The Devil's Reward: The Devil's Soldiers MC by Emily Rose

Author:Emily Rose [Rose, Emily]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-11-21T16:00:00+00:00

THIRTY-THREE

QUINN

It’s my turn to protect him from the shadows and demons of his past.

“Mom, when are we going to see Shadow again?” Macy asks sleepily as I tuck her in. I’m surprised she lasted this long after such a busy, fun-filled day. I imagine she’ll sleep like the dead tonight and into tomorrow.

“I don’t know, honey,” I say softly, brushing my hand over her hair. “Do you want to see him again?”

“Yeah,” she whispers. “He’s nice.” Her lids start to droop. “I don’t know my Daddy, but I’m okay if I have a new one,” she murmurs, making me freeze. Then she’s out, and I’m standing here, dumbfounded.

Such innocent words from a child, but so heavy. I lean down and brush a light kiss over her forehead, then move out of the room, shutting the door behind me quietly. I walk down the stairs and take a deep breath. I should call my mother and sister, who have already sent me all kinds of messages asking how the date went, but I don’t feel like answering. Not yet.

I sit on the couch and stare blankly at the TV that is quietly playing some cooking show. My heart is confused, but at the same time, hopeful. I had a good time with Shadow tonight, and even with all the interruptions, he didn’t throw a fit. He was annoyed, sure, but he never took it out on me or Macy. In fact, he was far better with Macy than I could have ever hoped. Answering every question as much as he could, and instinctively knowing when to pass them to me.

I couldn’t have asked for a better date with a man I know so little about. Still, my mind is warning me not to jump the gun. One date doesn’t mean forever. The real test will come when Macy is throwing the mother of all tantrums, screaming and yelling when she doesn’t get her way, or when she’s overtired and cranky as hell. The good days are fine, but the true test is the bad ones.

But how can he see those if we don’t see each other?

I can’t lie that I’m disappointed he hasn’t messaged me yet, but I know he’s a busy man, so he could just be working or something.

My phone buzzes and I see it’s a text from the family group chat. I don’t look at it. I need to figure out what I want first before I start bringing them into it. I don’t need more pressure.

A sharp knock on the door startles me, and I let out a soft gasp at the sound. I get up carefully and peek out the curtain, then freeze when I see the man standing there. Then I rush to unlock and open the door, stilling when I get a good look at him. “Shadow?” I whisper, unsure. The look in his eyes is dark and heavy, so full of emotions that I can’t name them all, but I can feel them rolling off of him.

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