Page 46 of The Saviors: Part One
“Are you sure—”
“Leave us. Please.”
He hesitates, then I hear his footsteps fading, closing the door behind him. She rounds on me. “What the hell is this about, Sean?”
“You know her?” Cole asks. I look at him, and his eyes look sad. Axel looks seconds away from exploding. What the fuck kind of warped reality did I walk into?
“Someone better start talking,” Axel demands.
“You are in my house. I suggest you start talking,” she says between clenched teeth. No vulnerability in sight. She looks livid.
“Chels,” Cole starts but she holds up a hand.
“No. You do not get to call me that. Why the hell are you here?”
“How do you know Sean?” Cole asks.
She scoffs. “Like you don’t know.”
“Wait. Know what?” I ask, confused as fuck. I look over at Kai, and he’s staring at her like his life is falling apart. I hit him with my knee, trying to snap him out of it.
“Someone needs to start explaining. Now!” Her voice whips through the room.
“I don’t know what you want me to explain. We’re here for a job,” I say.
“And what job is that? Kai, anything to say?” Her entire body is vibrating with rage, but she still looks gorgeous with her shoulders back, hair in a tight french braid, and a leather jacket hiding a holster with two Glocks tucked inside.
“You know Kai too?” Axel grits out.
She throws her hands up. “Yes. I do. What I don’t know is how they know you.”
Cole blanches and looks at me. “It’s her, isn’t it?”
I nod, then it hits me like a ton of fucking bricks. That’s why her name sounded familiar. This is the childhood best friend that they were both in love with. The one they left behind.
“Holy shit,” Kai whispers, getting it at the same time.
“You two,” she says, pointing at Kai and me. “With me. You two stay here.” She throws that at Cole and Axel, striding to the door. Baxter walks back in to lean on the wall. “They don’t leave this room.”
“Yes, ma’am.”
I get up, and when I pass Axel, he grabs my arm. “What are you doing?”
“Talking to her,” I say like it should be obvious.
“Like hell.”
I jerk my arm away. “I’m going.”
I follow her to the hallway and notice Kai behind me. She’s pacing halfway down, and she whirls around when we get close. “What the hell is this, Sean?”
“Gorgeous, I swear we had no idea this was you.”
“I know because I make damn sure my identity is hidden. Why are you here? I’m supposed to be meeting a client, and imagine my surprise when you two walk in with them.”
I raise a brow. “Imagine our surprise when our sweet little Chelsea walks in to forge fake documents for us.”
“I know what you do if you work for Axel, Sean. Do you really want to cast stones?” I don’t miss the way her voice cracks over his name.
