Page 37 of Don't Fall For Her
Felicity
When Levi came out of the room after talking to Marcia, I could see the pain in his eyes. I wanted to beat Marcia for doing that to him. Who the fuck does she think she is? And to think they might’ve been planning to sell Davis…he’s an innocent baby. Leighton told me what happened last Christmas. Kayla Moss was Leighton’s best friend and a sister to Lynton and Levi. When Kayla died, she gave custody of her baby, Davis, to Leighton. Lorraine is Kayla’s mom and she ended up coming after Davis. She didn’t come after him because she loved him, she didn’t even know him. She did it so she could sell him. And she almost got away with it.
Knowing that she was part of this whole situation makes me sick. And hearing Levi and his sisters talk about what their parents said to them? I can’t even imagine how they’re feeling. My parents were the most loving people I knew and I know that if they were alive today, they would embrace Levi and his sisters without any hesitation. I wish they were here to help me comfort Levi.
“Sebastiano and Francesco are getting any information they can about Lorraine. And Salvatore just called and said he’s got his guys working on the cartel. They’re not going to let anyone hurt any of you. But for now, Enea says none of you are to go anywhere alone. Noah and Eros will be with Felicity. Apollo and Alfonzo will be with you, Levi. We know that you’ll be headed back to Japan soon and they’ll go with you. They’ll have their own place, we found one next door to you,” Ares tells us.
“How long will we have them with us?” I ask.
“Until the council feels you’re safe.”
I should’ve known that our Lake Renegade family would have a plan for us.
“Got room for more in that group hug?” I turn and see my brothers, their wives and all the kids.
I burst out crying. I can’t believe they’re all here.
“Oh god. Don’t cry,” Rhett says to me as he sniffles.
My brothers grab Levi in a group hug.
“I’m sure you know this, but I feel like it needs to be said since I’m the oldest. Welcome to the family. And if you hurt Felicity, I’ll bribe the Lake Renegade family to help make you disappear.”
Everyone laughs as there’s more hugging going on. I know my parents would be so proud of who we’ve all become. I know I am.
EPILOGUE
Levi
I’ve been back in Japan for a two months now, I had to finish out my contract. Now I’m waiting on my discharge paperwork to go through. It should be done in a week or two. I’m still a little sad about leaving the Marines. But knowing that I’ll be with Felicity twenty-four seven, that’s worth everything I have to give up.
Tristan’s decided to leave too, he’s going to live in Lake Renegade. Salvatore already has a deputy position waiting for him. He’s really excited to start a new chapter in his life. And so am I.
Felicity and I decided to split our time between Wintervale and Lake Renegade. We’re not sure how we’re going to split our time, but we’ll find a way. We always do.
A month after I left Lake Renegade, I had a video chat with my sisters and the council. We wanted to know what they planned on doing with Tyler and Marcia. They asked us if we had a preference as to what they would do with them. None of us cared what they decided to do, we just wanted to make sure theywouldn’t come after us again. And something needed to be done about Lorraine. What they decided on was that they would find out who the cartel was, if there was any. Enea was thinking that it’s not really a cartel, but a drug ring. So we’re waiting on that information. Then they’ll figure out what to do. Because if it is a cartel, they’re going to turn them over to them. But if it’s a drug ring, they want to take them out and then Tyler and Marcia will go to jail. Salvatore and his crew will take care of that.
As for Lorraine? Well the word’s been put out that she wanted to sell her own grandchild. I don’t think that’s going to make her any friends where she is. That’s my hope anyway.
It’s been two weeks and I’m finally heading home. My Wintervale family are all meeting in Lake Renegade, the council said they have some information for us and I hope it’s good news.
“I gotta admit, I’m a little nervous to get on the plane.” Tristan laughs as we finish getting our things together.
“I hear you, brother. But it’s gotta be done to start our new lives.”
“Oorah.”
The plane ride was thankfully uneventful. After everything I’ve been through these last few months, I don’t think I could handle anything else. So when the plane touched down, I almost cheered. I looked at Tristan and we started laughing. It was such a relief.
Seeing Felicity’s face after getting through customs made my day. I love her so damn much. Last week on a video call with her brothers, I asked them for permission to marry her. All three of them said yes. So my next mission is to buy her a ring. I can’tafford much, but I need to find one that she’ll love. My sisters are going with me to buy it tomorrow and I’m trying not to blurt it out to Felicity.
When we get back to Lake Renegade, the first thing we do is have our meeting with the council and the family.
“So we’ve found out what’s going on. Lorraine was the one who started all of this. When she couldn’t take Davis from Leighton in December, she came up with a new plan. And that’s when she contacted Tyler and Marcia. They told her how you three screwed them over and they wanted revenge. Her goal was to get Davis and sell him. And the bonus was getting more money from our family. So she found an inmate that had drug connections and made sure Tyler and Marcia got the drugs they craved. And they agreed to help them get Davis. Kidnapping Felicity was how they thought they would get the extra money. Because Lorraine knew that she wouldn’t be able to get into our family,” Enea tells everyone.
“And what would Tyler and Marcia get out of all this?” I ask.
“They planned to blame Davis’ kidnapping on you. Lorraine still had some connections and she planned to use them. And I know you’re wondering how I know all this. Well, Lorraine told me. We had phone records and jail recordings that we showed her. And that alone would add years to her sentence. So we made a deal with her. She would get another seventeen years added to her ten-year sentence. She took the deal because if she went back to trial, she’d be facing twenty-five or more. There were a lot of extra charges.”
