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Chapter 70.
Courtney POV.
I wake up, and Kaden is not in the room. I vaguely remember him asking me a question before sleep took me. Can’t, for the love of me, think what it was? I will go and find him and ask him. I
smile, knowing he will be downstairs, going over the next stage of the plan. But I can’t do anything without speaking to Chief.
Well, that is a big fat whooper of a lie. He has been doing s**t without telling me, so maybe I should give him a taste of his own medicine?
Communication is bloody key and right now, he and the rest of the ones I thought I could trust
are keeping s**t from me. So f**k them. I will speak to him when he gets back and I will not be
pushed aside or listen to the bullshit that comes from his open mouth. He will sit down and
he will listen to me.
I know what he will say. I’m not stupid. He will say I was doing it to protect you. You didn’t
need to know everything. You should just let me do what it is I’m doing to make sure we take
them down. Blah, blah, blah.
The only problem with all of that is this. I have taken down Grim and his club in a matter of
days of being in control. So much for keeping me safe. I learnt a long time ago the only one who can keep you safe is you.
I climb out of bed with my hand under my bump and stand up. It won’t be long until our little
bean is here and I really need to get my ass into gear to get everything she will need. I have
not been able to get her much because of all this Grim business. Maybe now I can start living
my life again.
I waddle to the bathroom and use the toilet before I get dressed. I get dressed in a pair of
Kaden’s grey sweats and one of his white t–shirts. They fit perfectly over my bump and they
are not only comfortable as hell, but they smell of him. I chuckle as I catch myself sniffing his
t–shirt.
I leave the room and make my way down the stairs and head towards the kitchen as I pass
through the living room, the members are all sitting around watching the TV.
They see me and nod their heads at me, and I smile back when I hear voices coming from the
office. I stop and listen.
“Who would have sent that message? Who is that person? Do we think this is some kind of
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threat? Should we tell Courtney?” Oh ok. I push open the door and lean against the door
frame.
“Tell Courtney what?” I ask as the three of them lift their heads and look like they have been caught doing something they shouldn’t be.
I raise an eyebrow, folding my arms over my chest, tilting my head to the side as I look at each
of them.
“Go on, tell me.” I say and all three of them gulp and look at each other. I roll my eyes and walk inside the office. Well, if nobody is going to tell me, then I may as well look for myself.
As I get closer, I see Richie move his fingers towards the mouse pad.
“Ah–ah. Don’t even think about it.” I say, snapping my fingers at him and he stops before blushing at being caught. I chuckle as I round the desk and look at the laptop screen.
I read the note, but it’s not the note that holds my interest, it is the person holding it. I can tell
the person is a woman.
Despite the black tactical gear, her silhouette gives it away. Black truly is flattering and hides
a multitude of sins. But damn, this woman is curvy and petite. A lethal combination.
“Ok, so this woman is sending a clear message. Big deal.” I say and they look at me with their
mouths open like I am not taking this seriously.
“Look, all three of you are catching flies. If this woman meant me harm, she wouldn’t have sent that message. She is part of the Alpha team. There can’t be that many women on that team. So we contact Alpha one and ask him. But I don’t think that will be necessary.” I say,
reading the note again.
Piccolo angelo, piccolo angelo. Where have I heard that before? It’s right there on the tip of my tongue, but I can’t quite place it. But I know I have heard it before. From when I was a lot
younger. I sigh, shaking my head as the thought disappears.
“We can’t be sure it is not a threat, Courtney. We need to double your guard,” Richie says, and I
shake my head slowly. No, this woman is watching over me.
“No, we don’t. She doesn’t mean me harm. Read it again and tell me that is someone that means me harm?” I say as I step back when the office door opens and in walks Chief.
“Courtney, oh my god it is so good to see you again.” He walks fast to me, but I don’t move to hug him back. He moves back slowly, and he opens his mouth to speak when Wolf and Storm
enter the office.
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“You two can f**k off! I’m done with you both. As for you Chief. I have nothing to say to you.” I say and all three of them look down in shame.
I
“Courtney, sweetheart, we were only trying to.” I hold my hand up and stop him.
“Yeah, I know. You were only trying to protect me. Bullshit! If you were trying to protect me, you
would have acted sooner. You would have told me your grand f*****g plan, and you didn’t. So
no, you weren’t trying to protect me at all. You were doing what you wanted. Whereas me. I
took Grim down. I have Chloe, not you. Me! So save your excuses. I don’t want to hear them.
This is my mission, not yours. So either you play by my rules or you go to war with me.” I say when Kaden, Fabio, and Richie move to stand beside me.
“You do this, Courtney, and it is not something you can walk away from.” Wolf says, and I look
at him and smirk at him before it splits into something sinister.
“Oh, I will walk away. You, however, will not. As far as I’m concerned. You three keeping me in the dark for my own protection.” I make air quotes before I continue. “Is all bullshit. Because you don’t like the idea of a woman doing this s**t better than you. Yeah, I said it. Let’s face it,
no woman has ever been pres and certainly not donna. So it must really hurt your pride and ego that a little girl like me, who had no clue who I was, has managed to do more in the last few days than you all have in years. That must really suck. But no matter. I am in control and I am in charge. This is my operation and if y’all want to be part of it. Then you
take your orders from me. If not, well.” I shrug as I look from Chief to Wolf and then to Storm.
“Why don’t you all go out there and ask the members and their families what it is I have done and who their loyalty lies with?” I say, lifting my chin higher and the three stooges look at me
in shock.
“You can’t do this,” Chief snaps and I chuckle as I step closer to him and go toe–to–toe with
him.
“Well, I have. You may have made a deal with Ivanov, but it is me that has delivered on that little deal, I have the don’s, I also have the other clubs. So tell me grandpa if you and I went to war. Who would win?” I say with a smirk on my face. Yeah, I’m calling his bluff and playing on
his wounded pride.
He smirks at me and laughs. I stay stoic, as I watch him when he pulls me into a hug and
kisses my head.
“So like your momma. She would have done the same thing. So, ok. I left you in charge and you have done a great job there is no denying that. So let’s work together and take the rest down.” He says as he pulls back and looks into my eyes.
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I look at him, confused. The rest?
“Oh, you didn’t just think it was, Grim, did you? No, it is his associates too. When you took all of his product and guns. His associates have noticed. They will be coming for us. That was part of the plan.” Well, f**k my life.
