Page 84 of Beyond the Badge: Nox

She looked directly into his eyes and said slowly and carefully, “Whether he is or isn’t doesn’t matter. We arenotdating. We’re not anything. Got it?”

Magnum grunted.

She jerked when Romeo came up and dropped his arm around her shoulders, turned his cheek toward her and tapped it. “Me next.”

Liyah grimaced and pulled away. “Not going to happen.”

“Then a hug.”

“No.”

“Why don’t you like me?”

“I like you plenty, Romeo. But I don’t want you in mybusiness, if you get what I’m saying.”

“Bet I got a bigger dick than the white boy Mag said was here the other day.”

“I don’t care if you do.”

Romeo reached for his belt. “Lemme show you.”

She turned to Magnum. “Dad…”

“Rome, knock it the fuck off. You ain’t gonna whip out your fuckin’ dick in front of my baby girl.”

Romeo grinned. “Just tryin’ to make my case, brother.”

“She don’t need visual proof. I don’t, either. Keep your dick in your pants.”

Liyah shot Romeo a smile. “Your sergeant at arms has spoken.”

“And I outrank him.”

“Not over me, you don’t,” she reminded the DKMC president.

“Next time,” he murmured.

“No,” she said. “All right, I’m sure they’re putting a dent in all the food that’s supposed to last for the next week, so I need to go inside.”

She headed for the house and stopped on the porch. “Dad,” she called out.

He paused before starting his sled and glanced over at her.

“Thanks for taking the boys this weekend. I love you.”

He gave her a chin life, and his Harley roared to life.

She waited until both bikes disappeared down the street. Then with a shake of her head and a sigh loud enough for the neighbors to hear, she turned to go inside and hear all about her sons’ weekend.

ChapterNineteen

“Heads up,I think the Russos caught wind of the Demons’ dick move of cutting them out.”

Nox’s head twisted to see Crew bursting through the door to the third floor of The Plant.

“What the fuck? Already?” Finn asked. “Not good.”

“Yeah. Just got a call from Fletch. He thinks the Pittsburgh Mafia has someone planted in the club.”

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