Dangerous Lies by Ella Miles

Author:Ella Miles [Miles, Ella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-01-11T18:30:00+00:00

17

Langston

The plane lands with Rose and Liesel snuggled up against me. We slept the entire flight, and it still doesn’t seem like enough. I feel like I could sleep a month, and it wouldn’t satisfy me. That’s why we are all going to my private island—to rest, recover, and end our enemies once and for all.

Snuggling with my two girls was amazing, but my heart isn’t full. It won’t be until Atlas and Declan are both here.

We have a lot to figure out. How do we introduce Liesel to the kids? What do we tell them about Phoenix? How do we ensure the Browns and the rest of our enemies don’t come after us? What are we going to do about the treasure?

None of that matters right now, though. In a few short hours, we are all going to be together. And once we are together, nothing will rip us apart again.

Kai walks into our section of the cabin, carrying a pile of clothes. “I found these for you guys to wear.”

“Thanks,” I say before waking Liesel with a kiss on the forehead. I can’t bear to wake up Rose.

Liesel stirs and takes the clothes wordlessly back to the bathroom to change while Rose sleeps.

I put on the T-shirt and then slip into my pants while Rose continues to sleep. Carefully, I shift my arms under her body and then carry her off the plane to one of the waiting cars my staff drove over.

Rose murmurs something but stays asleep as I lay her in the backseat of the car. Liesel is right behind me. I motion for her to climb into the front seat as I jump into the driver’s seat.

Enzo and Kai ride in another car with the staff behind us.

We don’t speak as I drive us to my house. But I know we are both thinking about the last time we were here—me taking her, making her hike through the forest, threatening her life.

“I’m sorry,” I say, knowing it’s not enough.

“Me too,” Liesel says back.

“You have nothing to be sorry for,” I say.

She smiles thinly at me and then looks out the window, not responding.

As soon as we stop in front of the house, a switch flips in Rose, and she pops her head up.

“We came back here! This is my favorite home!” Rose says, throwing the door open and racing out.

“Her happiness is infectious,” Liesel says.

“It is, but she knows how to use it to get what she wants,” I say, raising my eyebrows as Rose throws open Liesel’s door, grabs her hand, and drags her into the house, excited to show her around. She doesn’t realize that Liesel has already been to the house before, back when I was a jackass, married to the wrong woman, and thought Liesel was the devil.

Kai and Enzo walk up behind me. “Our kids and Siren and Zeke’s son are getting flown here as well. We want to be all together.”

“Good,” I say, gripping Enzo’s shoulder. It’s about time we were all together as a family.

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