Chapter 62

WEST “Hey, princess. Come in here.” She pops her head through the open doorway and smiles. Fuck me, I love that smile. Am I really about to wipe it from her face and possibly risk never seeing it again? “I have something I need to tell you.” Looks like I am. She saunters in wearing knee-high socks and Zeke’s old football jersey. Jesus, is she trying to fucking kill me? Her eyes narrow as she searches my face. “Come here.” I pull her onto my lap. “What is it?” she whispers. I brush her dark curls behind her ears. “Last night when we were telling you about some of the shady shit we pulled, I left something out, something Zeke and Xander don’t even know about.” She looks at me, waiting. I wrap my arms around her waist so she can’t run out of the room when she finds out the truth. “Your job at Ignition …” “No, West.” Tears well in her eyes. “Please tell me you didn’t.” I swallow a thick knot of regret. “I knew you’d never take a job with Hellsgate.” She tries to climb off my lap, but I hol