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“Thank you, but I’m not ready.”

Then, she was honest.

“We’ll be here when you are.”

He simply nodded.

When her phone rang, she reached over and picked it up. It wasn’t her husband.

It was the Major.

“Yes, Maura?” she asked.

“We had to abort. The man in the van was ambushed and taken out.”

Her heart raced.

“Are you guys safe?” she asked. “I can come get you.”

Maura reassured her.

“We’re good. The van and its contents were blown to kingdom come. We’re heading back, and then we’re going to crash for a bit. If Remington is around, tell him we need his assistance on the next part.”

“He’s here.”

“We’re going to make sure no one follows us back. Give us about two hours to get in. Chevy knew we were coming.”

Oh, shit.

That was bad.

“Okay, Major.”

Without another word, the call went dead.

“I don’t like the tone in her voice,” Remmy admitted. “She sounded off.”

Yeah, she’d caught that too.

“Bad shit is coming,” Jinx said.

Yeah, and that was a problem.

For.

Them.

Chapter Nineteen

Seven A.M.

Chartres Street

Saturday Morning

T o say that it was the best night’s sleep he’d had in a long time would be an understatement. Even if they’d only gotten four hours of sleep, Dakota was still revitalized and feeling like a million bucks.

What a difference a wedding could make.