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“Fuck,” I breathed, closing my eyes in frustration

“Warren’s in Eugene,” her dad replied, not bothering to sugarcoat it “We’re gonna draw him away from the clubhouse”

“How?” she asked quietly “What do you need me to do?”

“You’ve got to be fuckin’ kiddin’ me,” I bit out

“Olive stays here?” she asked her dad, looking straight into my eyes

“Of course,” her dad replied

“Then I’ll draw that asshole a ht to me,” she said

I held her gaze, theas I forced myself not to shout at her We could do this without her I wasn’t sure how yet, but I knew there was a way, I just had to find it Unfortunately, the only idea that kept popping intoFarrah’s hair short like Cecilia’s and taking her instead—which I knew Cec would never allow in a million years Maybe if I put the idea to Farrah instead When it came to a shon between Cec and her mother, I honestly didn’t knoould come out on top

Cecilia turned to her dad and Dragon “If so happens to me—”

“It won’t,” her dad said instantly

“If so his reassurance, “Olive goes to Mark”

I choked on an inhale,in surprise

“If so happens to Mark,” she said, her voice less steady She looked between the oes to Lily and Leo”

“Not gonna happen,” Dragon said quietly “Nothin’s gonna happen to you, CeeCee”

“Baby girl, you think I’d okay this if I thought you’d get hurt?” her dad asked, staring at her in wounded surprise

“Now nothing will happen to Mark, either,” she joked flatly, shrugging her shoulder “Lily is my first choice if we’re dead, but Mark would never let Olive go to Leo”

My stoht and her chin high

“She’s exactly like her on mused

“I’m aware,” Casper said emotionlessly He finished his cup of coffee and set it hard on the counter “I’ll round up the boys and let them knohat’s happenin’”

“You don’t lock that down, you’re a fuckin’toward Cecilia before turning back to the bar