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Rook managesto find a pair of sweats and a discarded shirt in someone’s locker, it beats him wearing his blood-stained clothes from earlier. I brush those thoughts away as I slip my hand into his and he leads us from the locker room.
“Any chance you left the rat at the shelter?” I gasp and smack his arm earn a chuckle from him. “I’ll take that as a no.”
“You bought saidratfor me, remember?”
“Yeah, now I’m thinking I should have just wrapped a bow around my dick for you instead of buying you the new star of my nightmares.” We both laugh at that as we walk out hand in hand. I freeze at the sight of his family, each wearing the look of laughter as if they know exactly what we were just doing. When my gaze lands on my brother, I cringe and shift closer to Rook who drops my hand and wraps his arm around my shoulders drawing me into his side. He walks us over to the others and I can’t help the blush that spreads up my neck and on to my cheeks.
“Just so we’re clear, Koby and I were the first to christen that fucking shower block!” I groan and bury my face into Rook’s side as everyone breaks out into fits of laughter.
“Fucking Murdoch’s!” I hear my brother snap before he stomps out of the gym.
“He’ll come around.” Bishop’s voice has me shifting my gaze to him. The man is scary as fuck but if I want to last in this family, I need to woman up and show him I can be a badass too, kind of, sort of, maybe the jury is still out on that one.
“Please don’t hurt my brother.” Bishop’s brows raise, silence ensues at my words and I feel everyone’s eyes on me.
“Now, why would I do that?” His smug tone only serves to irritate me.
“Because I am asking you not to. Luka and Rook are going to butt heads and no offense, I know you are the boss and all that, but it’s none of your business when they have spats over me.” When his eyes narrow I gulp and mentally facepalm myself when I come back to reality and realize what I just did and who the hell I am speaking to.
“You got balls, girl. You may just make it in this dick thriving family after all.” Koby’s words have some of the tension easing from my body, but I’m not stupid enough to believe just because the girls like me that Bishop will go easy on me.
“Tell ya what, you stick around and keep my brother happy and I may just let your brother live.” I suck a breath in at his words, but I can’t take that, I need more from him.
“I can do that but I need your word that Luka won’t be harmed. If he is or if anything happens to him being Rook’s brother won’t save you from me.” He steps in closer. Rook’s hold on me tightens, I crane my neck back to stare up at him and make sure to keep my mask of indifference in place.
“Are you threatening me?”
“No, I’m just giving you a friendly warning is all,” I reply with a sweet smile.
“Oh, fuck me dead, Kiara has already corrupted her!” Gage shouts before laughing. Bishop growls and mumbles about his wife needing to be taught a lesson, then storms from the room. All of us laugh at his expense.
I think I’m going to fit in just fine after all.
Rook
Six months later…
I stand behind Clare and Luka and watch as they both place their father’s urn on top of Luka’s mom’s grave. She’s buried at the same fucking cemetery as King’s ex. It took Clare months to decide what she wanted to do with her dad’s ashes. When Luka suggested instead of scattering his ashes that she should put him on top of his mother, she agreed. I hear car doors opening and peer over my shoulder. At the sight of my brothers and sister walking toward us, a sense of gratefulness overcomes me. My family has welcomed Clare with open arms and them showing up here today is their way of showing Clare their respect. When they reach me, I kiss Car’s cheek and shake each of my brother’s hands, thanking them for coming.
“How’s she doing?” Car quietly asks as we all stand in a line and watch her and Luka say their final goodbyes to their father.
“She’s okay. I think she’s glad she is finally able to lay him to rest,” I say.
“Anyone else find it weird seeing them mourn the loss of a parent, when none of us know what is was like to have one who loved each of us?” Gage’s words hang in the air around us as we all digest what he said.
“Tony may not have loved us but the bastard did do one thing right.” All of us turn toward Bishop, shooting him awhat the fucklook. He just shrugs his shoulders and lifts his sunglasses so we can see the serious look in his eyes. “He gave each of us life and that is the only nice thing you will ever catch me saying about that useless cunt.” He drops his glasses back into place and fixes his tie like he didn’t just say in his own Bishop way that he loves us.
“We love you too, you grumpy fucker,” I say in jest, which just earns me a snarl from the big fucker.
“You and Clare coming over for the twins party?” Knight asks me. Now it’s my turn to lift my glasses and shoot him aare you fucking stupidlook.
“Dude, we live next door to you, dumbass, of course we’ll be there.” King, Gage, Bish and Car laugh while Knight mutters that he should have absorbed me in the womb, making us all laugh harder. We all clamp our mouths closed when Clare and Luka move back and allow the guys to cover the small hole. They thank them before coming toward us. Each of my brothers shake Luka’s hand and Car gives him a hug. The guys all whisper words of love as they embrace Clare one after the other. Car suffocates the life out of my girl when it’s her turn, and I fight the urge to tear my sister away while waiting for my turn.
“Hi,” she whispers as she stands in front of me. Fuck words, they’re overrated. I plant a kiss on her lips and tell her without words that I fucking love her and cherish the ground she walks on.
“Dude, we just buried my dad. I’m mourning and don’t need to see that shit.” Clare and I break apart at the sound of Luka’s irritating voice. She smiles sheepishly at her brother.
“I’m grieving too and Rook just made me feel better?” I can’t contain my laughter. She elbows me in the stomach which just causes my siblings to join me. Luka storms off, clearly pissed. The guy can’t stand the sight of me getting handsy with his sister. Truthfully, I lay it on thick whenever he is around just to fuck with him. “You did that on purpose!” She admonishes me. I throw my arm around her shoulders and lead the way to our car as I answer.
