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Gunshots.
Warmth.
Whispered promises.
Killian.
“Where are we?”
Panic surges inside me, but my sister must realize it because she reaches over and starts stroking my hair.
“We’re safe, Scar. You’re safe. Ivan is dead.”
He’s dead? Who killed him? Killian’s whispered promise dances through my mind.
He’s going to die, Scarlet. I promise you that.
Did Killian do it?
“Where are we, Cali? Who is Killian? Who is the man who was carrying you?”
I try to sit up, but my body is too heavy, and the sting of something in my hand makes me wince. An IV. Why do I have an IV in my hand? This doesn’t look like a hospital.
“Scar, calm down.”
The urge to smack her is strong. Lovingly, of course. She knows as well as anyone that when someone tells you to calm down, it doesn’t actually make you calm down. It only makes it worse.
“Cali, please. I’m scared,” I plead.
She continues to stroke my hair, and as her hand moves, light reflects, causing a glittery effect around the room. I pull back. An enormous pink diamond is perched on her ring finger.
“Cali.” My voice is shaking.
“Okay, just breathe. I’ll tell you everything, but you have to take some breaths, Scar.”
I do, finding a bit of relief with each breath. Being close to my sister helps, too. She’s my best friend. The only consistent person I’ve ever had in my life. When my breathing calms, she moves from the mattress to a chair next to my bed.
“Remember the wolf I told you about from Surrender?” she asks.
My eyes search her face. What does that have to do with anything?
“And the hot guy I told you about who was coming into O’Leary’s all the time?”
I’m so confused right now.
She takes a deep breath. “Those two are the same man. And he’s the head of the Irish mafia. I married him so he could get you back.”
Shock gives me the adrenaline to sit up. I gape at her with my mouth hanging open.
“What?” I cry.
“He couldn’t go after Ivan for taking you unless you were related by blood or marriage. I offered to marry him, and he accepted.”
“What?” This time I’m practically shouting.
Cali nibbles on her bottom lip. “I would have done anything to get you back, Scar. I would have traded my own life if I had to. I love him, though. And he loves me. He’s…he’s my Daddy.”
“What?”
