Page 1 of Savage Hearts

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KILLIAN

We were finally moving forward.One more night in New Orleans, and then we were heading back to Chicago to begin taking over the city.

Everything was going according to plan. I should be fucking ecstatic about that, but I wasn’t. I couldn’t fucking be, not when I knew my brothers were making a big mistake, and that mistake was currently sitting in the back seat of the car.

I couldn't see the little club princess from where I sat in the front, and that should have been a blessing, but I could feel my attention being drawn to her.

It was the energy she gave out, I decided.

That, and her unusual reaction toward us.

I expected a fight or, hell, at least for her to curse us to fucking hell, but she was too subdued for my liking.

As if life had beaten her down, and she didn't know how to get up.

I shouldn't fucking care about Daniel Hayes’s fucking daughter. And I hadn’t.

Our trip to New Orleans was about tying up loose ends. It showed our men that we could take care of business. Certainly, one of our men could have gone to New Orleans in our stead.

But this was our revenge.

And it should have been easy. Uncomplicated.

Then I saw fucking Mila Hayes through the scope of the rifle, and I?—

I fucking hesitated. I never hesitate, not on a mission. But I did with her. If Silas hadn’t tackled me to the ground, I didn’t know if I could have pulled that trigger. And that was a fucking weakness we couldn’t afford.

Now Silas said he wanted to keep her? My fists clenched by my side. What the hell were we supposed to do with her? I shook my head. I knew what Silas wanted to do with her. I wasn’t fucking stupid. He wanted her. But then what?

Were we supposed to keep her and love her?

What the fuck did my brothers and I know about love?

We loved no one save for each other, because for so long, we had no one save for each other.

I’d thought I was in love once.

And that cost us the empire, and nearly our lives.

Never again. I wouldn’t put my heart on the line for anyone, but especially not for Hayes’s fucking offspring.

Someone shifted on the seat behind me. It wasn’t Silas.

Fucking hell.

I climbed out of the car as soon as Maverick pulled up to the hotel’s entrance. Whatever Silas had to say to ensure the girl didn’t cause a scene was none of my concern. Just as long as it worked.

Maverick got out of the car and met me outside. Silas and Mila still hadn’t come out yet, though I could see some movements from inside.

I met Maverick’s eyes, not saying anything.

He was even more quiet than usual, and I wasn’t sure how he felt about our little brother’s newest obsession.

We were at a point where we’d shared more women than we were going solo.

Fuck, I couldn’t even remember when we’d all decided to share, only that it had felt right, and I’d much rather my brothers be there to stop me from losing control than not.

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