Total pages in book: 104
Estimated words: 99413 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 497(@200wpm)___ 398(@250wpm)___ 331(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 99413 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 497(@200wpm)___ 398(@250wpm)___ 331(@300wpm)
“I honestly don’t see what my sex life has to do with you,” I say, grabbing all their attention.
Felix looks up from his laptop and turns to me with wide eyes. I laugh to myself as Toby also looks in my direction as if they have all been busted. Braxton and Heather sit looking amused.
“Okay, so where’s the dungeon?” Roni asks as if I haven’t walked in the room or said a word.
Everyone busts into laughter. I move to grab a couple of grapes from Bean’s bowl and toss them in my mouth. As I ask for supplies to make a sandwich from one of the staff members who pops her head in, everyone falls into playful banter.
Yup, this is the vacation we all needed. I guess we found our solutions. A family vacation home for Cass it is.
That will be next on my list.
CHAPTER 38
The Plan
LaSalle
Now that everyone is settled in and Misha has told me and Logan what Sammy’s visit was about, we have called a meeting before everyone can kick back and get lost on the island.
I look around the meeting room, and it hits me for the millionth time that this thing is real. What was once a thought has become a huge reality. These men have put their trust in me, Logan, Uri, and Misha.
Now we are about to put that trust to the test once again. I look to Brooklyn as Deja sits next to him while Sammy explains what he has seen in his visions and what we all must do.
Deja’s eyes are wide as she takes Sammy’s every word in. This all seemed like it started with her and only became an O’Brien problem because of her. Now Sammy has absolved some of that guilt, from the looks of it.
This all runs deeper than any of us have known. The more I learn, the more I can see that now. Pulling one string revealed a ton more we didn’t know about.
“We need you to decide, and then the planning can begin. You get two: one covered in red, the other in white. Irish bells toll for death, wedding bells ring on a Scottish night. But the blue eyes haunt the night as she stands out of sight,” Sammy says before he falls silent.
We all remain speechless. Misha sits looking thoughtful. I keep my focus on him, able to read that something is on his mind. Then I note a look that passes between him and Uri.
I push it aside to dig into later. Obviously, neither wants to bring up whatever it is that’s on their minds. Instead of prying, I refocus on Brooklyn and Deja.
“The Alliance will pay for both weddings if you choose to do this. It’s up to you. I’m sure if you say no, another option will reveal itself—”
“No, no, no,” Sammy cuts me off. “This is the right option. This we can control. I promise this is the right way.”
I sigh, knowing this is a huge ask. No one wants to use their wedding as a trap. That’s exactly what we are asking these two to do.
Brooklyn and Deja have already held this off because of the Alliance and its drama. I hate having to ask this of them. However, I get why it has to be them.
“We’ll do it,” Deja says before I can speak again. “When does the first wedding need to happen?”
“Six months from now. That’s when everything will be ready. The wedding planning and the trap. We’ll need to work together on it all.”
I knit my brows as my son pulls a laptop from his backpack and places it on the table. Glancing at the screen as I look over his shoulder, I see he has the plans drawn out before him.
“If you are not a Donati, Locatelli, O’Brien, McGowan, Krupin, Black, Briggs, or Mariette, you are dismissed. Sim, Lovie, the packets, please,” Sammy says like a boss.
I nod at everyone, letting them know they can leave. Sim and Lovie begin to hand out the packets Sammy has requested. I had walked past the office earlier and seen Lovie and Jamie helping Sammy with something, making booklets and binding them in presentation folders.
I hadn’t known at the time what he was up to and couldn’t stop to find out as Logan had arrived and Misha was waiting for us. I wasn’t about to allow the two to be in a room alone. Uri had still been helping Val and his family get into their rooms.
“Deja, I will need you to fill in your packet as it has all the bridal questions. Please take this seriously and plan the wedding to look as real as possible.
“The second wedding will be planned under a different name for prying eyes to miss. Yes, you guys still have spies watching you, but they cannot be removed at this time.