Total pages in book: 67
Estimated words: 63496 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 317(@200wpm)___ 254(@250wpm)___ 212(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 63496 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 317(@200wpm)___ 254(@250wpm)___ 212(@300wpm)
He swallows nervously. “I got it,” he says.
“Good boy. Oh, tomorrow your lawyer will tell you that the six women involved in this case have decided to settle out of court and let you off the hook. This is so you can keep your job. Yet, two things are going to happen. That bank account you have in Cayman that you think no one knows about? The one with … Shit what, was the figure in there again, Spider?”
“Almost four million, Sabre,” he answers helpfully.
“You’re going to take that money and divide it up between the six girls. We were helpful and did the math for you, by the way. It comes to six-hundred-thirty-four thousand a piece. We rounded up to make it simple. You’ll probably have to take a little out of your personal account to make up the difference, but I’m sure your new woman won’t mind, seeing as how you will still have a job. I should also warn you that any further embezzling in your company might get you into hot water, since we will be watching you like a fucking hawk.”
I slam my hand down on the table beside the form. The bastard signs the paperwork, not bothering to look up.
“You’re taking everything,” he whispers.
“Just like you tried to do to my daughter.” The three of us rise as I give Eagle the papers. He slips them back in the folder and we leave without looking back.
I feel damn good for the first time in years. I helped end this mess so my daughter can finally be happy. It’s a little disappointing that she won’t let me kill him, but I have his nuts in a vise, and I can cause him pain at any time, so that makes up for it a little. My girl is going to have money to have the best bakery around, too, and that’s after putting money back for Cammie’s college. All of that, and the fact that I’m head back to Cory’s tonight makes this a fucking great day.
I’m going to put the past behind me and slam the door. Things with Annie are as good as they will ever be. Part of it is because of me, part of it is because of Annie. I wish I could go bad and just tell Latch that I wished him and Annie well, and walked away. I’ll wish that until the day I die. Yet, Cory is right. I didn’t force him to walk away and go back to the military. I didn’t have anything to do with the decision the two of them made. My mistake was trying to find the love I had for Latch with Annie and not accepting that my love for Annie was different, but could be good, if I let go of my past. Instead, I tried bringing Latch into my new relationship. It clearly wasn’t the life he wanted. It wasn’t the life I ever imagined I’d have—even if I thought it was a good life that worked for all of us—when it apparently didn’t. I thought Latch was as happy as I was. I was wrong. We weren’t on the same page. We were living a life forged because we loved each other and didn’t want that to change. In the end, our choices destroyed any future we might’ve had.
I still need to speak to Lucy about Latch. She didn’t show up at Cammie’s birthday. At the time, I was kind of relieved. Still, I have some of Latch’s personal shit I want to give her. Lucy doesn’t have anything to do with the club—and most of us are glad. Yet, she still deserves to have her brothers’ flag that was on his coffin and other personal items that went to me and Annie when he died. Annie didn’t want them. I didn’t ask her why. The only thing I’m keeping is Latch’s journal and a locket he gave Annie once that had a picture of the three of us inside. One day, my Daphne might want to read about her second father, and she may want the locket to keep. When the time is right, I’ll talk to her about it. Cory says I need to make sure she’s secure in my love for her, because I’d been absent for so long. I’m going to listen to her, because I want to make sure that Daphne knows that I love her and Drew the same and always will.
I’ve called Drew a few times. He’s older, so he knows more than Daphne. He’s happy I’ve got my head out of my ass and is coming in the next time he’s on leave. I will have my family completely back and a hot as fuck old lady, who I will eventually talk into moving to Corbin.