Page 21 of Playing With Danger

Not to mention if one of Sunny’s brothers were present before she kitted up to kick in a door they always made it a point to see her. But right now, the eldest Kent was sporting a frown and giving his sister a hard look.

I glanced back to Sunny just in time to see her wince.

They had a strict, no bickering policy before any of them went to work. All of the Kents were cops. The second oldest, River, had moved to Idaho but a change of location didn’t mean a change of career. He was now married with a kid and a detective in his wife’s hometown, Coeur d’Alene.

But Echo looked like he had something to get off his chest.

“You good?” I quietly asked.

“Yep,” she answered too quickly.

“Why don’t I believe you?”

“Should you be here?” Echo boomed as he approached.

Riddle and Mereno stepped closer to Sunny. Echo transferred his scowl to Riddle before he pinned his sister with a furious look.

“Echo—” I started but Sunny got to him before I could finish.

“Don’t you dare,” she issued her own warning.

“You’re late,” he growled.

Late?

We weren’t late.

“Don’t,” she snapped.

“Do they know?” Echo went on.

“Echo, brother, you know the rules,” I reminded him. “Whatever this is can wait.”

That scowl deepened, a big meaty paw lifted, a finger came out, and he pointed at me.

“You watch her back.”

What the fuck?

“Seriously, whatever’s going on not only needs to wait but you saying that shit to me when you know we always have her back and each other’s is uncool.”

“Yeah? Well, it’s not every day my baby sister might be carrying my niece or nephew in her body when she’s strapping on a vest. So I don’t give a fuck what’s cool. All I give a fuck about is, you keep her safe.”

With that, Echo turned and stalked off, leaving Phoenix to clean up the mess he’d made.

“He might be a big, dumb idiot with zero sense but we love you and he’s worried. Just be careful, baby sister,” Phoenix softly said then followed his brother.

Now it was my turn to scowl.

“You’re pregnant?”

“Maybe.”

“Maybe?” Riddle asked. “How are you maybe pregnant?”

Sunny’s eyes flashed with blue fire as she narrowed them on our teammate.

“We don’t have time for me to explain menstrual cycles to you, Riddle.”

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