Total pages in book: 103
Estimated words: 98697 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 493(@200wpm)___ 395(@250wpm)___ 329(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 98697 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 493(@200wpm)___ 395(@250wpm)___ 329(@300wpm)
“Give me a minute, I’ll be right out. I need to take this,” I say.
“I’ll set us up.”
“Thanks.”
Blair nods and bounces out of the room. I can’t help smiling after her. She’s always in such a good mood. Ya would never expect how lethal she is.
“Hello,” I say as I answer the call.
“Hey, baby. I’ve been trying to call you for days now.”
“Ew, I can hang up, and ya can try again,” I tease.
“I’m not in Ireland, so no, I don’t sound like I am,” he grumbles.
“What’s eating yer arse?”
I’m only teasing and he knows that. There’s no need for him to sound so frustrated with me. I get up and walk over to the window to look out while I wait for him to speak.
“Ach, yer right. I’m sorry. I just have a lot on my mind, and I miss ya. How are ya, DJ? How’s yer gran?”
“She’s still alive and kicking if that’s what ya want to know.”
“I didn’t mean it like that. I told ya, I’m not going to rush ya. If there’s anything I can do to make her more comfortable or to relieve yer stress, let me know. I’m here for ya.”
“Um, there is something ya can do for me.”
“Aye. What’s that, love?”
“Tell me what me uncles were talking about?”
“Ach, I wish I could, but I still don’t understand everything that’s going on.”
“Someone is lying. I don’t know if it’s ya or them, but it’s a fib I hear, I do.”
“Why would I lie to ya? What would be the point in coming to find ya just to lie?”
“I don’t know, Cole. That’s what I’m trying to figure out. Along with why ya came here for me in the first place.”
He scoffs hard. “Un-fucking-believable.”
“Excuse me?”
“I came for ya because I’m in love with ya. I love ya, DJ. I’m absolutely crazy about ya.
“If something happened to ya, I would torch the fucking earth because of ya. I came for ya because I wanted to tell ya my feelings years ago, and against my better judgment, I came running to tell ya now,” he growls into the phone.
“Against yer better judgment. What’s that supposed to mean?”
“I’m getting this sick feeling that I fucked up. First, Logan comes up missing, then yer uncles said what they said and got me to thinking I never should have been there in the first place. I don’t think straight when it comes to ya. I never have.”
“Where is Logan now? Is he still missing?”
“Ach, we know where he is, but we’re having trouble getting him back home.”
“What can I do?”
“Yer doing it. I needed to hear yer voice. I’m sorry I started this shit. I … ya belong with me.
“I don’t know how to explain it, but I know ya belong with me. I’m going to keep ya safe, I promise,” he says.
“I can take care of myself, Cole. Ya would be surprised.”
“I can’t lose ya again.” He pauses as it seems someone else is talking in the background. “Fuck, I have to go. If ya need me, call me.”
“Aye, ya do the same. Be safe, Cole.”
“Aye, I always am.”
“Cole?”
“Aye, love.”
“I … I … I love ya too.”
“As if ya had a choice. Prince Pádraig had mad game,” he teases. “Talk to ya later, baby.”
I hang up with a smile on my face. Maybe Gran’s friend does know what she’s talking about. It looks like New York is where I’ll be calling home. Maybe.
CHAPTER 19
Through the Water
Ken
Two months later …
“It’s our best option. Oland is coming for her. He knows O’Brien was here,” I bite out in frustration.
I don’t like this either, but it’s been confirmed. Oland is making moves. His men are probably heading here now.
“Why am I just hearing about this?” Duncan bites out.
“Och, I had a ton of other things going on. It slipped my mind to tell ye.”
“Slipped yer mind?” Duncan growls.
“Let him come, I grow tired of him. I think it’s time we take a stand,” Ewan bites out, ignoring our brother.
“Ye know that’s not the way this goes.”
“Ye and Mum want to listen to an old gypsy, ye go right ahead.”
“Yet ye have been training the twins on her word,” I snap. I take a moment to inhale deeply. “It will be better to send her away.”
“She’s my niece, my prodigy. I know what she’s capable of; she doesn’t need to run.”
“Aye, he’s right, Ken. I ken what she can do. I don’t think she needs to run. Besides, we’re here to cover her,” Duncan chimes in.
“Och, and what do ye think she means to me? I ken what the lass is capable of. I ken what ye have done to prepare her, but I also ken Phoebe has never missed in her words. This isn’t our fight, not yet. She needs to go with the lad.”