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“Your security is shit. I checked outside. Found three different areas you’ve been watched from. I’ll be speaking to the boss about upgrading,” Riley announced.
I barely refrained from rolling my eyes. Back five minutes and giving orders! Typical. His phone rang, and he answered it.
“Yeah, boss. I’m here… Confirmed signs of trespassers in three places… Nope, security is crap,” Riley said with a glower at the four of us.
After living in a prison before, we didn’t want to live in another, so maybe we weren’t as tight as we should have been. Guess that will change now with big brother riding to the rescue. And for once, despite my independence, that felt really nice. Someone was looking out for the four of us.
“Derek is on his way, and he is calling a security expert,” Riley said shortly, giving Tami the side eye.
“At this time?” I asked, bemused.
“With the money he’s about to throw down on a security system? Yeah, they’ll come at this time of night,” Riley growled.
A knock interrupted me before I could reply, and Riley barrelled ahead of me before I could reach the door. He checked who was outside and then relaxed as he opened the door, and I saw Derek standing there.
“Are you ladies okay?” Derek asked as he walked into our home. I was quite surprised at his appearance. He wore old, comfortable jeans and a tan turtleneck jumper. His gold wristwatch that his grandfather had given him gleamed on his wrist as he ran his hands through already dishevelled hair.
“We’re fine,” Brandy replied for all of us.
“Where’s the package?” Derek demanded.
“Outside on the table,” I answered.
Derek nodded at Riley, and they both stepped out. I saw Kylian and Callahan standing, two silent shadows watching the street. The door closed, and we swapped glances with each other.
“Well,” Cami said before we began laughing. It seems the alpha males were here to take care of us.
The door opened again, and Derek walked back in with Riley, a grim expression on his face.
“I’ve phoned Dane and Daithi. They will be here within twenty-four hours. Your cousins know?” Derek asked.
I nodded. Dane and Daithi? They were the youngest two brothers of the McKenzies and both highly dangerous. Daithi, the youngest, was supposedly nuts. If Derek had called in the two psychos’ of his family, that meant shit was serious.
“Good. None of you go anywhere alone. If you’re going out, stay in twos and take one of my men with you,” Derek ordered.
I stepped closer and held Derek’s eyes.
“That was human, wasn’t it?” I whispered.
Derek flinched and nodded.
I felt my face pale, and I went lightheaded. A human heart. Somebody had murdered someone and sent me their heart. Jesus, I left this life. How the hell was I in this situation now?
Another knock made me jump, and Riley once again beat me to the door. This time, it was two uniformed police officers. Tiredly, I rubbed a hand over my face as Riley began explaining what happened and waved towards the box. Brandy hustled Cami and Tami into the kitchen to make drinks while I perched on the edge of the sofa as Derek sat next to me, rubbing my back.
“Who is this?” I whispered.
“Don’t know, Madisen, but I will soon, darlin’. That I can promise,” Derek said, a hint of Irish coming out in his voice.
“A stalker? Or is this Millar making moves?”
“Ye do not wanna be worrying ye head over it. Dane and Daithi will protect you alongside Riley. Davin, Declan, Dai and I’ll work hard on getting answers.”
An idle thought popped into my head.
“Why do your brothers have Irish names, but yours aren’t?”
Derek looked at me like I’d lost my mind before chuckling.
