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“I’m about to become the president of the Death Raiders. I need Killian to see me as an ally.”
I opened my mouth to ask how he knew it would be Killian who took over when he beat me to it.
“Your dad is going to disappear with my mom. He doesn’t have a lot of time left—that part was true about his little act. They want to get away from all of this while they can. Once the other clubs realize Dirk is dead, they’ll start circling. I need allies. I know Wes is getting out, but I also know he loves Killian like a brother and so do you. You guys will stick close enough to the club to help him transition.”
I considered my words carefully as I traced a line down Wesley’s forehead.
“Assuming he wakes up and everything is okay, then you have my word. But”—I made sure I had his attention before saying—“only if you swear not to ever hurt her.”
Silas dropped his brows into a shelf, shaking his head.
“Who are you—”
“Whoever it is you’re coming for. We all heard your claim. I don’t know your reasons, or your past, but I have to know you won’t hurt her.”
His jaw worked back and forth as he waited to respond, and I felt Wes move the slightest bit under me. My eyes darted down to inspect him, but he was still asleep.
“I don’t know who you’re talking about, but whoever I decide to claim, no harm would come to them. Not ever. The entire purpose of claiming them would be to protect them.”
That was good enough for me. I nodded, and he grunted and then stood.
“I’ll have cleaners come out here, but I need to leave before Wes wakes up. Until next time,River.” Silas gave me a half salute, along with a flirtatious smirk, and then darted out the back door.
I lightly slapped Wesley’s face again, because I wasn’t keen on being alone in a room with a dead body while the love of my life lay unconscious in my lap.
This time he blinked. My heart soared, when I was able to see those whiskey eyes once more.
“Wes.”
His hand came up, pushing a strand of hair off my face. “River. We in heaven?”
A tear slipped free, and so did a sob. “No, baby, we’re in our house. There’s a dead body on the other side of the island. Silas is going to have someone come clean it.”
Wes started to move. “No. No one else can know where we live.”
I helped him up, but he was unstable, gripping the counter for support.
“Jesus, what the fuck happened?”
“I’ll explain it later, but you better call Silas if you don’t want more Raiders here to clean this up.”
Wes pulled out his cell from the front pocket of his leather jacket and blinked at it.
“Call Killian. He needs to be here; he’ll know what to do.”
I took his phone and did exactly that.
“Where the fuck are you? The ranch was a bust,” Killian launched in right away. I cleared my throat and explained.
“Kill, we need you. We found Dad, and it’s a long story but the—” Wes gently took the phone from me and took over. “Kill, I need my house cleaned. No…” Wesley’s gaze landed on me. “Not that house. Head up the butte, but only bring Giles, Brooks and Rune. No one else.”
Wes hung up then handed me his phone.
“Pull up the Roman and dial.”
I hesitated for a second. “Before you do, you should know that Silas was only playing a part. He killed Dirk. Saved me. He wants an alliance.”
Wes laughed, holding his head. “Fuck that guy.”
