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“People look at Rose,” she called out,me pause, “and they see what a badass she is They reood as she gets, and she’s got no probleirl has a soft heart, soft as hell They remember how she protected Lil when she couldn’t see—but they didn’t see her sleeping in Lil’s bed for months so she wouldn’t wake up afraid They didn’t see how she cut up Lil’s food, orday that Lil’s clothes matched for school and she didn’t have food in her teeth or anything else that would embarrass her”
“I hear you,” I replied
“Rose is a born caregiver She thrives on taking care of the people she loves” She paused “Don’t you dare shit on that”
I nodded and cli, but that didn’t change anything Farrah hadn’t counted on someone to parent her kids, only to have them disappear And yeah, Mia had been sick, and I kneasn’t her fault—but it still happened Shit like that happened all the tiht down to it, because she could just bail, and then where would that leave Kara? Grieving for another lost h that ever again Rose would find her place in our fa to think that she’d be my partner in every other way, eventually But she’d never be Kara’s mother
“What the fuck happened?” Dragon yelled, throwing a wrench across the garage He looked over Grease’s shoulder and met my eyes “Mack!”
I strode toward hi in my belly
“—Ham was knocked out and Rocky’s laid up with a broken femur His bike’s toast”
“Where were Bro and Charles?” I asked, dreading the answer The prospects were a couple of our best, but they were green as hell
“They were there,” Grease said “They’re fine Shook up, but fine”
“They took the entire on spat, his hands fisted at his sides
“Jesus” I closed ood for the officers to lose their shit, and Dragon had alreadythat wrench
“Gotta ask Casper how ood,” Grease said
“I’oin’ on the next one,” I replied “Four ht”
“Rock says they ran him and Ham off the road—he didn’t see how they stopped the truck,” Grease said
“And the prospects?”
“They said they kept goin’, but the fuckers got ahead of them and created some type of roadblock,” he answered
“You trust theon asked me
“I did,” I shot back “Don’t now”