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Daddy shook his head. “I’m not going to punish you for keeping a promise to your brother. I would never want to put you in that position. But there will be nonext time, do you understand?”

Sammi nodded. “Yes, Daddy.”

As soon as she said those words, someone cleared their throat behind her, making her gasp.

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

SAMMI

She stared at Daddy, not daring to look at who was there. How did she not hear someone come into the room? How much had they heard? They obviously heard her call Gene Daddy.

“Deccan.” Daddy gave a slight nod.

Her face drained of any color she had left. Deccan was standing behind her? What was he doing here? How did he know she was here? Maybe if she didn’t acknowledge him, he wouldn’t know it was her.

“Little One, it’s rude to ignore guests,” Daddy gave her a pointed look.

“Maybe if I ignore him for long enough, he won’t know I’m here,” she whispered to Daddy.

It was worth a shot. Maybe he wasn’t here to talk to her but to Daddy. They were partners in something. Sammi didn’t know what, but she knew that Daddy worked with Deccan some. That was probably the illegal side of his business that Daddy had been talking about.

“I see you, Sammi. I’m not going anywhere,” Decan’s deep voice rumbled.

Her shoulders sagged as she turned around and looked at him. There was a slight flicker of worry across Deccan’s face.

“Did you end up in the hospital after talking to me?” Deccan asked.

She nodded. At least from what the nurse said, it had lined up with her leaving the clubhouse and ending up unconscious.

“Should have known to keep a better eye on you after that,” Deccan mumbled, looking at her before she looked at Daddy. “Why did you call me here?”

“You will not receive any more money from Sammi. She should have never been paying off her brother’s debt. He’s on his own now and will pay back every cent she paid. I assume you kept detailed records on what she paid,” Daddy declared. “Sammi is with me, so if anything concerns her, you come straight to me. I’m her Daddy.”

“Sounds good,” Deccan replied. “Don’t sell your house unless you’re going to move in with your Daddy.”

Her cheeks flushed, and she nodded. Now that she wasn’t paying off the debt, it gave her more money and freedom.

Without thinking, she looked at Daddy. “I want to move in with you,” she announced before she could contemplate it for too long.

She knew if she let herself think about it, she wouldn’t be able to ask. Thoughts of him rejecting her rushed through her mind. What was she going to do if he did? They worked together, which would make several things so much harder.

“When you’re discharged, we’ll get all your stuff and move you in,” Daddy said without missing a beat.

A huge smile spread across her face. “I love you.”

“I love you, too.”

“I don’t want to ruin the sappy moment, but is that all that I’m needed for?” Deccan asked.

Sammi turned around and made eye contact with the imposing MC president. “What’s going to happen to my brother? How do you two know each other? I know Daddy said he works with you but what do you guys do?”

Sammi didn’t know if she wanted to know the answer to those question. Was he going to do something horrible to him? Or was he going to draw a line under the debt? Was Deccan helping Daddy with the farm?

“I can’t just forgive, it so he’s still going to pay the rest of it. If he misses any more payments, he’ll have to work for me. Haven’t figured out in what role yet, but if he misses a single payment he’ll work the remainder off,” Deccan explained. “And as for what we do, you can ask your Daddy.”

She nodded and sank into her bed. As much as she didn’t want her brother to have to work for Deccan, she knew it was the only way. Decan couldn’t just let this go. It would make him look weak and like he didn’t have control of things. Or, at least, that’s what Sammi thought.

“What do you do with him, Daddy?” she asked.

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