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He rubs his thumb across my cheekbone. “Clean-up duties. We don’t want anything being traced back to us.”

Does he mean the dead bodies?I don’t know, but I don’t have the energy to deal with it so I don’t ask.

“Get your hands off my woman, Lore,” War mutters, staring him down.

Lore simply grins and walks out, a little spring in his step like he’s off to get laid instead of potentially dealing with dead bikers.

War lifts me with his uninjured arm and carries me to his room, where we slowly undress and step into the shower together. War washes my hair, massaging my scalp. Nothing about this is sexual. We are both in our own heads, processing everything that happened today. And there’s alotto unpack.

We don’t speak but enjoy the intimacy of the moment. I think we know that once we start talking, this truce we have now is likely to end.

We almost died today.

But just before that, our relationship almost did.

CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE

WAR

Today, I called in a marker I’d held onto for over five years.

Themost importantmarker I had under my belt.

One I had earned from taking the fall for the weapons deal that put me behind bars.

Sniper owed me, and today, I finally collected.

And fuck if I didn’t use it wisely.

Having him and his crew at our backs today likely saved our lives.

Savedherlife.

I would do my entire sentence all over again if I had to, just to be able to save her today.

She rubs lotion into her skin, her usual routine before she sleeps, and I brush her long, thick hair off her shoulder and kiss the soft skin there.

I don’t even know where to start with the conversation we’re about to have.

Opening my drawer, I take out the pregnancy test and show it to her. When her blue eyes widen, and she bites the inside of her cheek, I know it’s hers.

“You’re pregnant?”

She nods, wringing her hands together. “I was coming to tell you when I found you kissing your wife in the gym.”

Ah, fuck. So, she did see all of that.

“She caught me off guard. I pushed her away, Ora. Trust me when I say I don’t want any other woman. You are it for me. You have no competition from my past or otherwise. I don’t have a ‘one that got away’ or anything like that. I loveyou. All I want isyou,” I try to assure, kneeling in front of her and placing my hands on her stomach.

I mean every word.

I’d never betray her like that, and she’s the only one I want. I’ll be loyal to her. I’m not going to give her up for anything.

“You should have pushed her off faster,” she snaps, letting out an impatient sigh. “I thought you were a badass? Maybe you should work on your reaction times.”

“Baby,” I whisper, kissing below her belly button. I try and hide my amusement at her comment, but she’s so fucking cute and funny. I hate that I’ve upset her, but I didn’t want Sarah’s mouth anywhere near me. “The kiss meantnothing, it willnevermean anything. It only went for about two seconds. I feltnothing. My dick didn’t even twitch for her because it belongsonlytoyou.”

She crosses her arms, which push up her perfect, massive tits, and she scowls down at me. “Two seconds too long, War. And you know what? Until you’re divorced, you aren’t touching me.”

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