Page 48 of Reaper's Rival

“I can speak for myself.”

“Well, I was going to tell you at dinner, but if you want to me say what I need you doing in front of this bunch, I will. I’ll give you a hint. You said you would handle it for me.”

What was he talking about? I just frowned.

“We’ll talk at dinner.” He settled it. “But the answer to your question, biker, is Abby is going to busy for the next few months, so she won’t have time to hang out with you lot.”

“Wait, did you manage to get me an appointment with Hunter?” I was finally connecting the dots. Hunter was their new gun connection. I was organizing it for Daniels. Their old supplier got caught and they couldn’t exactly do business with Satan’s Sons, so I had arranged with them to meet with Hunter. But I hadn’t heard anything back.

“Yep, he wants to deal with you directly. Something about me not being trustworthy.” Daniels rolled his eyes.

“Maybe that’s because you always end up in a shooting match with them?”

“Don’t know.” He shrugged. “But he said he would deal with you.”

I turned to Brad with a sad smile. “Sorry, he is right, I will be busy for a while.” I wanted nothing more than to spend a day with Brad and forget about everything, but that wasn’t going to happen as long as I had this debt over my head. “I’ll see you when I see you.”

I caught Reaper’s facial expression. I saw the aggression, the anger, but what was clearer was the pain.

Maybe he hadn’t fully moved on from me yet?

I didn’t want to hurt him, and him thinking I was standing here with my boyfriend, who I wanted over him, would be doing just that.

“Let’s go.” I tugged on Daniels’ arm. “You promised me Thai.” Even though we were talking about killing another mark, I would like everyone to think we were talking about the food.

“Always willing.” He shook his head.

“Do all you two do is eat? You go out on dates nearly every night,” Kim said with disgust. She wasn’t disgusted by what Daniels looked like. He was overly handsome. She was disgusted with me for being with a man like him

“Well Kim, you know a man needs his energy to keep up with this one.” Daniels was implying something that wasn’t happening. Why did he feel the need to imply to people that we were having sex? I was going to get him back for these sly comments about me being horny. “Plus Abby doesn’t eat, so she is cheap to take out.”

He was right, I didn’t eat. I hadn’t been eating for months. When I did, it was only when I realized I hadn’t eaten for over a day and my stomach would growl. What I was doing, well, it explained my lack of appetite.

Kim was giving me a hard look. Like she knew something was wrong with me. I better quickly make her concerned expression into one of hurt.

“I don’t know why you even answered her. It’s best just to ignore her. That’s what I do. Now let’s go. Oh, and did you bring the Mustang?”

“Yes.” He narrowed his eyes at me. I reached into his pocket, taking the keys.

“Good, cause I’m driving.”

He groaned. “But you never do the speed limit.”

“Says you who doesn’t even have a valid driver’s license!”

We turned and left them. I had seen the look on Kim’s face when I shot her down. I had also seen the disgust roll across Reaper’s face as I pretended like Daniels and I were a couple.

“By the way, I am getting you back for that comment about me having sex with you,” I whispered as soon as we were out of earshot of the rest of them.

He laughed. “It was worth it. I was just saying it to get under Reaper’s skin.”

“Why would you think he would care?” I had never mentioned once that Reaper and I had been together. Daniels didn’t know who the baby’s father was, and I had done that on purpose.

“The way he looks at you when you are with me. That man wants you badly.”

“Well, that’s not going to happen.” Ever again.

I still didn’t know why Reaper was around. Why hadn’t he left for his charter? I wasn’t exactly in a position to ask anyone, so I didn’t know the answer and knew I would never get one. I guess one day he will just be gone and I had to accept that.

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