Page 120 of Full Throttle

“It's pretty easy, baby,” he muttered, his voice just as soft.

I twisted my neck, my eyes meeting his. “I didn’t know you wore glasses,” I whispered.

His lips twitched. “Helps with the headaches.”

“Headaches?”

He jerked his head to the screen. “From the screens.”

“Tony Stark,” Casey called.

We both turned to find her gawking at the images on the screen. “What program is this?”

“Mine,” he said firmly.

The tech genius blinked. “Yours?”

“I do more than build engines,” he told her, amusement in his voice.

She nodded. “I’m impressed. I’ll make sure James doesn’t find about that brain of yours.”

“Yeah, the last thing pretty boy needs is a fucking badge,” Dontell added, rolling his eyes.

“As if his ego needed to get any bigger,” Mina laughed.

Cain shook his head. “Both of you shut up and pay attention,” he ordered with a smile on his face. The sight made my heart warm. Even though we were about to dive into some pretty bad shit, the people around us still managed to make us smile.

“This entry was sealed six months ago,” Collin shared, grabbing Cain’s attention. “So we can eliminate that.”

“Noted,” Cain muttered. His hand dropped to my mine, bringing it up to his chest. “Look at me,” he called softly.

I turned away from the group, meeting his pale blue eyes.

“You with me?” he whispered.

Nerves were eating at me, but nevertheless, I nodded. Of course I was with him. I’d be with him until the end. “Yes.”

“What I did—what I had to do for the Bratva—that wasn’t me,” he stressed, the rest of the world falling away around us.

“I know that,” I whispered.

Worry flickered in his eyes. “Nik, I—”

I put my hand to his face, my thumb stroking his sharp cheekbone. “I love you, Cain. That will never change, no matter what you say to me.”

He nodded, turning his head to kiss my palm. “Just got you back,” he huffed, laughing to himself. My heart stopped. “It’d be a fucking shame if I lost you now.”

I shook my head. “Wherever you go, I go,” I promised.

“Fuck, they’re cute.”

Slowly, we both turned our heads to find our family staring at us with warmth in their eyes. Leon and Jer were smirking, Dean and Dontell flat out grinning, Sullie and Dom were nodding, Collin wasn’t smiling, but his eyes were warm as he pulled Kay next to him. Casey looked like she was about to burst into tears.

“Oh hell,” she cried as her tears began falling. She turned to Jer. “Look at them!”

He came to her. “I see them, honey.”

“How sweet is that?” she asked, blubbering.

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