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Liam and Mikey stay silent and look down at their glasses. They know better than to get in the middle of their older brothers.
“She’s safer here with me and the twins,” Conor snarls.
“She’ll be just as safe with me,” Shane fires back.
“Boys. You must agree with me?” Conor says to the twins.
“It’s up to Jessie what she wants to do, Con,” Mikey says and I place my hand on his thigh and squeeze. I love that he always has my back.
“Liam?” Conor snaps.
“I don’t want her to go either, bro, but…”
“For fuck’s sake!” Conor hisses. “I can’t believe you’re even considering taking her there, Shane!”
“You think I’m not capable of protecting her?” Shane growls at him.
“Not as well as three of us can here,” Conor growls back as he glares at his older brother.
“Hey!” I lean forward and slam my now empty glass down on the coffee table. “I’m sitting right here.”
The two of them stop glaring at each other and look at me.
“In case you haven’t noticed, I am perfectly capable of looking after myself.” Conor opens his mouth to speak but I don’t allow him the chance to. “And I hate to break it to you, boys, but if the Wolf wants me, he’ll find me. He’s a patient man. He’ll wait until the perfect moment and then he’ll strike, whether that’s in two days or ten years. And I’m not going to spend the rest of my life hiding in here waiting for that to happen.”
“Red!” Mikey snaps as he sits forward, cupping my chin in his hand, he turns my face to his. “You know we would never let him take you. I promise.”
I stare at him. I wish I could believe him. But when I see the look of anguish in his eyes, I don’t have the heart to tell him that I can’t. “I know,” I whisper instead.
“So, you’re still going to Ireland tomorrow then?” Conor scowls.
Shane looks between me and Conor and sighs. “If the reason the Wolf is back is because Alexei is dead, then there is every chance he knows that Jessie is here too. She’s safer in Ireland than she is here.”
Conor leans back in his chair and runs a hand over his jaw.
“Shane’s right,” I say. “Besides, I’m not just going to sit around in this apartment, waiting for the Wolf to come and pick me off. Now that he’s active again, I’m sure I’ll be able to track him, but let me have one more week of not being completely consumed by him first. Please?”
Conor rolls his eyes but he doesn’t speak.
“The Wolf will have no idea I’m in Ireland,” I add.
“And I promise I will take care of our girl, boys,” Shane offers as he shoots me a look that tells me not to open my mouth and contradict him. Then he stands and places his empty glass on the coffee table. He walks over to me and grips my chin in his strong hand, tilting my head to look at him. “I’m going to pack. I’ll meet you by the elevator at ten tomorrow morning.”
“Okay,” I blink at him. It’s only six p.m. so why am I not going to see him until morning?
He turns to his brothers. “You’ve got sixteen more hours with our girl, boys.” Then he walks out of the room and I’m left with his three siblings.
“What do you feel like doing, baby?” Liam says softly as he curls his fingers around mine. “We can watch a movie if you like. We never did get to that pumpkin pie.”
“Or pussy,” Mikey mumbles beside me.
I turn to him, my mouth open as I feign my indignation, but the truth is I can’t think of a better way to take my mind off the Wolf. And I’m going away from them for at least a week, and despite how much I’m looking forward to my trip with Shane, I’m going to miss these guys like crazy.
“You’re really thinking about pussy right now?” I nudge him in the ribs.
“I’m always thinking about your pussy, Red,” he says with an apologetic shrug.
I push myself up from the sofa. “You can come help me pack if you like,” I offer.
