“You found out?” Zachary looked a little embarrassed.

“What were you thinking, going out of your way to get punched? You know Six doesn’t pull any punches,” Alessia replied.

“If you mess up, you deserve what’s coming. Besides, we agreed to it from the start.” Zachary gave a sheepish grin, clearly not bothered by the bruise on his cheek. Honestly, he’d asked for it–he had no one to blame but himself.

“Lessie.”

He called after Alessia as she turned to leave.

“What is it?”

“I was out of line before. I want to apologize, properly.” With that, Zachary gave a small, earnest bow. “I promise it won’t happen again.”

her response a noncommittal, “Mm.” Then she started walking toward

quite read her, but he knew better than to push his luck. He hurried to catch up, walking beside her. When he glanced down and caught the hint of a smile tugging at her mouth, the tension in his

family was–the ones who truly deserved his care and protection. There was

Things were looking up.

generous portions, and a prime location kept the Mortons so busy they barely had a moment to catch their breath, but it was a good kind of busy. Even though it was

so many customers, the couple hardly had time to cook for their own kids who were still in school. They’d started talking

eldest, was thriving at his internship, thanks to Calvert’s one–on–one mentoring. He’d already closed two major cases, throwing himself into

the rest of

solid foundation before moving on to more

music kept him in the spotlight. According to his dance teacher, Liam was a natural talent, putting in extra hours of practice every day, and he’d become a hot commodity for both Jason and

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