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“You can’t,” Rachel snapped.“And I won’t share.”
“You won’t have to,” I said.
Her eyes searched mine.“Why not?”
“Because I’m done pretending Ember was more than what she was.”
She blinked.
“She was the match,” I said.“But you were the wildfire.”
Rachel didn’t smile.Didn’t cry.She just sat back down beside me, shoulders stiff.
“I’m not waiting forever,” she said.“You get one shot.One clean shot to make it right.”
“I’ll take it,” I said, gripping her hand.
Just then, the door opened and Pagan leaned in.
His face was grim.
“You good enough to hear something heavy?”he asked.
I nodded.
Pagan stepped in, looked between me and Rachel, then said, “Rome’s been picked up by Kingpin and Irish.Club business.But it’s gonna get ugly.Ember wants to press charges.”
Rachel sucked in a breath.
I frowned.“Is she sure?”
“She’s talking to Kingpin now,” Pagan said.“And there’s more.”
“What?”
Pagan rubbed the back of his neck.“She doesn’t know if she’s keeping the baby.”
I swallowed hard.“Shit.”
“Thought you’d want to know.”
“Thanks,” I said, and he left.
Rachel stood slowly.
“Where are you going?”I asked.
“To call my mom,” she said.“Tell her I’m not going anywhere after all.”
My heart thudded in my chest.
She paused at the door.
“You said I was the wildfire,” she said, voice softer now.“Don’t forget what happens when a fire catches.”
Then she was gone.
Chapter 45
