in my last cage. I hope you plan to teach me something too,” I mumble.
He reaches for my bum and squeezes it. Then he places his fingers under my chin and lifts my head. We search each other’s eyes for a beat.
Cole leans in and takes my lips. It’s a hungry kiss that gets my juices flowing like this man didn’t spend the night fucking me senseless. My bits begin to pulse as if looking for him.
“Aye, I have something I plan to teach ya. Can ya handle another lesson before I make ya breakfast?”
“Maybe,” I say with a cheeky smile.
“Maybe I should just go down to make breakfast.”
“Shut up, Cole, and come shag me,” I say as I reach to wrap my hand around him.
He’s already hard as steel. I love the feel of him in my hand. Knowing he’s this hard because of me fills me with something I haven’t put a name to yet.
He groans, then pushes me onto my back and pounces. I’m a bit disappointed about not going to New York, but at least we will be together. I couldn’t be happier about that.
Brooklyn
“No. Come on. Use yer noodle. It isn’t safe for them to live anywhere near each other,” I sigh into the phone at my sister.
I get it. Kate wants her best friend back. In her mind, I should place Shauna and DJ in the same place so she can be there with them both. That’s not smart.
Besides, I don’t plan to tell DJ about Shauna yet. I can’t risk someone getting ahold of her and torturing the information from her. The less she knows the better.
“Fine, I have a nice place in Cork. I’m going to meet with Aisling when I get to Ireland. I think I can trust her, and the money won’t hurt,” Kate says.
“I need ya to know, Kate. Not think, know,” I bite out.
“I understand how important this is, Brooklyn. I’m not trying to place my niece in danger. Stop biting my head off.”
I roll my eyes as my nostrils flare. Kate only calls me Brooklyn when she’s annoyed with how bossy I am. This is important.
I need her to take everything seriously. We don’t have room for error. Logan has lost enough.
“Can I at least speak to her?”
“Ach. Are ya sure yer not going to slip?”
“Ugh, fine. I can’t wait until all of this is over. She’s my best friend, I miss her. I lost her too, Cole.”
“I know, love. I’m not trying to be a dick. I’m just trying to keep them safe.”
“I get it. I heard ya have five guys on Con and me at all times when we’re with the wee one. So unnecessary, but I get it.”