“Why are you in such a good mood?”It was extremely rare for Valiant to be bright-eyed and happy at eight o’clock on a Monday morning. Grumpy was one word I constantly used to describe him when he was working on a case.“Can’t I just be happy?” he questioned, raising an eyebrow.I walked past him to pour myself a cup of coffee. “You’re usually not this happy when you’re in the middle of a case.”“If you want to know so badly…” He rolled his eyes. “Daisy agreed to organize my closet. Once I have my lucky tie, this case will be solved in no time.”I had a feeling that it was about more than his lucky tie. Knowing Valiant, I wasn’t going to get any answers out of him unless he volunteered to tell me himself.After downing half my cup of coffee, I set it aside and started pulling things out to make breakfast. Alex already left for work so it was just Daisy, Valiant, and me.“Are you staying for breakfast?” I asked him.“Depends. What are you making?”I smiled. “Pancakes.”Valiant choked o
I have never seen so many toys in one place before. Clothes yes. The man had more clothes than my mother and stepsister combined. Some of it had never been worn before and then there were a few pieces that were so well-worn that it had holes in it. I tried to keep my focus on the task at hand, but it was nearly impossible with the bed covered in toys and Elias sitting in the middle. Whenever I glanced up at him it was to find him studying a different toy. “A few years ago, before Val was so well-known, he worked on a case. The woman owns a sex shop. As part of her gratitude for helping her, she sent him toys every month,” Elias said softly, drawing my attention back to him. “I didn’t know that she was still sending him toys.”I bit my lip to stop the questions from tumbling past them. Their conversation from earlier drifted through my mind. They had been talking about playing dirty. “There are a few interesting ones.” He chuckled as he picked up another box. “Who comes up with th
I shifted nervously in my seat as I glanced around the restaurant. She was running late even though she had texted me to say that she was only twenty minutes away. It had taken me three days to build up the courage to call my mother to confront her about the lies I had been told. She had insisted that we meet at this restaurant for lunch so we could talk face to face. Things between Alexander and I were still a bit tense, but he hadn’t been rude or acted like an asshole since our…talk. I hadn’t told him about the lunch with my mother, but Elias knew. He had been the one to call me a taxi and demanded that I call him if something happened. He hadn’t offered to come with me, and I wasn’t sure why it made me feel disappointed. We shared a moment, but whatever happened between us disappeared when Elias left me in that bathroom. I was surprised that he hadn’t told the others about what happened. Maybe he had, and they just didn’t care. Shaking my head, I took a sip of water and p
Goosebumps covered every inch of my skin because of Daisy’s warm breath against my throat. I tried to ignore it. I tried to think of anything other than her warm breath against my skin and her soft body pressed against mine.She was fast asleep with her head resting on my shoulder. Every time I shifted in my seat, her arms would tighten as if she was scared I would leave her.My alpha instincts were urging me to protect the little omega in my lap.“Did we loose them yet?” I asked Stevens.The sooner we got home, the sooner I could hand her over to Elias and force the rising feelings down.“Almost.”I growled. Fucking assholes. At least, there was only a dozen reporters and Stevens managed to scare them off with his nephew’s water gun. Fuck, it’s going to be all over the news.Pursing my lips, I carefully shifted in the seat to pull my phone from my pocket. I called Valiant but the call went straight to voicemail. He was probably busy in court.Elias answered on the first ring. “Is she
Elias looked like he was going to pass out. His skin was paler than normal and clammy. Alexander had to help him out of the truck and into the elevator. The moment he let him go and moved forward to enter the code for the penthouse, Elias slid down to the floor. I wanted to help, but I was unsure what to do. When we arrived at the penthouse, Alexander easily pulled him to his feet. I followed closely behind them as they stumbled down the hall into what had to be Elias’s room. “Pull the covers back,” Alexander ordered. I hurried forward and did as he ordered before I stepped back. Alexander gently lowered Elias to the bed. He gripped the hem of his shirt and tugged it upwards. “Arms up,” he ordered. With a low groan, Elias raised his arms and allowed Alexander to pull off his shirt. I turned away, trying to look at anything but Elias. For some reason, my eyes were drawn to the pale skin. His torso was firm but not overly muscled. But what caught and held my attention were
It was supposed to be my lucky day. I lost the case even though I wore my lucky tie. All the hard work down the fucking drain due to one stupid thing I missed. To make it even worse, I had to find out from a co-worker that Daisy had been caught on camera with Alexander. Paperwork waited for me when I walked out of court. I had to take care of it before I could leave. It was almost midnight when I entered the penthouse. My tie had been removed during the drive home. I lost my jacket on the way up in the elevator and was busy unbuttoning the top buttons of my shirt as I walked through the dark penthouse. There was no lingering smell of a cooked meal waiting for me like there usually was. My brows dipped into a frown when I entered my bedroom. I flicked on the light and dropped my case down on the desk in the corner. Taking a seat on the edge of the bed, I kicked off my shoes and pulled off my socks. A low sound made me pause. Tilting my head to the side, I held my breath to lis
The last thing I remembered before I fell asleep, was Valiant pulling me closer after I finished the bowl of popcorn. I didn’t wake up during the night or suffer from another nightmare. Surprisingly, it was the best damn sleep I’ve had since I arrived at their place.It shocked me when I started to wake up and realized that I was sandwiched between two hard bodies. There was an arm resting across my hips and something long and hard pressed against my ass.I had read enough books to know that it was someone’s morning wood. But whose?Frowning, I opened my eyes and blinked at the face resting on the pillow only a few inches from mine.My eyes darted over his face and then lowered to linger on his parted lips. He was so close that I could feel his warm breath fanning my skin.“You snore.”I blinked at him.His lips curled up into a smile and a moment later his eyes fluttered open. “Good morning.”“Are you feeling better?” I asked him.“Yes, thank you. Alex told me that you took good care
I still felt sick but it didn’t feel like the walls were closing in on me again. To see that video again after years…it made me realize that I should have looked at it when they asked me to. There had been weeks after I woke up in the hospital where they asked me the same questions over and over again, where they had forced me to look at that video. When it was over, I swore to myself that I would never set eyes on it again because the trauma was too much. But it was all different now. Not only was Daisy a grown woman, but she was living with us and her story was once again being shown all over the news channels. It might seem as if she didn’t care about it, but I saw right through her facade. The fear was there in the slight tremble of her hands and the way she chewed on her lip. Or the way her eyes darted around the room every few seconds to make sure that somebody wasn’t going to sneak up on her. Valiant was still on the phone, making calls to a few of his contacts to see i