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She nodded. "He wrote about everything. He explained how things went down at your last heist and how you got caught. Someone tipped off the police, and they were waiting for you."
He frowned, and she watched anger spill over his face. "Your father let me get caught."
"My father couldn't save you, Strap. But he did try to find you. He went to so many jails and asked everyone if he knew where you were, but he couldn't get to you."
Strap looked at her, pain in his eyes. "That's a lie."
"It's not. He looked for a long time, but he had no idea where you were. He had no idea who took you. I have letters that he sent to jails that had return to sender labels on them."
His eyes widened a little. "Honestly?"
She nodded. "Yes. My father loved you like his own, shifter or not. And he was trying to move the planet to find you." She hoped that meant something to him. She could see the look of shock on his face.
Which left her with another question. Who had him? And why was it so hard for her father to find him?
"So, where did you go?"
His face tensed, and his jaw clenched. His eyes narrowed on the road, and she bit her cheek. She'd asked a bad question.
"I'll tell you another time," he said barely above a whisper. "You should take a nap. We have a long drive ahead of us."
She didn't want to, but maybe he needed some time to himself. So, she decided to take his advice.
SIXTEEN
STRAP
Strap opened Mickey’s door to let her back in the car after their pit stop. She slid into the passenger seat of the little blue sports car but couldn’t stop staring at Strap in awe.
A smile perked over his lips, and his pants tightened around his cock.Guys, get it together,he told his condor and panther sides that stirred at the sight of her.
The enjoyment he had from the look on Mickey’s face was almost enough to satiate him for the day. Almost. He wanted to be in bed, or anywhere really, with her naked and writhing under him. But instead, he was here, closing the door on his mate while they prepared to steal baseballs,baseballs for God’s sake,from a terrifying and unstable mobster who would gut both of them just for even looking at his property.
He leaned up against the window for a second.
His ass was right in Mickey’s face, and he left it there. It was the only thing that gave him a moment of relief, knowing that she was ogling his backside and picturing it naked and grinding into her.
A long sigh escaped Strap's mouth. He was beginning to see that Mickey was more of an amateur than he could have guessed.
In fact, her actions, words, and confusion pointed to that last job being one of her firsts. Strap wanted to deny the gnawing dread of how careless she was. He was also starting to see the similarities between his fifteen-year-old enthusiasm and hers. But she wasn’t fifteen. She was in her mid-twenties.
Strap didn’t know which was worse. But it didn’t really matter. He would have to protect her, which might cost him his freedom or his life.
He hit the side of the car twice and stood. Strap made his way to the driver’s side and slid into the seat.
Mickey’s eyes flashed at him. “Took you long enough.”
Strap smiled, showing all his teeth. “You’re just upset because you didn’t see my ass naked.”
Mickey swallowed and crossed her arms over her chest. She looked out the window as the car revved up. Strap pressed onto the gas and laughed. “I’ll take that as a yes.”
Mickey rolled her eyes at Strap with a huff. “My God. You’re an infant.”
Strap laughed even harder. He shifted the car into gear, and they were off to meet the gangster. Or, at least, spy on one.
The drive up to Biagini’s home was a pretty one. Mickey rolled the window down and let the wind whip through her hair. Strap caught her in his peripheral vision as she stuck her arm out into the sun.
She leaned her head against the headrest and closed her eyes as her fingers soared through the air.
