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“Is it cold?” Rose asks and I kneel down, dipping my fingers in the water.
“No, honey. It feels good.”
She nods, her face serious as she holds onto my hand and inches toward the surf. Liam is our fish. Rose is much more cautious of the water. Keyera keeps talking about getting her swimming lessons but I’m okay with her hanging out on the beach. I don’t have to worry about her in the water that way.
“Are you having fun, Rosie?” Keyera asks as she crouches down next to our daughter.
Rose nods, pointing to a seashell that she spots and I lift her up into my arms, holding Keyera’s hand with my other as we start to stroll down the beach back toward our house.
We’re still in the same place that we bought when we first came out here. Keyera likes to be close to the water and I live to make my angel happy.
We never had any other problems with my old boss. I had been worried at first. Worried that he or an old enemy would track us down, but over time, those worries have lessened. No one is looking for Locke anymore. He’s a ghost.
We’re safe here. We have a life here, a family here.
I’ve finally put down roots. I never thought that I would. Since I was ten years old, I’ve been alone and I had every intention of hopping from one place to the next until I died or was killed by someone.
That plan started to change the second that I saw my angel.
She changed everything for me. She made me want more. She made me dream of having something real.
A family.
I look over to my wife and kids. They’re all smiling, their hair blowing in the gentle breeze and I can’t help but smile with them as we head back home.
Back where we all belong.
FOURTEEN
Keyera
Ten Years Later…
“Where are we going?”I ask Locke as he grips my hand in his and drags me down the beach after him.
“I told you, Angel. It’s a surprise.”
He grins at me over his shoulder and I melt. My big growly alpha has come a long way from when we first met. He smiles all of the time now, laughs and jokes constantly.
He’s happy here in paradise with me and the kids.
I used to think about what would have happened if I hadn’t sublet that apartment. I wonder if he ever would have found me. I like to think that he would have but if he hadn’t, then he may still be back in New York, working for that family, hurting people.
I can’t bear that thought.
“Hurry,” Locke says and I take one last look back at our house before we head into the forest that’s a few yards down from our house.
“What about the kids?” I ask as I follow after Locke through the foliage.
“They’re asleep,” he promises me.
He waves his phone at me and I know that he still has all of the security cameras. If the kids wake up or try to leave, we’ll know about it.
“Okay, close your eyes,” Locke says as we come to stop.
I do what he asks. I trust Locke completely. If anything were to happen to the kids or I, I know that he would lose it.
Locke lifts me, carrying me a few steps before he sets me back down. I keep my eyes closed. I’m dying to know what he set up for us.
