I narrowed my eyes at him. “What’s in it for you?”
“It’s not a bad idea. I could do with an extra set of eyes on it,” Logan offered.
Callum had proven himself recently. Especially with the way the firearms deal had gone with Matt. He could have let them kill me, but instead he’d had my back. That’s one of the reasons I let him know about this place.
I hesitated for a moment. “Fine.”
“I’ll fill you in with what I’ve got,” Logan said.
Callum nodded and followed Logan out of the room.
I sat there for a moment, replaying the accident in my head. Seeing Hayden the way he was.
I’d thought he was dead, and it felt like a part of me had died with him. I’d never felt pain the way I did at that moment. We’d been friends for eleven years, and I considered him a brother.
I’d give my life in a heartbeat for his.
The door opened, and Matt strolled in. I hadn’t seen him since the issues at our warehouse, when I’d had to leave Aria at Newroz.
“Sebastian, what are you doing here?” Matt said, shaking my hand.
“Had some things to sort, and with Hayden …” I trailed off as sickness swirled in my stomach.
“He’ll pull through, you know he will,” Matt said, squeezing my shoulder. “Besides, you know Serfina wouldn’t let him go without a fight.”
Serfina would start a war herself if anything happened to him, that I knew for sure.
“Is everything secure in the new warehouse?”
Matt leaned forward, resting his arms on the table. “Yeah. Valon and I moved it all with the help of Callum, and we’ve got extra men watching the place. They shouldn’t be able to find it or get in.”
I hesitated. “How’s it been, working with Callum?”
“Honestly, he’s been a godsend with his firearms connection. Having him around has made life easier. He’s helped out on deals and even set a few more up to come our way.”
Who knew Callum Brown would be so useful?
This place needed to carry on running as smoothly as it could right now, and I needed to make sure everyone was doing what they were meant to do to keep it that way. With the threat of Dante, I didn’t want anything else to happen. I needed to make sure everyone was safe.
I needed Hayden back with me.
My phone started ringing, and I pulled it out of my pocket to see Serfina’s name. Knots formed in my stomach as I swallowed hard, looking at the screen for a beat.
“Hello?” I answered.
“Hayden’s awake.”
40
Aria
“What colours are you thinking about?” I asked Serfina as we sat on her living room floor with wedding things everywhere.
“I’m thinking teal and gold as the main colours. Hayden would look rather dapper in a teal waistcoat and tie. Gold buttons on the detail.”
“Are we going to go skipping down the yellow brick road as well?” Hayden teased from his spot on the sofa.
He’d been home two weeks now and still needed to rest and heal, but the doctors had said he’d make a full recovery.
