Page 36 of Deadly Sweet

“Nice to meet you, Leroy.” I hold out my hand, and he actually takes it. “I’m Barney.”

Leroy snorts, a small smile forming on his lips. “Like the dinosaur?”

“The one and only.” I wink.

“Okay, enough with this bullshit,” Walker growls.

“He’s right.” Caleb turns to me. “How can we help?”

“Help!” Walker shouts. “Caleb, I swear to god I’ll have you committed, and this time it won’t be a threat, but a promise.”

While they argue, I take a step away and pull my phone out. I’m not going to run. I can’t leave the body with them. I need to make sure all of this is taken care of.

Dialing Duchess, I put the phone up to my ear. My eyes glance over to find the tallest Alpha watching me. He still looks like he’s going to be sick.Guess dead bodies aren't his thing.That’s okay, it’s not for everyone. I won’t judge him.

“Savvy, are you okay?”

“We have a bigger issue,” I murmur, still looking at the Alpha. He’s cute, dressed in jeans and a maroon hoodie with a beanie.

“The crew is held up. Cops are nearby. They should be there any minute now. I managed to get someone to interfere with the wife. He got her away from the building and back in her car before sending her on her way. But I don’t know what's going on with you, there's no cameras in the back alley. Tell me everything’s okay.”

“I wish you would stop asking that,” I sigh heavily, then remember the good news. “Oh my god!” I gasp. “You would never believe what just happened.”

“Who are you talking to?” Walker asks. I wave my hand at him to get him to be quiet.

“Savvy, who’s that?”

“My mate,” I say with pride.

“You're what?” she screams over the phone.

“My mate,” I repeat, pulling the phone away from my face to look down at it.I have a strong reception. Did she not hear me somehow?

“I know what you said,” she growls.

“Oh, good,” I sigh. “Thought there was a bad connection.”

“Savvy, please tell me what you mean by your mate.”

“Oh right.” I laugh. “Okay, so you're never going to believe it,” I start to tell her what happened before I look over to find all of them watching me.Alright Savvy, play it cool. No giving yourself away.

“I was out here, waiting for our... friends,” I say. “And a pack of guys walked by. They stopped to see if I needed any help.”Not a lie, exactly.“And, well, I took one whiff of them and my pussy cried like I was watchingThe Notebook. You said that's how you know, right?”

Caleb chuckles, watching me with adoration, and I fucking swoon.Me! I swoon.“Fucking hell,” Duchess curses. “Do not let your vagina do the thinking!”

“Why not?” I pout. “Her thoughts seem pretty damn good to me.”

“Did they call the cops? Stay put, I’m on my way. Fucking hell, Savvy.”

“It’s okay. No one called the cops.”

“Still debating on it,” Walker mutters, and I glare at him, flipping him off. He looks at me with surprise.

“Here's the kicker.” I laugh. “One of them is a cop!”

“What!” she shrieks. “Oh my god, Savvy, you say nothing. Keep your mouth shut.”

“It’s okay. He said he would help me hide the body. I mean, I don’t need any help because... our friends. But come on, how fucking sweet is he for offering?” I sigh wistfully.

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