Page 33 of His Remorseful King

“Work with Saoirse and get her here. We’ll get to the bottom of this.” Callum stands, chugging the rest of his liquor. “I should go find Haley. She’s been stuck in the house since the shooting. Haven’t wanted her to leave without knowing who was behind it and she’s getting stir-crazy.”

“It’s been two weeks without another threat,” I say, getting up from my seat, too. “Let her go out with Finn. He’ll keep her safe.”

Callum nods. “I’m going to take her to dinner tonight.” His green eyes sparkle with mischief. “You know, since the surprise trip to Seattle was ruined.”

I roll my eyes. “Have fun, brother. I’ll see you tomorrow.”

Callum nods, and I take the farewell as my exit.

Callum:Family meeting at Ma and Da’s tomorrow. 6:00 meeting, dinner at 7:00.

Declan:Everything okay?

Sean:Yeah. Everything good? I can’t take a break from this project.

Saoirse:I wish you’d give me more notice. You stuck me in Seattle, and that flight is a bitch to deal with.

Saoirse:I don’t think I can make, it Cal.

Callum:I need everyone under one roof immediately.

Paddy:I’ll be there.

Declan:Is Haley pregnant? You can just video chat Saoirse to tell us that, bro.

Haley:NO. I’m too busy patching up criminals to grow a human being.

Callum:Not yet at least, love.

Saoirse:Yes, open shop, sister. I need nieces and nephews to spoil.

Declan:I can move things around if I need to.

Sean:Cal, please. I have something to attend.

Callum:Cancel it.

Haley:Okay. What if we make it earlier, Sean?

Sean:I need to leave by 6:00.

Callum:We can do meeting at 4:45, dinner at 5:15.

Saoirse:An entire day of travel wasted. This is going to set back the foundation even further.

Haley:Saoirse, did you see that book convention in town on Thursday? Come home and we can go. I heard Mercy Lovins, that monster romance author you love, will be there! She never goes to these things.

Saoirse:Ugh, I have been trying to get her to sign my limited edition hardcover I got from that book box.

Saoirse:What’s it called? I need to check the list of authors.

Sean:Stop clogging up this chat with discussion of porn.

Callum:Alien penis make you uncomfortable, Sean?

Declan:How does it work? An alien and a human?

Sean:Not interested in learning.