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“She just reminded me of a few things.”

“Amber got you to man up again. I told you she has changed.” Troy stood up. “Now don’t bring her back down.”

He had thought that one phone call with Amber was all I needed. I needed Amber in my life, for the rest of my life and I wasn’t letting him or anyone stop me from getting her.

I never thought I would have a weakness, but I didn’t see Amber as a weakness anymore. She had proved to me she could handle herself - multiple times. I was just too blind to realize it.

“Yeah, I won’t be hurting her again,” I said, getting up and following Troy out. I frowned for a second. “Have you heard from her?”

Usually, they always talked on a Monday, but it was Wednesday and I hadn’t had Adam annoying me with new facts about her, or heard them mention her.

“Dad’s visiting her,” Troy said over his shoulder. “So she’s busy.”

Would that stop her from coming? I started to panic. “Why would he be wanting to see her?” He wouldn’t stop her from coming home, would he? If he gave her money, she wouldn’t be relying on Tae for cash and could do what she wanted.

“It’s a stop-over, from what she said. Actually,” he turned back to look at me, “She didn’t even mention speaking to you.”

I shrugged my shoulders. I was thankful she hadn’t because they would have had me backing out of my plan.

“She’s pissed about seeing dad though,” Tyler picked up on our conversation at the bar. “She told me last night that he keeps dragging her to dinner parties.”

“Surprised she is even putting up with him after he cut her off,” Cole said as he threw a shot down.

So they knew she had been cut off. “So how is she living if she doesn’t have his money?” I asked them. How did they explain her finances because she told me she relied on Tae and she wasn’t lying when she told me. I saw it in her face; she was telling the truth.

“Trust fund. Dad gave it to her,” Cole grunted.

“Before he cut her off,” Tyler added. “Or at least that is what she has told us.” He gave his brothers a pointed look. “We all know she is keeping something from us.”

“What has you saying that?” I said. Amber had thought she was pulling off a great show. Hell, even I’d believed she had got her life together and moved on.

“Some bloke she is dating,” Adam gave me a heated look, “Whom she wouldn’t be dating if you hadn’t fucked up.”

Dating? She isn’t dating anyone.

“Yeah, this Tae guy doesn’t seem her type,” Tyler added. “Too crystal-clear cut.”

“I don’t see a problem with her dating a normal guy,” Troy shrugged. “She meant it when she said she was done with criminals.” Troy threw a look my way.

When she was back, that was exactly what she was going to be doing. Dating me. I was going to be relentless once she was back. I would use my charm, I would use my looks. I would use anything and everything to get her back. Hell, I was relentless now, trying to get her back.

I smiled. Two more days. She would have to be back before the deal.

Chapter 47

Troy

“I’m out of smokes again!” Tyler snapped, looking at us. “I told you lot to stop using my packet!”

I glanced at Jax, who was smoking Tyler’s last cigarette.

“I told you to replace my packet,” Jax said, taking the cigarette from his mouth, sounding and looking calm. I don’t know what had changed. One phone call from Amber and he was back to his normal self.

Hell, I wanted him involved but he was basically taking over from me; finally stepping back up to his position. After over a month of doing his work and mine, I had got over it. If I’d known one phone call from Amber would have got his work off my plate, then I would have made him call her earlier.

Jax and Tyler started to get into an argument, while my phone buzzed in my pocket. I pulled it out.

Amber.

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