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“I’m not his husband anymore. I don’t want it.”
Cody stroked my thigh. I wasn’t saying anything that wasn’t true. I certainly wasn’t mourning the man. He’d nearly destroyed me. Hell, without Cody, I’d be in way worse shape—financially and emotionally. He gave me the strength to tackle the tough stuff. Hence heading back to Healing Horses on Tuesday night.
“That doesn’t matter.” Arnav tapped his thigh. “You were also a victim. At the very least, you deserve restitution for what youlost. Which, admittedly, was a whole hell of a lot—your business, your home, your belongings, your reputation—I’m going to fight for you to get all of it.”
“The others first. Please.”
“Of course.” Everett shifted in his chair. “I’m hoping to work with the authorities. Rayne will track down anyone who isn’t easily found. We’ll make certain they are compensated for what was stolen.”
“It won’t fix everything.” My heart was still broken for what the others had gone through.
“Of course not.” Rayne again held my gaze with those mesmerizing eyes. “But you’ll be truly vindicated. You won’t be living under a shadow anymore.” He eyed Everett. “I know what that’s like.”
“Not quite the same.” Everett offered a soft smile. “You’re just trouble incarnate.”
Rayne puffed out his chest. “That’s me.”
I turned to Cody. “That easy?”
“Yep. That easy. Well, there’s a shit ton of stuff to be sorted, and it might be months or years before you see anything—but these three guys will make sure it happens. And I’ll be here to support you along the way.”
I gazed at all three men. “I don’t know how to thank you. I don’t even know how to begin paying you back—”
“No way.” Rayne snagged my arm and pulled me toward him in a weird hug. I should’ve been uncomfortable with this stranger’s touch. Except, in the last few minutes, he’d ceased being a stranger and had become a friend.
“What Rayne is saying, in his very Rayne way, is that this is a favor that doesn’t need to be repaid. The cops fucked up. No two ways about it. So we’re going to make sure it gets fixed.” Everett grinned. “Because we’re the good kind of lawyers.”
Arnav rolled his eyes.
Cody pressed a kiss to my temple as he put his arm around me. “We’re going to be okay. I promise.”
I believed him.
Chapter Twenty-Two
Cody
“Iknow Christmas is tomorrow, but I really want you to give you your present now. Possibly because if you don’t like your present, then I need to know right away so I can make other arrangements.”
Lorcan cocked his head. “Other arrangements?”
We’d settled in for the night.
“Cody, there’s an awful lot of snow.”
“The roads are clear. And anyway, we’re only going about half a mile.”
He frowned. “And it really can’t wait?”
I tried not to show my nervousness. “Um…well other people will be busy Christmas Day, and they’re not busy now—”
He rose. “I don’t want to disturb anyone’s Christmas. Plus, we’re having your aunt for Christmas lunch. Again, I don’t want to disturb anything.”
“Well, okay, then. Let’s take my SUV.”Because if you agree, I have everything I need in the back.
“Sure.” He got his wool coat out of the front hall closet, then handed me the coat I favored when the temperature dipped. Wool and warm.
When we were in the SUV, I programmed the GPS with the address of the house fairly nearby.
