The Honor Anthology by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Carolina Dreams Publishing, LLC
Published: 2016-05-29T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

Shadows

Shady and the Lamb

I’m pushing her hard. Hell, I’m pushing myself harder than I thought I would.

She finally returns the embrace, and a shred—just a shred—of calm washes over me.

I walk us into her room and throw my clothes on while she sits on the end of her bed, looking down. I can’t see her face; her hair is covering it. Her arms are crossed over her body, and I know she’s holding herself together.

I quickly sweep the room with my eyes and assess the amount of time it will take to throw everything in the bins and bags she has. Twenty minutes, tops. So that’s exactly what I do.

“Stop,” she says when I start emptying drawers into a big fifty-five gallon Rubbermaid bin.

“Get dressed.” I throw her a pair of sweatpants and a hoodie.

“Shadows—”

“No. This isn’t an argument you want to start. You’re moving. That’s final.”

“But—”

“It’s not fucking safe.”

“We’ve been fine.”

“You’ve been protected,” I grumble the truth.

“There isn’t a threat against Frankie and Jax anymore.”

“Mary, goddammit.” I stop and stomp toward her, grabbing her under her damn arms and lifting her so we are eye to eye. “My girl isn’t stupid.”

“I’m not—”

“Bullshit. Again. My. Girl. Isn’t stupid. The threats are only gonna get worse with the election coming up. Get dressed.” I set her down and walk away.

She grumbles but does as she is asked, which I expected.

Fifteen minutes later, I am carrying two fifty-five gallon bins, a backpack full of shit, and she is wheeling two suitcases behind her.

After loading everything up in her car, I get in the passenger seat, and she gets in the driver’s seat. Her hand shakes as she tries to get the key in the ignition, so I reach over and start the car then take her hand and hold it to my chest, allowing her to feel how fucking hard my heart is pumping. She looks over and up at me, her eyes showing sadness and concern.

“Bolling Ave,” I say, leaning back in the seat.

Minutes later, we pull into the gated community, and I lean forward and nod to Chappy, the gate’s night guard.

“This is Mary. She has access.”

“Saw the note when I got here.” He nods. “Welcome home, Mary.”

She looks at me then him and nods. “Thanks.”

The gate opens, and I give him a salute.

She pulls forward, and I explain, “Chappy is retired military. He’s good people. Anything you need—”

“He said he knew I was coming.” She stops and shakes her head, no doubt trying to figure out what the hell just happened.

“He knew, so did I, and now you do, too.” I point left. “Third place on the right.”

She pulls in, and I jump out, punch in the code on the panel outside the garage, and motion for her to pull into the garage.

I see her look at me before she shifts the car into gear. Instead of pulling forward, though, she starts to back out.

Fuck, I didn’t see that coming.

I walk toward the car, and when she stops to let a car go by, I hit the top of the hood.

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