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‘You know the old saying,’ I muttered, scrambling to maintain a nonchalant facade.

‘I know it,’ he rasped, his grip on my waist tightening for a fraction of a second.

We remained frozen, our breath mingling.

Until he bent his head, pressing a soft, lingering kiss against the corner of my mouth.

‘Sleep tight, babe,’ he whispered.

He straightened his massive frame and prowled away, leaving me standing alone by the dining table, aching with a profound yearning for more.

ANGEL

I enlisted Jude’s support to help me map out Reese’s issues with our lawyers and me.

Jude and I drove into the city the morning after Roxy handed me the bombshell letter, navigating the brutal Nashville traffic.

As we arrived at the offices of Waring Partners, Brian welcomed us in the lobby.

‘Good to see you, Angel.’

‘Thanks for taking the meeting,’ I muttered as we swept past the front desk into the boardroom.

Brian and his team settled around the mahogany table opposite Jude and me.

‘Talk to us,’ our legal eagle drawled, clicking his pen.

I laid out Reese’s threats, explaining how he targeted my family and terrorized Roxy and her mother.

‘Angel needs a firewall between those he cares for and Reese,’ Jude stated.

‘Rosedale sounds like he’s reaching hard for leverage any way he can get it,’ Brian noted, rubbing his chin.

‘It could be in part because he owes a ton of money and his lenders are getting jittery,’ I added. ‘He’s desperate for the Saudi deal to go through.’

I slid the envelope containing the letter Roxy retrieved across to Brian.

The head lawyer opened it up with an arched brow and read the contents, letting out a whistle when he reached the final paragraph.

‘Well, that’s a hot potato covered in jalapeño sauce. What do you require us to do?’

‘We’re commissioning your firm to investigate Reese Rosedale in secret.’

‘Find a way to make him back off for good,’ Jude growled, leaning forward over the table. ‘He has to be neutralized.’

Brian grinned with anticipation, his eyes lighting up at the challenge.

‘It’d be an honor to go up against one of Nashville’s oldest snakes and corporate thieves. Consider it done.’

The lawyer nodded and pulled out a digital tablet. ‘How hard do you want us to go?’

‘Dig up each piece of dirt,’ I growled. ‘Look under every single stone. Crawl into the graveyards of the business partners he’s burned over the decades. Find me any financial fraud to nail that man to the wall.’

Chapter 19

ANGEL

Over the next few weeks, I buried myself in studio sessions with my Six Sinners brothers, escaping the confusing entanglement of my home life.