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“No, Nora protected me the whole time,” Scarlett replies.
“Until you ran at Lainey to knock her away,” I mumble.
“What was that?” Thorin asks.
Scarlett shakes her head, but I’m not going to get caught up in that.
“Nora,” Thorin growls. “What did you say?”
“Roman is going to tell him either way,” I point out as I look at Scarlett. “She ran toward Lainey to get her away from Roman as he fought Mateo.”
I turn to look at Mateo.Dead Mateo.
“Is he really dead?” I whisper.
“Yes, little bit,” Daddy replies. “No looking. We’ve got someone coming to take care of him.”
I look away and take a deep breath.
“We’ll talk about this later,” Thorin says and Scarlett groans. “If you need anything, let me know. I’ll be taking the rest of the afternoon off.”
“Us, too,” Papa replies.
“Let’s take care of you, little bit.” Daddy kisses my cheek.
Epilogue
Nora
Two months have passed since Daddy and Papa told me they were part of the Ricci Crime Family. Two months of them loving me and showing me what life is like at the lodge.
Amazing.
Different.
Boring.
Hard.
Insufferable at times.
Peaceful.
Chaotic.
Butsoworth it.
Every single day, I wake up between Papa and Daddy, snuggling into both of them. It’s the best way to wake up, and I get to do it almost every day.
Papa and Daddy ended up accepting the job Thorin had been trying to get them to take for a while now. It’s made it easier on all of us. Some days I accompany one of them to work, and other days one stays with me at home.
Home.
I sigh and snuggle into Daddy’s chest. This is my home now, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. The day Mateo and Lainey came to Whiskey River Mountain Lodge was the day they accepted the new position. They hadn’t wanted to tell me before it was solidified in case something came up and it couldn't happen.
Roman took Lainey to his cabin for several days to make sure she wouldn’t talk. I tried asking several times what happened during that time, but he wouldn’t tell me. Wouldn’t give me any information regarding Lainey.
I don’t even know where he took her. Is she alive? Safe? Daddy and Papa told me to stop worrying about it, but it’s so hard.
