Total pages in book: 156
Estimated words: 160192 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 801(@200wpm)___ 641(@250wpm)___ 534(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 160192 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 801(@200wpm)___ 641(@250wpm)___ 534(@300wpm)
“Don’t get any ideas,” Zander told her. “You’re not moving.”
“Of course not.” Keira walked up and wrapped her arm around his, leaning into him.
Her slightly rounded belly pressed against his side and Angie felt another stab of something.
Jealousy?
She hated being jealous of her sister. It was wrong. She should be happy for Keira. It wasn’t like her life had been easy.
And she was . . . it was just sometimes she longed to have what Keira had.
But she knew she never would. There was no way she could trust a man to look after her. She couldn’t ever imagine letting a man touch her, let alone have sex with him.
A shudder ran through her and she glanced away.
“Right, I’ve got your personal security bag set up,” Honey said as she stepped out of the house, carrying a large bag which she set down on the porch.
Ammo followed her, eyeing the bag. “What the hell is in that?”
“Stuff to keep Angie safe while she’s out in the wild, dangerous world.”
“Wild?” Keira asked. “Dangerous?” She glanced at Zander then over at Angie.
Uh-oh. If anyone could put the brakes on her moving, it was her sister. Zander would do anything to keep her happy. Especially at the moment, while she was carrying his baby.
Angie was going to be an auntie.
Dear Lord.
What did she know about babies? Absolutely nothing.
Just breathe.
It’s not like you are in charge of keeping the baby alive.
Nope. That was all on Zander.
“There’s no danger, right?” Keira asked, looking like she was growing increasingly alarmed. “You said that no one had been searching for Angie, right?”
Miles shook his head. “I’ve been monitoring the situation ever since Angie came to live with us. There’s never been a hint of anyone trying to find her. I think Jared Bartolli put a stop to that.”
Jared.
It had been a long time since she’d seen him.
But not so long that she could forget how sexy he was.
Commanding and cold at times.
Also gorgeous. And kind of caring.
Or at least he had been caring the first time she’d met him. Something had changed the next time.
Maybe because you pushed him away.
To help him. To keep him safe.
But he didn’t know that. All he knew was that she’d told him that she . . . that she wanted to be with Fergus.
Even the thought made her stomach roll. And then the next time she’d seen him, he’d been cold and terrifying.
And you let him kiss you. What is wrong with you?
Too much for her therapist to fix that was all.
Would Jared protect her? Or had he forgotten that she even existed?
“Is anyone going to listen to me?” Zander said, crossing his arms over his chest and giving them all a grumpy look. “I don’t like this.”
“You don’t like change,” Webb said to him as he walked out with Eli. “We’ve done a perimeter check. There’s no way anyone is getting over these walls without it setting off one of Miles’ alarms. Sure, they could take her out with a sniper rifle from a tall height. But that would take some effort. Harder to do if she stays inside.”
Angie just gaped at him. Was he crazy? He was going to upset Zander even more. She crossed her arms over her chest and tapped her foot.
“Are you on my side or what?” she asked.
“Nope,” Webb told her.
“We don’t want you to move in here,” Ammo added with a frown.
“Well, you guys don’t get to vote,” she said.
“Ahh, were you not there when we voted?” Honey asked. “Oh wait, you weren’t. You were resting with a bad period.”
Angie turned her glare on Honey. The woman was an oversharer. These guys liked to share everything with each other. But not everyone needed to know her business. They especially didn’t need to know about her periods!
There was a girl code.
But no one even flinched. Meaning they’d already known or hearing about her period didn’t worry them.
Likely both with this lot.
“Vote?” she asked quietly.
“Don’t be mad,” Keira said. “You know it’s the way they do things.”
“It is? I thought everyone just did what Zander told them to,” she said.
Zander sighed sadly. “It would be so much easier if they did. If everyone in the world just did as I told them to, I’m sure they’d all be better off. Imagine if I was the ruler of the world?”
“All hail, the supreme dictator, Zander,” Honey said, raising her arms up and down and bending at the waist. “Or is that supreme dickhead?”
Angie had to hold in a giggle at Honey’s teasing.
“Hey, it’s probably both,” Zander admitted.
“You really voted on whether I should go or stay?” Angie said to Keira.
She wasn’t sure why, but she felt kind of hurt.
If she was here then they must have voted in favor of her leaving, which meant they didn’t want her at the compound.