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“You saved your life,” I tell her, placing a kiss on the top of her head.
“Yeah, maybe. But I want it back.”
“It’s yours, princess,” I assure her. “And so am I. For all of our days.”
EPILOGUE
Lochlan
One year later…
Flynn lived long enough for the District Attorney to gather enough evidence to arrest him and charge him for the casino bombing, the drone attack on the estate, killing the guards, and attacking my plane that was destroyed at the airport. At least everyone had been evacuated before the drones blew it up.
My idiot brother also confessed that he had some help from Shana, and that there was Russian dissent in the ranks following Salvato’s takeover. They purchased the drones and shit and even taught him how to operate them. Dante intends to find each and every one of the culprits and make them pay. I’m guessing he’ll let Eli have a little fun with them as well.
For his assistance in questioning casino employees, I gave Eli an hour with Flynn and Shana before I finished both off myself.
They were begging for death by the time that crazy bastard was done.
I offered to let Sophie put the final bullet in the whore, but she declined, saying she had seen enough violence to last a lifetime.
I sold every brothel in every country throughout the world to pay off the settlement with all of the bombing victims, guards, and their families.
My casino and family’s estate are all that’s left, but it’s all my wife and I need.
Well, Sophie also needs tennis. Thankfully the tennis center welcomed her back once the news spread of Flynn being responsible for all the shit that went down.
And while I usually stay away from the center, knowing Julia Townsend doesn’t want to be associated with a lowlife like me, Julia actually invited me today.
I slip in with Wade and Wolfe, Lena, and Toni, well, as much as the five of us can slip in anywhere, at the end of the day’s lessons. We watch from afar as Julia and the other three women approach Sophie and offer her a piece of paper. A teaching certificate granted following the completion of her twelve months of part-time, supervised instruction.
Sophie reads the paper, then slaps her palm over her gaping mouth. She lunges forward as if to hug the women before catching herself. They offer their congratulations, then point in our direction.
As soon as Sophie sees us, she runs over and jumps into my arms.
“I did it! I’m a certified teacher!” she says as I lift her off the floor. Reminding myself there are kids around is the only thing that keeps my hand from going up her tennis skirt.
“You earned it, princess. Congratulations.”
I let her down, still clutching the paper in her hand when she hugs her guards who are almost as good as new. Toni has a slight limp and Lena isn’t a consistent perfect shot, but I wouldn’t want anyone else protecting my wife.
Facing us all, clutching the certificate to her chest she says, “Julia offered me a full-time teaching position.”
“That’s great, baby.”
Lena says, “Congrats, girly.”
“Yeah, Sophie. You deserve it,” Toni agrees.
“Thank you all. I really appreciate it,” Sophie says. She sinks her bottom teeth into her lip like she wants to say more but stops herself as she leads the way out into the parking lot.
“Everything okay, princess?” I ask her when we’re standing next to one of the SUVs.
She nods and glances over toward the tennis center before facing me again with an odd combination of something like hope and fear in her wide blue eyes. “I was just wondering if Julia will be upset when I tell her I’ll need to take a few months off next spring.”
“Why would you need time off?” Grinning at her, I lower my gaze to her long legs and working my way up before reaching for her waist to pull her closer. “Are you planning on us taking a trip around the world?” Fucking my Snow White in every major city in Europe could be fun.
As if knowing exactly where my thoughts went, Sophie’s palms flatten against my chest as she says, “Sorry, but no, I’m not planning a trip.”
