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I grimaced. “That’s one way of describing them.”
“And your grandfather is the head, right?” Cruz queried.
“Yeah.”
“What happened in Russia?”
“Tried to kill him.”
Link chuckled. “Because he was your grandpa or the head of the United Brotherhood?”
“The latter. I only found out the former when I met him.”
“With a view to a kill.” Hawk whistled. “You’re more entertaining than a Bond movie.”
The guys, apart from Nyx of course, laughed.
Steel scratched his jaw. “You didn’t kill him though?”
“No. But his guards held me captive until Conor showed up.”
“Don’t talk to me about that fucker.” Nyx grunted. “Now I find out you’ve gotten with a Five fucking Pointer!”
“This is getting weird,” I complained. “I don’t need to ask permission for dick.”
“Literally,” Link teased, cackling until I elbowed him in the side to shut him up.
“Look, I know I shouldn’t have cut out how I did and I won’t do it again. But if you want a pinkie promise outta me, then you can screw off,” I declared with a sneer. “I’m pretty sure you didn’t ask permission to brand any of your women. Why the hell would I ask you if I could date a Five Pointer?”
“That ring on your finger says you’re doing more than dating him,” Sin drawled. “And I know the O’Donnellys, don’t forget.” His mom—a shitty one at that—was related to them and was married to a high-ranking Pointer. “They don’t stick rings on fingers if they don’t mean it and now he’s getting ink? Are you branding each other?”
Link chuckled. “You picked up on Sinners’ traditions, Star, for someone who claims she ain’t a Sinner.” When I just glowered at him, his brow furrowed. “You became family, Star. Surely, as big as that brain in your head is, you figured that out?”
“I mean, I… No?” Uneasily, I fiddled with my engagement ring. “I wasn’t invited here. I-I stormed my way in and usually stuck my nose where it wasn’t wanted.”
“True. Then you fucking left. Without a word to anyone but your kid.” Nyx scowled at me. “Who does that?”
“Me, apparently.”
“What’s going on now? With the Sparrows, I mean?” Cruz inquired. “We’ve all seen the headlines. Figured you’d have clued us in by now.”
Ouch. The guilt trip was real.
Grimacing, I muttered, “I should have stopped by and attended a council meeting. It’s been busy since I got back.”
“Understandable,” Sin reasoned. “There’s such a thing as a cellphone though? You know, they’re this nifty invention that means you can talk across long distances.”
My nose crinkled. “You think you’re funny.”
“I am funny. You’re the one who has to eat humble pie.”
I huffed. “My grandfather created this Interpol department that’s geared in its entirety to decimating the Sparrows. Conor and I figured out how the Sparrows communicate with one another, and from there, we’ve found evidence that annihilates key people from not just the New World Sparrows, but the European and Asian operations too, while also letting us infest the network so we can identify who’s who. This is going global. They’re all going down.”
“Knew they were making so many arrests because of you,” Nyx crowed, for the first time sounding anything but pissed off.
“Conor and me.” I shoved my hands in my pockets. “He’s a good man.”
Nyx scoffed, “He’s a mobster.”
