Page 121 of The Saviors: Part One

“Let’s give it a push.” I sign him up for the premium with a bogus credit card, so it’ll push it out faster. “Now we wait.”

Five minutes on the dot, my phone starts ringing with Ari’s name flashing across the screen. We both look at it and start busting out laughing. I slide to answer and flip it to speakerphone. “Hey, Pops.”

“Delete it. Now.”

“Delete what?” I ask innocently. Chelsea claps a hand over her mouth to keep from laughing.

“Don’t play your bullshit games, Nolan. I need this line open just in case someone needs me.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about. I have to go. I’m busy working.” I hit the end call button, and it immediately starts ringing again.

“You do know he’s parked out there somewhere, right?”

“Yeah, but he can’t leave his post to come kill me, or Axel will kill him.”

“This was fun.”

“It was.”

I can’t remember the last time I used my skills to have fun.

“I need you to know that if anything does happen with you and Axel, I’m okay with it.”

“Nolan—”

“No. I’m not going to stand in the way.” Even as I say it, I can feel my stomach sink, but I refuse to be the reason Axel doesn’t get the girl he’s wanted for six years. “I just need to know that we’ll still be friends.”

“Of course, we will, but that doesn’t mean—”

“Please don’t hold back because of me. That’s a lot of history that none of you have forgotten. I’ll be fine.” I know what’s happening with all of them; you can see it a mile away. She’s already connected to Axel and Cole, Sean is disgustingly in love with her, and Kai is either already there or on his way.

But where does that leave me?

Chapter38

Kai

Iknow something is on Sean’s mind. He’s got that look that says he’s about to say something that I know I won’t like.

He sits up between the front seats, leaning his elbows on the console. “We all need to talk. Are comms off?” Axel nods. “So, I don’t know of any other way to say this than to just blurt it out. Kai and I have talked. We wouldn’t be mad if you guys wanted to try with Chelsea too.”

Cole turns around slowly to face him. “What?”

“Look, we’ve seen it work. I know you and Axel never got over her. This is your second chance, and we won’t stand in the way.”

“And Chelsea agreed to this?” Axel asks.

“We talked about it earlier, and she didn’t say no.”

“That’s not the same thing,” Cole points out.

“Come on,” Sean groans. “All I’m saying is if the opportunity ever presents itself, she knows we won’t be mad. And now you assholes know that too.”

“What about Nolan?” Axel wonders.

Sean shrugs. “He falls into the ‘we wouldn’t get pissed’ category. We’re all adults, so I think we can handle it that way.”

“Who knew you could make sense?” I comment.