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“We want you to seduce her,” Wrath tells me.
I jerk back. “What?”
Reaper sighs. “We don’t want you to fuck her or anything.”
“Not unless you want to,” Colt adds.
“But you are the closest in age to her. You understand women her age and how their minds work. We want you to befriend her. Become her confidant. Based on your relationships with our women and Harlee, we think you could pull this off,” Reaper says.
“Objectively, you’re attractive, so it would work in your favor,” Wrath tacks on at the end.
“Just to make sure I’m getting this right, you want me to stage a run-in with her somewhere and befriend her?” I ask slowly.
“Yes,” the three of them say in unison.
I shake my head as I think it over. Could I? Should I? I’m already spread thin as things are now. I don’t know how much more I can handle.
“While you’re working on this, you won’t have to worry about Harlee. We will look after her,” Colt says as if he’s reading my mind.
I know I was just thinking about how I needed space from her, but the idea of actually getting it is…uncomfortable?
Every time I walk away from her, I feel as if I leave a small part of myself behind with her.
“I don’t know…whose idea was this even?”
“That doesn’t matter. The only thing we need to know is if you are willing to make it happen,” Wrath says.
“This is a job only you could do. We need you to step up,” Reaper adds.
Guilt sets in.
I fucking love the club, and I love my brothers. I’d do anything for them, but is this really the right move?
The idea of playing mind games with a girl who’s already possibly being manipulated doesn’t sit right with me. I would fucking kill someone if they did it to my sister.
Not only that, but I hate the idea of leading someone on when I’m not available. My heart belongs to one woman, even if she doesn’t know it yet.
When she finds out about this, though, she’s going to lose her fucking shit.
Still, it’s for the club. We need to know what’s coming. It could be the only way to keep us all safe.
“Okay, I’ll do it,” I say quietly.
All three men relax.
“Good,” Reaper says.
“What do you have in mind?” I ask.
Wrath steps forward and lays it all out for me. It soon becomes clear this isn’t an idea that just came to them. After he’s done explaining everything, I shake my head.
“You guys have been thinking about this for a minute, haven’t you?” I ask.
Reaper nods. “We have. It only makes sense.”
“And it won’t be for long. Just a few dates, and you’re done. You don’t have to do anything you don’t want to do,” Colt says.
Easier said than done.
