Page 40 of Redemption

“Yeah, it was a little bit,” Riot agrees. “Knowing Mr. R, though, it’s one of those things that is really bugging him because he can’t do anything about it.”

“Yeah, but why can’t he?” I ask. “There’s not much that he can’t do.”

“No, but he does have his limits. No one can do everything. This is clearly one of his,” Rafe points out.

“Alright,” Trick says, getting us back on track. He looks at Pete. “Are you staying here tonight or do you need someone to take you back down to your place?”

“I’m staying. I’ve got my stuff with me, and Ezra and Quinn are going to come up here to make sure Runa, Shadow, and the horses are all taken care of while we’re away, like usual,” Pete replies, stroking Shadow. He’s sticking to Pete’s side like glue, and I would be willing to bet it’s because he knows that Pete is upset.

“Great,” Trick replies. “Thank you for sorting that out. We all need to get some sleep, our flight is in a couple of hours.”

Trick frowns as he looks at his watch. Yeah, we’re all going to be absolutely exhausted when we have to leave to get to the flight. Hopefully we can get some sleep on the plane.

“Are we meeting the other team that’s out there?” I ask curiously as we all stand up.

Trick shakes his head. “No. They’ve got something going on, and they aren’t going to find the time.”

“That’s a shame,” Atlas says. “It would have been cool to meet a new team.”

“Do you think we could get an assignment like that, where we just live in the place that we’re protecting?” Luc asks.

“We could, but it wouldn’t be as safe as where we are now, and there would be the risk of someone on the island or in the town finding out where we lived, and a lot of other risks too,” Rage replies.

“Plus, I love this town, and our home,” I add, with a smile. “It’s set up perfectly for us and our extended family.”

Everyone that we love has a home here. Lyric and the guys have obviously lived here for a long time, and Jynx bought her house here too. I really wish she was in it right now. I miss her. Obviously Elijah and Pete live on our land, and Noel, Marty, and Callan all have places of their own in town too.

I love having them close.

“That’s true,” Luc agrees with a soft smile. “I don’t think I would ever actually want to leave this place.”

“It’s home,” Jensen adds.

“Exactly,” I reply.

After that, we all do what we need to do and then head to bed. I pull Luc with me and into my room. I want to check in on him.

“Are you sure you’re okay?” I ask Luc as we settle into bed, my head resting on his chest.

He kisses the top of my head. “I promise you that I’m fine. Even if we do see her there and bring her in, it doesn’t bother me. She’s been so fucking distant for as long as I can remember that I don’t know who she is, and I have never felt anything other than disdain, anger, and disgust toward her.”

“Good. I’m glad. I just wanted to make sure,” I reply, nibbling my lip with worry.

He shifts, and then rolls so he’s on top of me, his hands either side of my head as he grins down at me, his dark eyes lit with heat as they track my movement.

“Well, I wouldn’t be opposed if you wanted to distract me from it,” he mutters heatedly.

My eyebrows rise as I giggle, my worries almost instantly dissipating. “Oh, is that so? I thought you were okay with it all.”

“I am,” Luc grins.

My responding laughter is cut short as his lips meet mine.

His hand runs down my side, stopping at my boob as he plucks my nipple and makes my back arch. My hands move into his hair, running my hands through the long strands and then pulling tightly just the way that he likes it. He growls, his hips moving against mine as he deepens the kiss.

Somehow, even through the fabric of our underwear, he still manages to find the exact right spot to make me moan with pleasure. He shifts, his lips moving down my body, as his fingers find my clit, and start to circle.

As his fingers move, his mouth closes around my nipple, his tongue swirls, and he bites down, making me gasp and my nails dig into his shoulders before he soothes the sting with his tongue and my hips buck against his hand.