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Closing her eyes, Lexi curled her lips into a tiny grin. Who knew four little words had the ability to soothe every anxious thought from her mind?

“I love you more,” she whispered back.

CHAPTER NINETEEN

Ending his phone call abruptly, Kade lifted his lips into a sly grin. Adjusting himself in the backseat of the Lincoln Town Car, he slid the cell into the pocket of his jeans. Turning his head to look at Lexi, he reached over to gently caress her abdomen.

“Valentina and Loey are at the penthouse. I’ll have the driver head there first so you can stay with our baby girl. My father is in his office with his security detail, it’ll be like shooting fish in a barrel. Val and I won’t have any problem taking him down,” he said confidently.

Blinking at him, Lexi couldn’t help but scoff. He couldn’t be serious, like hell she would stay out of the fray.

I guess it’s sweet that he wants to protect you, but no. We need to see this through. You’d better shut that shit down real quick! We are due our revenge,Nikki demanded.

Agreeing with her alter, she shook her head in defiance. Straightening her back against the leathered seat, a serious look washed over her face. “No, I’m coming with you,” she said.

Dropping his smile, he stared silently at his love. A searing snarl echoed from the back of his mind, no doubt coming from Demetri. He didn’t know how the bastard had slipped through the mental prison he constructed but today wasnotthe day.Blocking him from his consciousness, he took in a cleansing breath as he readied himself for an argument.

“Lexi, you know I can’t let you do that,” he said, letting his dark eyes fall to his hand spanning her bump. “There’s no way I can put you,or our son, in harm's way.”

Letting out a small laugh, she rolled her eyes. It was a little too late for that. “In the past two months I’ve been shot at, punched repeatedly, thrown against a wall, and forced to kill five men. Trust me, you’re not putting us in any more danger than we’ve already been in. You don’t have to worry, I can handle myself, Kade.”

Swallowing hard, he bristled as he listened to her painful admission. Hearing what she had gone through was almost too much to bear. He would make sure Bloodbayne suffered for what he had done.

“Yeah well, the difference is that I’m here now. You don’t need to fight,” he said.

Covering his large hand with her own, she gave him a firm squeeze. “I know I don’tneedto fight, but Iwantto.”

“No, you need to be safe with Loey,” he said sternly.

Narrowing her eyes, her blood ran molten hot. Why was he so stubborn? He wasn’t going to win this tiff. She was going with him and that was that.

“I’m going with you! You can’t tell me no, not on this. Not after everything we’ve been through because ofhim.We will kill himtogether,and then take over the Organizationtogether,”she said, lowering her voice.

Slightly taken aback, he mulled over her words. He had no idea that she wanted to take over the Organization. That had been his original plan, but he assumed that now that they were a family of four, she would want to go back to the normal life they had been living before everything went to shit.

“Are you sure you want to run the Bloodbayne Organization?” he asked, lifting a dark brow.

Shrugging her slight shoulders, she furrowed her brow in thought. She had toyed with the idea of overthrowing Bloodbayne by herself, but didn’t think she could do it alone. With Kade by her side, she knew that it was their shared destiny.

“Well, we will change the name but yeah...I do. The syndicates know me, and even in death, they fear you. We can restore the Organization to what it once was and leave a legacy for our children,” she said, lifting her lips into a small grin. “We aren’t meant to be a squeaky-clean sitcom family.”

Meeting her eyes, he couldn’t help but smile. True, they were never meant to be boring suburban parents, raising perfect little children. The thought of Attending PTA meetings and coaching Little League caused him to chuckle. There were too many skeletons and demons in their closets for any of that.

“No, we’re definitely not,” he replied, pausing for a brief moment. “But I’m asking you one last time to let me handle this. I would never be able to forgive myself if something happened to you.”

Trying to soothe his fears, she softened her fine features. Scooting her unbuckled body closer, she did her best to sell her faith in him. “And I’m telling you one last time that I’m going with you. We will be at risk for the rest of our lives, it is what it is.But Iknowthat you won’t let anything happen to me or our son, will you?”

Pushing out a long sigh, he closed his dark eyes. Removing his hand from her belly, he brought his fingers to pinch the bridge of his nose. Letting a million different scenarios run through his mind, he played around with different outcomes; all of which ended the same way. He didn’t like it, but he would let her have it her way.This time.

“I really hate that I can’t say no to you,” he said, dropping his hand from his face and opening his eyes.

Grinning in triumph, she reached over to take his hand. Threading her fingers between his, she hummed happily. She knew he would cave. “No, you don’t,” she replied.

Lifting her hands to his lips, he placed a firm kiss upon her knuckles.No,he didn’t hate it at all. She would always have him wrapped around her finger. He wouldn’t have it any other way.

“I’ll call Valentina back and let her know, I’m sure she won’t have a problem with the change of plans. Loey is safe with her. We’ll stop by the brownstone and grab the weapons she stored for us. Then we will head to Bloodbayne’s office. But Lexi, we’re doing thismyway, ok?” he said, his voice deep and hard.

“Of course. I’ll follow whatever plan you have,” she replied with a nod. “Now let’s get our weapons and pay Bloodbayne a visit. I want Loey to see her daddy before bedtime.”

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