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“You think you might consider outsourcing your security?”

I push away from his chest only to find him smirking. He knows he can start his business with one big-ass client in Montgomery Industries. I smile and shrug, lying, “I don’t know. I’ll have to look over the proposal. Maybe I’ll put in a good word for you.”

“Your company’ll never be safer. That, I promise. If I do nothing else for the rest of my days, I’ll make sure you’re safe.”

I nod and sink into him. With one hand in my hair and the other on my ass where I love it, he kisses me.

He’ll do anything for me—I know it.

He’s already killed for me.

And I know for a fact, if he had to, he’d do it again.

Epilogue

Power Couple

One year later…

Jen

Oh, shit.

I see nothing but stars behind my lids. I think my toes are even tingling.

I moan and writhe but he doesn’t let up. His tongue, lips, and fingers work between my legs, sending me straight to another world where there’s nothing but orgasms and kickass shoes—a place where carbs don’t count and wine flows like water.

It’s like this after every session at the gym. Like we haven’t burned off enough calories and the workout itself is foreplay—which, in some ways, it is. Eli’s hands on me, his eyes focusing on nothing but me. I get to watch his body move and flex in every way that makes my heart pound faster and clench tighter.

Our sweat mingling.

Then a shower and then this.

Working the day out of our system—the stresses and even the triumphs, because the latter has been outweighing the former lately, for both of us.

Statum Security and Investigations has been up and running for almost ten months. Starting a company isn’t easy and doesn’t come without growing pains. He ended up renting space from Ellie in her new building. Her plans came to a halt for a few months after everything went down with Robert and she said the new building was too big for her anyway. It also doesn’t hurt that Eli works close to her. That makes her feel safe and gives me warm fuzzies—how my family has welcomed my husband with open arms.

Even my dad.

I knew he’d come around. He always does, even if it takes a decade in some cases.

MI might’ve been his first client but it wasn’t long before work started lining up. Business is booming and my man—who values his privacy as much as I do—couldn’t be happier working for himself. He doesn’t miss the FBI one bit.

Bree is rotting away in prison. Her OPR investigation was the least of her worries. She’s serving two consecutive hard forty sentences for capital murder.

My former brother-in-law and controller has been wiped from the face of the planet. There’s nothing more to be said about him.

Ellie is … better. In fact, I think she’s on her way back to where she was years ago when she was at her best. Her happiest.

We see Eli’s parents every couple weeks. Sam’s health has plateaued thanks to some aggressive medications. Although the dementia is as bad as it was when I met him, we still get glimpses of the old him. When that light shines in his eyes, his family—including me—cherishes it with full and happy hearts. He’s safe in the new home Eli bought for them along with full-time healthcare. Bonnie volunteers part-time now.

Me? I’m CEO of Montgomery Industries, doing the job my father raised me to do. We’re upping industry standards when it comes to environmental regulations and have delved into creating clean energy, which has become my passion.

In addition to my husband, that is. Eli will always be my first passion.

Life is good.

Actually, life just got better.

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