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“The team won’t be the same without you,” Neil said.
“I wish I could say we’ll be in touch,” Simon said. He shrugged and didn’t finish his sentence.
“I know. Thank you, guys, for everything. You saved my ass by bringing me my girl.”
“You’ve saved our asses many more times than we can count,” Isaac said. To Mia he said, “Take care of him, you hear?”
“You bet,” Mia answered.
“If you ever leave the organization, look me up,” Lucian said.
Not that he expected them to, but at least the offer was there. His friends, like every other hunter, were in it for life. Lucian had been at one time, too. He took Mia’s hand, tucked the box under his other arm, and walked out the front door. He was a free man, in more ways than one, but he was far from ready to just go home with Mia and start a new life with her.
A black SUV waited for them outside of the gate. He and Mia got in and sat in the second row.
“We have permission to take you wherever you’d like to go,” the driver said.
Lucian gave them his father’s address, which one of them entered into the GPS. Lucian settled back in the seat and drew Mia close.
“What now?” she asked.
“First I talk to my father, and then you and I have a date with a shower.”
She hummed happily and rested her head on his chest. “I love how you think.”
CHAPTERELEVEN
Mia stifled a squeak as she got out of the SUV and stretched. Lucian took the box of his belongings – nothing more than a few mementos and service awards – and thanked the males. When the SUV had disappeared down the winding road away from the house, she turned to Lucian.
“What’s up with your last name?”
“My real last name is Rhodes. When my mother was killed, my grandparents changed my name to Carnahan.”
“But the little sign on your cubicle said Devoe.”
“When I joined the hunters, I was given a new last name and identity. It was to keep my family safe.”
She chewed on her bottom lip. “I don’t want you to hate me.”
“What?”
“You’ve given up so much because of me.” Tears stung her eyes, and the bravado that she’d used as a shield since she found Lucian chained up in a cell crumbled.
He grabbed her around the waist and drew her against him. “I’m not sorry. I get you, Mia. I know I have a lot to make up for, and as soon as we’re able to get time to talk, my past is an open book.”
She stared up at her handsome mate. She’d been in love with him for as long as she could remember, but it was a young love, and one that hadn’t been returned. She hadn’t understood his actions, and she wasn’t sure she did now, but maybe in time she would.
The front door creaked open and Jasper said, “Dinner’s on the table.”
Lucian opened his mouth, and Mia could tell he was going to protest. She put her hand over his mouth and said, “Thanks, Jasper. We’ll be right in.”
Lucian kissed her palm and said in a muffled voice, “I wasn’t going to say anything.”
“Yeah you were. Something about a shower.”
His brow arched. “I can’t help how my mind always goes there.”
“I’m not complaining,” she said, removing her hand and going onto her toes to kiss him. “But your dad helped save me. Clearly he has things to tell you. So let’s get to it, okay?”
