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Chapter Thirty-Four

Freyja

“Ok, that makes sense. But why push to go to Nebraska, where my son is? It was Ty’s idea to go after Maureen,” Sal asked.

“Ty didn’t know Darcy was pregnant. He had no idea King was your son and that Lannie would know he had something to do with Darcy leaving,” Cian explained.

“So, he shot himself in the foot,” Mac said. “He was afraid Maureen knew something. And ran to Declan. When it was actually Declan that knew about King and why Darcy left.”

“Makes sense,” Duncan added. “Ty and Lannie never got along. Ty hated Lannie because he was your brother and knew he’d always come first. And when he found out about King, he knew Lannie wouldn’t keep quiet, so he took off.”

“See,” I said. “Tyran is a mean girl.”

“Freyja, what the fuck does that mean?” Sal asked me, and I giggled.

“You are men, so you don’t always understand jealousy.”

“Mo bandia, I understand fuckin’ jealousy. Believe me.” Duncan growled against the top of my head, and my body lit up at his possessive snarl.

I shivered in his arms, and he held me tighter as I just stared into his eyes. Until a throat cleared.

“Would you like us to leave?” Sal asked with an accusing eyebrow lift. I looked at Cian, who tried to unsuccessfully hidehis smirk. Mac had looked away, and Colleen smiled brightly. It seemed she was happy for her uncle.

“Sorry.”

“Don’t ever apologize for ignoring everyone else in the room for me,” Duncan said, and my heart soared. This man knew just what to say to make me feel loved. I smiled sweetly at him and then turned back to the room.

“I grew up in New York City. With money. A lot of money. Women in New York are petty, jealous bitches. The tiniest slight felt has them sharpening their claws to do as much damage as they can. They will talk shit about you to anyone who will listen while smiling at your face.”

Colleen nodded. “Not just New York women.”

Duncan turned to Colleen. “Who is being mean to you?”

Colleen just shrugged.

“Lollipop, I want to know who.”

“Everyone. Ever since Mom left. People talk about her abandoning me and the family.”

“Jesus Christ,” Sal cursed.

“What does this have to do with Ty?” Mac asked.

I put my arm around Colleen, letting her know I was there for her. We women needed to stick together. Not trash each other because they made a choice to live a life that was better for them.

“Men can be petty too,” I explained. “Only they tend to let the testosterone take over. Tyran was jealous of Darcy’s relationship with Sal, so he ran her off. When Duane got close to finding Darcy to bring her home, Tyran couldn’t just run him off, so he killed him. When Tyran took off, Duncan took his place as Sal’s right hand. Tyran is jealous and angry at Duncan. I’m sure he blames the whole Murphy family for his life falling apart.”

“I guess we’re going back to Nebraska.”

“I can’t wait to see Mom,” Colleen whispered.

“Do we call and give them a heads-up or show up unexpected like last time?” Mac asked.

Sal grinned. “I’m not giving my brother a chance to go on vacation. Besides, I love the look on his face when I walk into the station.” Sal turned and walked toward the front door. Opening it, he yelled, “We leave in three hours.”

“And where are we going?”

“Jeffrey!” I rushed over and threw my arms around my driver. “I’m so glad you came back.”