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Shaking my head, I blow out the cloud of smoke and jerk my leg out, watching as Cooper lowers her down onto the spot beside him.
“Maybe you should both fuck her to get it out of your system. Then you’ll be able to continue without distractions.”
“Mmmm…” I shake my head, taking a long drag. I hold the smoke for a second before blowing out. “Nah. She’s way too much chrome for me.”
Malyk bursts out laughing, and it catches me off guard. Malyk is sinister and hidden. He’s the one that stands in the shadows and watches other people make a fool out of themselves before he attacks. He can read any person in less than five minutes of speaking with them. He’s the human form of speak less, listen more. How we all met is proof of that.
“You should put that into one of your songs. It might be more believable.”
I flip him off, reaching into my pocket when my phone starts pulsing against my thigh. Sparrow’s name flashes across the screen, and I wink up at Malyk, who rolls his eyes.
“Sup?”
“Mal there?”
“Yeah, why?”
“I need you both to go into the office and put me on speaker. Make sure no one else can hear.”
I nudge my head over my shoulder, leaving the back patio and making my way through the sitting room, up the steps that lead to the foyer, and down to the last door opposite the stairs. Pushing open the twin doors, I place my phone on the desk. I haven’t had time to really renovate much since buying, and I’m pretty sure there are still blood splatters in a couple of the bedrooms upstairs.
The doors close behind me, and I tap the speaker logo on my phone.
“On?”
“Yeah, just us.” I pick up one of the discarded pens on the desk, flicking it between my fingers. The smell is pungent in here. Like what death would smell like if it was left here to rot.
Which it had.
“They need us back ASAP. No exceptions.”
I sigh, massaging my temples. “How long this time?”
“As long as we need to.”
Malyk falls onto a chair, and I swear dust particles from last century blow up into the air around him. “Fuck. I get so damn bored there. Can’t do shit.”
“By shit, you mean kill people to feed your little—” I flick my hand down his body. “Thing you’ve got going on?”
Malyk flips me off this time, and I snicker. Sick bastard.
“None of us asked for this bullshit!” Sparrow snaps, and I hold in my laugh.
“You alright, big man? Been a bit grumpy since a certain brunette rode a wave right into your life.”
“Our…” Sparrow corrects, and the way it feels isn’t something I want to touch on, at least not for right now. “Our life.”
Malyk rolls his eyes, and I clear my throat. “What do we do with her? She has no one.”
Sparrow falls silent. “Cooper there?”
“Yeah,” I murmur, tossing the pen down onto the desk. “The little fuck can’t do shit to protect himself, can’t keep his dick in his pants, and he’s a shit shot. The boy couldn’t shoot a fucking giant if it was frozen in place. She ain’t safe with him.”
Malyk’s leg hasn’t stopped jiggling. “Her mom was murdered.”
I crack my neck, squeezing the sides. “Why do you have to say it out loud?”
“I’m just saying!” Malyk’s hands fly up.
