Page 101 of Sinful King

I could hear a door shut before she spoke again and put the phone on speaker so Finn and Tadhg could hear.

“First, his dad is a fucking liar,” Siobhan started. “There’s a clause for a baby within five years or Ziad will be removed from his position. I’m not giving nobody a goddamn baby.”

Finn snorted. “Neither is your brother apparently.”

“What does that mean, Finnegan?” she asked, getting off topic.

“Focus,” I cut in. “I’m assuming killing everybody in that bitch is not what you really want to do.”

Shetsked.

“It would make my life easier but no it’s not. The plan was to consult with my siblings but since nobody loves me enough to answer my call, coming to you first was my only option. I need to tell him who I am.”

Tadhg came to a stop outside of the home he shared with ZiZi and parked, holding his hand out for the phone once the car was off.

I decided to let him handle his sister.

“Fuck no,” he immediately told her. “That wasn’t the plan and we don’t know them or their intentions.”

Siobhan let out a frustrated sigh.

“Plans change. And I’m starting to get antsy. I feel like his brother might be trying to kill him. It’s all in his eyes and there was an incident.”

My eyebrows shot up at that, but I kept silent; this would be his job after Eoghan stepped aside.

“Elaborate.”

“I really hate when you sound like daddy,” she said, tone much softer now. “All of the tires on my car were slashed. Ziad is losing his shit about it and I have to act like I’m this weak ass bitch when I’m not. Let me tell him who I am so we can fix this shit correctly. It’s either that or I start moving behind the scenes.”

And from what I was hearing, she didn’t want to do that.

“You falling for him?” I asked.

Silence.

It went on for much longer than I cared before she replied.

“I… like him, yes.”

For a second, I shut my eyes and took a deep breath.

Just as I’d thought; the women in my family were going to be the death of me.

“Plans change, huh?” I mumbled, more to myself than her. “Bring Ziad to me.”

“I’ll be home tomorrow,” she said without hesitation. “Whatever you do, don’t kill him, please.”

She hung up and Tadhg handed my phone back.

“Come inside. Zi won’t ignore me with you two here,” he said, looking at Finn then me. “I’m losing my mind without her. I just need five minutes of peace in her presence.”

Part of me wanted us all to suffer.

I couldn’t be with Blair let alone speak to her, but the desperation in his voice was hard to ignore. Finnegan and I found ourselves following him inside the brownstone without complaint.

Laughter filled the space when we entered and I could visibly see Tadhg stiffen at the sound of another man’s voice.

“Fuck,” Finn mumbled once we got sight of Zinnia damn near sitting in the lap of her guest. “Tadh—”

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