Page 6 of Ricochet

Then again… Where there was Seven, there were her friends—not the Mayhem Motorcycle Club people that hung around her but Ryder’s wife, Victoria, and Javier’s sister, Adelia. There was something he could appreciate about women who could shoot or had shot at him, Victoria being a trained investigator,and Adelia trying to blow his brains out the first time Colin had met her.

“What about you?” Ryder asked. “Don’t forget you’re not infallible.”

“I won’t, and it’ll screw with my head too.”

“Who’s going to fix yours?”

Adelia. He shook his head, almost laughing at the idea. He didn’t know her. Not really. The idea of spending time with his sister’s husband’s sister sounded far too close to home.Her name popped to mind because of the timing of his thoughts and Ryder’s question.

Colin dragged in a deep breath to forget about the woman who’d caught him off guard but was reminded of the stench he couldn’t clear from his nostrils.

“There’s a face I haven’t seen before.” Ryder swayed against a rusted wall. “I wouldn’t blame you. After a job like this, everyone needs someone to come hometo.”

“My team.” He knocked Ryder on the shoulder and laughed. “I might not like to cuddle, but I’m still kinda cute.”

Ryder laughed too. “You’re really married to the job, aren’t you?”

Yeah, he really was.

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