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Prologue

“Greg Cage” I bark intooutside of the damn ultrasound place for the last thirty- late Those two can’t keep their hands off of each other

God, I want that

“Hello?”

“Yeah, Cage It’s Derrick” The knot inbut a headache for the last two years

“News?” I don’t have time for this bullshit today

“Um, yes?”

“Derrick, I do not have the patience for this right now You called ood one Has that slimy motherfucker finally slipped up?” I’ve had Derrick, a local cop, keeping tabs on my ex-brother-in-law for the last two years, ever since Si going on there, but I haven’t been able to get a speck of dirt on that asshole Grace would be sick if she kne deep eance runs

“Ue I just don’t kno you’re going to handle this news” Derrick uy, but in times like this, I just want to punch him in his pretty boy face

“What Is It?” I see Axel’s truck pulling into the parking lot, and I know I need to be off this phone before Izzy sees me I love her, but the second she senses my stress, she won’t stop until she has soht now

“It’s about his wife Sofia Well, you see… there was an accident last night”

“Fuck…” I hiss

Just like Grace Just like my beautiful sister

“Please fucking tellthat ties his ass to this” There has to be The coincidence is just too fucking much

“That’s just it The accident I wasn’t on call last night, so this is all second hand until I get into the station…shit” I know this won’t be good, I just know it “Sofia h to be transported, but they called it shortly after she arrived at the hospital” He talks a deep breath before continuing, the whole tie”

I see Izzy’s big, blinding shtens a little

“I need to go You keepposted I don’tdetail, you got that?”

“Yeah, Cage I understand”

When I hear hiet ready to greet Izzy I see her walking up to nancy I can’t help but smile

The unease I feel fro reeting “You ready, Baby Girl?” She looks up at est smile, and I remember how easy it is for her to be so important to me Grace would have loved her

Her blinding smile, so full of love and happiness helps to wipe away all the webs of distress that have just fallen all over me

Life moves on

Now I just need to figure out how to forget that ner

Chapter 1

(A little over a year later)

The sound of ainst the wall is al of my cell phone

“Fuck,” I snarl Pulling my hand from the slender wrist I have bound behind this chick’s back, I reach over and snatch the phone offher pussy claht around my dick This chick loves when I boss her around

“Cage,” I answer, thrustingin quick bursts, showingher “Hello?”

“Uhh, G?” Izzy’s soft voice coh the line Fuck This is not how I need to answer the phone to her She has been like my sister for the last four years

“Yeah, givethe phone, I pull ht body and slap her ass, hard

“Go get cleaned up Play time is over” If looks could kill, I would be dead on the floor right now

“Are you kidding me?” She rolls over, and with a huff, crosses her are and very fake tits

“Not kidding, Mandy Don’t have time for your shit either You knohat this is, and I didn’t make any promises earlier”

“Do you think that just once, you could actually act like you want me around?” She pouts

I level her with a look ofit in the trash before walking out of the bedroom

Once I get into the office, I unmute and take a deep breath before I speak “Izzy, sorry What’s up?”

“I’ht have believed her if it weren’t for her soft laughter

“Funny So? What’s the earlycall for?”

“Okay, okay Not laughing any a small fever, and I can’tplanner in an hour, and Ax is down at the office I think he’s just teething, but I would feel better with the wedding and all this weekend if I made sure Anyway, I called Dee, but she can’t take hi, and I tried Maddox because Ax said he was free, but he said ‘no girl’ and hung up on me… I think he has a friend over if you knohat Iif I don’t hurry this up Izzy in ‘frantic bride and worried mother’ mode is just a hot mess