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Link hauled me in for a hug, as did Sin, Steel, and Quin. Cruz dipped his chin at me and so did Hawk. Most of them retreated to their hogs, but a strange thought whispered into my mind.
“Hey,” I called out before any of them had the chance to kick their legs over their bikes. When they turned to me, each wearing various expressions of inquiry, I asked, “You heard anything about organ harvesting?”
Nyx’s brows lifted. “You in the market for a new heart, Lodestar?”
I flipped him the bird. “I’m being serious.”
“Figured as much,” Nyx quipped, still smirking. “And no. Never heard much about that kind of shit. Least, not around these parts.”
“You think it’s tied to the Sparrows?” Cruz demanded, his scowl dark.
I didn’t have an answer for that. I wished that I did.
“No,” I said slowly.
“Then, why ask?”
Studying Link, I sighed. “I heard a whisper. Nothing more. But I can’t let it go.”
“If you infested the Sparrows’ network, surely there’d be something on there?”
“There would,” I agreed with Sin.
“So, what’s the problem?”
“Bad feeling.”
“Want us to put some feelers out?”
Did I?
Or was it a waste of time and favors? ‘Feelers’ usually came quid pro quo.
“Star?”
With my eyes locked on Nyx, I nodded.
Though his brow furrowed, he agreed, “Consider it done.”
That was the cue for them to get on their bikes.
As they raced out of Verona, where Indy’s tattoo studio was based, they left a cloud of noise in their wake as they returned to Lily’s place. Only Quin stayed back, his gaze where mine was—on the dust storm that settled once they’d gone.
“You ready for your ink?” Quin prompted, his tone kind.
“Yeah.” I cleared my throat. “What the hell just happened?”
He snorted. “I told you—the big brother experience. You’re lucky that O’Donnelly is an ally. They’d probably tie him to a lamppost and let cougars bite his balls off or something if he weren't.”
“I’d kill them if they did,” I growled. “Those balls belong to me!”
“That wouldn’t deter them,” he drawled with a laugh.
“I didn’t…” I hesitated. “That was unexpected.”
“Really?”
Warily, I nodded.
