9

LINDEN

“Where the fuck are you?”

I cringed at the voice of Sax yelling from the other line. I just woke up because my phone kept ringing, and now the first thing I heard was his voice cursing me.

“Why should I tell you, asshole? You woke me up just to yell at me. Who are you? My mother?”

“Sorry, bro. I thought you were already up. It’s eight in the morning.” His voice calmed down.

Since the Firm became Osmium, he and Kye resigned as Adley’s details, and Osmium wouldn’t be complete without my brothers. Although Sax and Kye wanted some adventures and were bored protecting clients, I had trust in them that they could handle themselves, so they led Team Phoenix and Hydra.

“What do you want?” I got up from the bed, suddenly feeling empty. I already missed the soft and warm Estelle’s body, but I chose to ignore that longingness that it was impossible to fill.

“Well, we just came back from the assignment. It was successful, by the way. Then your office is empty except for Padilla.” S