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She was right. I needed to prove my loyalty. Not just to her, but to us. And I would. I was not letting her go without a fight.

Gently, I brushed a strand of hair from her face and leaned close to her ear.

“I will always fight for you, wife,” I whispered.

Her lips twitched, the tiniest of smiles turning up at the corners.

“Wuv yous,” she murmured.

I kissed her cheek and crossed the room to the large reading chair. Drawing my gun, I sat down, resting it on my lap. From there, I watched my wife and the door.

No one was getting past me. Not now, not ever.

Tomorrow, the storm would move closer.

Tonight, she was safe.

And for now, that was enough.

Chapter

Twenty-Two

KAYLANI

“Shit, where is my laptop?”

I looked around the car while sitting at the red light but realized I’d left it at the office and smacked my palm off the steering wheel.

“Fucking, Mondays.” Closing my eyes, I prayed for patience. “The trailer was already supposed to be on the road.”

Normally, I wouldn’t bother going back. But Nathaniel had sent through emergency changes to the new whiskey line rollout, and I needed to complete them while I was away at the show.

Grabbing my phone I sent Corey a message.

K: Hey are you sure that everything is packed? I won’t have time to double check.

C: Yup. I used the sheet you gave me and both myself and Coach double checked. And Frank has the trailer hooked up and ready to go.

I slumped in my seat.

K: Okay, tell Frank to head out. I need to return to the office. I’ll catch up.

C: Okay.

The light went green and I turned right to head back to work. “Call Goran,” I said to my car.

“Lani? Is everything alright?”

“Yeah, I just forgot my laptop at work and need to go get it. The trailer is heading out, can we just meet at your place and go from there?”

“Sure. The SUV is packed and I’m ready to go whenever you arrive.”

“Okay.” I sighed the sound louder than I’d intended. The stress of the show was already getting to me.

“Lani, breathe.” My lips curved up and did as he said. “Don’t rush, everything is going to be fine. I love you.”

He always made me feel better. “Love you too.”