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Hanging up on him, I poured the oils into the water, watching for a moment as the steam rose before stripping down. I stepped in, not caring how hot the water was and rested back. In the water I lifted my arm and, sure enough, the water rolled over the clear breathable seal they’d put on my tattoo.
Lifting my phone again to let the rest of the family know… It rang over and over again before she finally answered.
“Donatella.”
“Nari,” I said back in the same tone.
“It’s two in the morning.”
“It’s apparently seven in London.” I smiled at that, leaning back more, sinking into the water until only my head was above it.
“Are you in London?” she yawned.
“No.”
“Then why should I care what time it is in London?”
“Good question; ask Helen. She’s the one who woke me up, which means I can’t sleep, and since I can’t sleep, I thought I might as well wake everyone up early to get ready.”
It took a moment of silence as she processed what I said. “Get ready for…?”
“Wyatt’s welcome home brunch, of course,” I said it bubbly and peppy, like a high school cheerleader during spirit week. “I’ve arranged everything; your clothes will be delivered to you as well as your daughters and Jason’s. You’re also going to call Darcy and Sedric and let them know they must be here, dressed, hungry, and with a smile on their faces by 9:45am.”
“Sedric is out of town—”
“That’s why I’m calling you now. You’re his sister. You’re both Callahans, I’m sure between the two of you, you can find a way to get him here by 9:45 right?”
She sighed, “Does this have something to do with Tobias?”
I forced myself to smile, even though I could feel myself getting annoyed every time someone brought up his name. As if Tobias was so important he’d affect what I would or would not do.
“Nari.”
“Dona.”
“Sedric and Darcy will be here at 9:45, correct?”
“Yes,” she paused, “but why am I in charge of getting Darcy there as well, when Helen—”
“Thank you, Nari, see you all then.” I hung up, dropping my phone to the side…sinking into the water and closing my eyes.
I didn’t even bother calling Ethan or Wyatt; they should know by now not to fight me on these things and if they didn’t… Well, that was too fucking bad.
We were doing this my way… There was no second option.
“What?” I said, answering my phone after the first ring only to hear Greyson’s voice.
“Tobias gave a list to someone, we got him.”
“Tell no one else yet. I’ll be down in a moment,” I replied, hanging up again.
It’s true what they said about the wicked… There really wasn’t any rest for us.
However, I started this and I was going to see it through to the end.
FIVE
“He offered me a gun, but I refused.
