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“No, no,” Dempsey immediately counters, reaching out to stop my shaking hand from calling my brother immediately. “It’s not Cole. It has to do with the threat against you.”
Once again, I press my palm against my beating chest. Jesus. I’m not made to freak out twice within the span of a minute. My heart just can’t take it. I blow out a breath. “Okay, so, you cleared it?” I ask, not liking the sudden tug in my gut when I realize that means I have to leave Finn and Jax’s house.
“‘Fraid not, Colleen. You’re going to be getting a call from your brother in oh...” He smiles smugly when my phone rings. I grab it off the counter, power walk past all the guys training, and exit out the glass doors.
I pick it up, breathless. “What’s up?”
“Is Dempsey with you?”
“Yes.” I sneak a look up at the massive figure who’s followed me outside. Both Jax and Finn are walking toward the doors, too. “What’s going on?”
“I’m so sorry, Leenie Bear. I’m coming home.”
“Wait. What?”
“Dempsey verified the threat. It’s legit. I’m coming home to help take care of it. I’m not going to let anything happen to you. I promise.”
My heart pounds against my ribcage. It’s so loud, I can barely hear my brother inform me of the details of when he’s going to get here. The only thing that calms me is the sure hand on my back. I lean into Finn’s touch, not caring who sees. I need the reassurance.
A part of me didn’t think the threat would be real. As Cole still talks in my ear, my gaze darts around the small, shared parking lot that Elite Boxing uses. I catch a car going around the corner slowly and wonder if that’s what’s coming for me.
“Who is it?” I manage to ask Cole before he gets off the phone.
“We’re not sure yet. We found the threat on the dark web. It traces to someone legit, but we’re not going to move on it until I get there.”
“Can you even come home?” I worry over my lip. “I thought you were busy.”
“I am,” he sighs. “But this is important, and I’ve got some guys that can stay here until we neutralize everything, then I’ll come back.”
“This is insane,” I mutter, mostly to myself.
“I’ll be there,” Cole growls, and then the line goes silent. I pull my phone away from my ear and check the screen to see that he did, in fact, hang up on me.
I blow out a breath, and then immediately realize that Jax is pumping Dempsey for information. The guard is tight-lipped, though, only giving the information out that Cole just gave me.
They verified the threat.
They don’t know who it is.
Cole’s coming home.
“And...” Dempsey adds, looking at me. “You’re returning to the tower until Cole gets there. You’ll be safer surrounded by Dragons. They would be dumb to attack you there.”
My shoulders deflate. I’ve already resigned myself to that happening, but Finn throws his arm around my shoulder, pulling me to him. “No,” he growls.
Dempsey blinks in our direction, narrowing his gaze. “Don’t overstep. She’s not your concern right now.”
“Bullshit,” he spits, and to my amazement, Jax echoes his sentiment. I blink at the both of them but they don’t back down.
“I don’t have time to deal with this.” Dempsey glares at the two fighters. “Colleen’s coming with me, and that’s final.”
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Dempsey is scary as fuck when he wants to be.
The huge guard sneers in our direction, jaw taut with barely restrained violence. I know because I’ve seen Cole get this way. Surprisingly, Jax and Finn mirror him.
“Get the fuck over here, Colleen,” Dempsey grinds out.