“He was found in an old RV just outside of town,” she said into the darkness. “Really close to Wendy and me.”
More silence and then, “I know.”
My grin kicked up at the corner.
“Thank you, Mrs. Jones.” she paused. “Did you hire me a bodyguard?”
There was a long, drawn-out sigh. “He wasn’t supposed to be seen.”
She giggled. “I’m glad he’s gone. Thanks for the assist.”
“He deserved it,” she whispered one more time before she hung up.
I pulled Constance back into my arms. “One less psycho in the world.”
“One less psycho,” she agreed. “Now, about those underwear…”
Twenty-Nine
Not everyone is going to think I’m pretty. And that’s okay. They’re wrong, though.
—Constance to Wendy
Constance
I was at a huge biker bash, and I wasn’t afraid at all.
My parents were somewhere with Wendy at the same party, and I was looking around for the one man that had been missing from my life for almost a full forty-eight hours.
He’d been really busy processing two bodies.
He’d told me to come here and wait for him, that he’d be here as soon as he could, but that was over an hour and a half ago, and I was getting impatient.
“Looking for someone?”
I turned to find the MC’s president, Denver, standing with his soon-to-be wife, Holly.
Holly waved. “How are the dogs doing?”
“Grumpy and angry,” I answered. “Mom has to feed them through the chute, and they still won’t let anyone close. The owners came out yesterday, and they snarled and snapped at them, too.”
“That’s sad,” she said. “Do you want to come meet the others? I’ll introduce you.”
I looked once more for Odin and didn’t find him.
“Sure,” I replied. “At least until Odin gets here.”
Holly’s eyes sparked as she caught my arm and guided me toward a large table where several women were crowded around.
“Ladies,” Holly said. “This is Constance. She’s new here. Kind of. Constance and Odin are dating. Birdie is dating Creed.” She pointed at a curly-haired brunette. “Creed’s sister is Bernice. You’ve probably met her.” She pointed at Bernice.
“I have.” I smiled.
“Next to Bernice is Charleigh, she works with Birdie at the dog food factory,” Holly continued, pointing at the hard-eyed blonde with aquamarine eyes. “The one to Charleigh’s right is Ida Bell. Ida Bell is Boone’s sister and Denver’s niece. She also is the nanny for Koen’s two children. They’re over there with Koen.”
I looked to where she was pointing to see a large man with two children, chasing them around a swing set.
“Sage is the one to Ida Bell’s left. She’s currently trying to tell herself that she’s not still in love with her husband. Gentry is the sheriff’s deputy that you already met.”
