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“Fingerprints on the murder weapon will really screw a guy over, don’t you think?” she sasses Ash, stepping towards himafter handing Violet to Jax, and placing a soft kiss on Ash’s cheek.

“You had this planned all along, didn’t you, Pretty Girl?” I question, stepping behind her so that she’s sandwiched between Ash and I. I grin as her body shivers.

“Ryan suggested it,” she tells us, her voice breathy and hitching when I push her hair aside and begin to nuzzle her neck. “When we faked my, well, you know. Better to be prepared and all that.”

“What happens when he tries to pay them off again?” Kai asks from the side, and I glance over at him, his forehead creased as he tries to think all of the options through.Sometimes he’s cute as fuck.

“He’s not the only one with friends in high places,” Lilly murmurs, and I look down to see Ash kneading her waist.

“Harold,” Ash guesses, saying Lilly’s grandfather’s name as a statement more than a question.

“Yes, Harold,” she answers, tipping her neck to the side so that I can access it more. I oblige by sucking a mark into her peachy skin, and she moans, the sound going straight to my dick.

“We best get back, Violet will be hungry soon,” Jax interrupts, and just like that we all sigh. I love our baby, fiercely, but damn if my dick doesn’t miss the opportunity to just bury itself inside our girl anytime we want.

“I’ll feed her before we set off again,” Lilly says, stepping from between Ash and I and taking Violet off Jax to go and give her a feed in the bus.

I look at my brothers and see matching looks of sheer fucking awe on their faces that I know is reflected in mine.

She’s a Queen alright, and we best not forget it.

CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN

LILLY

“Idon't see why I'm coming to Enzo’s with you. I can hardly do a proper workout so soon after birth, and as far as I know, Enzo doesn’t offer any kind of post-natal program,” I grumble, Violet snoozing in the back while I ride up front, Jax in the driver’s seat of his minivan.

I like to call it the sunshine bus, and much to Jax’s annoyance but to my delight, Loki paid some kid—Jude Taylor I think his name was—to cover the outside with suns, rainbows, and unicorns one night. Jax was so pissed when he saw it in the morning I thought he was going to strangle Loki until I begged him not to as I loved it. I also may have burst into tears at the idea of it being painted over, so here we are, driving in the sunshine bus, complete with motherfucking unicorns.

“Trust us, Sweetheart, it's a surprise,” Kai tells me from behind, and I look to see Loki and him holding hands and snuggling in the middle seats. It makes my heart warm to see them openly sharing affection. Plus you know, they always let me join in, and fucking hell, watching them fuck each other,feeling them fuck me at the same time as each other, is something I am here for always.

“Fine,” I relent, folding my arms across my chest, or at least trying but failing because porn star boobs are still a thing.Codswallop!

Soon we’re pulling up outside the gym, Ash taking Violet who woke up as we arrived. We walk in to find it empty and quiet, with only Enzo and his wife, Rosa, standing there. She’s stunning, tall and slender, with tumbling blonde hair falling in a waterfall down her back.

Rosa rushes forward, enveloping me in a tight hug, and the breath rushes out of me at the way she pulls me close. My arms automatically go around her, and my brows lower when I feel her whole body shaking. Shit. She's crying.

“My beautiful, beautiful girl,” she says, pulling away and gripping my face in both her hands. Then, after a lingering look, she apologises, letting go to take a step back whilst I look on in utter bewilderment.

What the ever-loving fuck is going on?

“Principessa,” Enzo says roughly, his own eyes wet.

“What's going on?” I finally ask, looking around at the guys who’ve come to stand in a loose semicircle around me. Everyone seems happy, smiles on their faces, but there's definitely an edge of sadness, and an air of melancholy, like something has been missing, or time wasted.

“Princess,” Ash starts, handing Violet to Kai and taking my hands in his, turning me to face him. “Enzo helped your mom escape Ace. He gave her a new identity, justlike he did for you, and got her out of the States. He's also your uncle by marriage.”

My head whips back to Enzo, then Rosa.

“Rosa is your aunt,” Ash continues gently, his grip on my suddenly cold hands a warm comfort. Rosa nods, her face wet but split into a big grin. “And Tom, he’s Rosa’s brother. He's your father, Lilly.”

My world freezes as Tom, the Black Knight driver steps forward. His image wavers as my own eyes fill, and I can see the glistening of tears swimming in his blue gaze.

It all suddenly makes sense. The way he said that I reminded him of someone, the way he always looked at me as if he recognised me. I look so much like her after all. Like my mother.

We stand there for a moment, staring at each other, drinking the other in. He's handsome, with dirty blond hair that's getting a little grey at the temple, bright blue eyes, and scruff on his jaw.

“Lilly, I…” he begins in a rough voice, but before he can say another word, I'm throwing myself into his arms, wrapping my own around him tightly.