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“And no one suspected Jacob was either.” Jo gives me a pleading look. “Just promise you’ll listen to Chase and Punk while on this assignment. They’ll make sure Trent remains professional. You don’t need any unwanted attention from him.”
Fully aware of everything Jo went through with her ex, I can hardly say no. “I promise.”
CHAPTERTHIRTEEN
SIMONE
My hair smells like a goddamn Butterball Turkey. Rosemary and Sage are fine, but mix them together, apply to your head, and heat with a blow dryer, and you’ll be smelling like a Thanksgiving dinner.
It’s late when we call it a night. The MC women left earlier with Jared to walk back to headquarters. Punk helps me and Jo clean the mess left behind from our pamper and spa night. I contemplate crashing in Jo’s guest bedroom, but I didn’t bring any of my toiletries or pajamas. I could borrow Jo’s stuff, but I prefer my own.
With a yawn, I make my way to the front door.
Jo stops me. “Simone, wait. Punk will walk you back.”
“No can do, Sis. I’m on guard patrol for you and the twins. Prez won’t be happy if I leave you unattended.”
“It’s no biggie,” I say as I reach the door.
“Let me call Maceo to come walk you back.”
“Don’t bother him, Jo. He’s busy working on another trafficking case with Gauge. I can walk the few acres back home by myself.”
Jo frowns. “I don’t like you out when it’s this late.”
“Okay, worrywart. Calm down. It’s not like this compound isn’t secure to the max.” I open the front door, exiting before she can protest. “Love you,” I say, before quickly closing the door behind me.
The walk to headquarters isn’t long, but it sure is spooky this late at night. With no streetlights to light my path, all I have are the bright stars and moon in the country sky.
I’m about halfway to my destination when I hear twigs snap behind me off in the brush. I come to a screeching halt, instantly alert.
Please don’t be a bear. Or a wolf. Or a mountain lion.
When another stick cracks behind me, I spin around with my heart in my throat. Scared, I strain my eyes into the dark underbrush to see what’s following me. The tall grass shakes from side to side as something large moves through it, coming closer…
My head is screaming at me to run, but my knees are knocking too dang hard to move away.
The grass parts as a giant black mass moves onto the gravel road. A smaller streak of silver follows behind it.
“Hades! Runt! You nearly scared the piss out of me.”
Jo’s dogs cock their enormous heads in that adorable way all dogs do.
I let out a loud exhale. At least it isn’t wild animals stalking me. Only some giant Cane Corsos.
Hades sticks his snout forward, sniffing the air. Runt mimics him.
Cautiously, I look around me. Do they smell danger? Is there something else coming for me?
My head swivels back to the dogs, worry bubbling inside of me once again. “What is it, pups?”
Hades’s giant tongue snakes out to lick his muzzle over his massive canines. His gold eyes are fixated on me.
Ah, shit.They don’t smell danger. They smell a home-cooked turkey.
Hades and Runt whine with excitement, trotting towards me with their docked tails wagging faster than flags in a storm. The dogs are sweethearts. However, I’m about to be taken down, where they’ll lick me bald.
Runt is a runt, but even a runt Cane Corso is a big dog. Hades is a different beast altogether, coming in at a hundred and fifty pounds of solid muscle. He could easily knock me off my feet, unintentionally hurting me. Death by dog trample is not how I want to go out.
