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Me: What.
Tate: He is on Rodriguez's payroll.
Fuck!
Me: That all?
Tate: No.
I’m getting really fucking annoyed now.
Tate: She’s the daughter of another name on your list.
Interesting. Now I’m intrigued.
Me: What name?
Tate: Sarai Rouge.
My heart fucking drops. There’s no fucking way. This has to be a sick fucking joke.
Pulling up my program, I type in the girl’s name, pulling up all the information I can.
Chapter Twenty-Eight
ALUXIS
It’s been a month since I arrived here with the guys. I still haven’t seen Kevin and no case workers have stopped by.
Cade just says that everything has been taken care of. Looking around at the guys as I take a bite of my toast, I can’t help but wonder more about them. This is what a real family looks like. My eyes fill with unshed tears.
“You okay, babygirl?” Stone asks, causing all the guys to turn my direction.
“Yeah, it’s just my allergies acting up.” I smile, wiping at my eyes.
“Allergies.” Cade scoffs, causing me to glare at him.
I stand up, collect my plate, and head to the kitchen. Scrapping my plate, I turn around and see Atticus standing there.
“You were thinking about your parents, huh?” he asks.
“Something like that.” I sigh, washing the plate and placing it in the dish rack, turning to look at him.
“It’s okay to miss them, princess.” He says, giving a small smile.
“Thanks.” Walking toward the kitchen door, he reaches out to stop me.
“Want to help me with something today?” He asks, smiling at me.
He really is hot as fuck.
“Um, okay. What kind of help do you need?” I ask, nervously. Biting down on my bottom lip. He looks down and then slowly makes his way back up to my eyes. Is he smirking?
“I need to pick something up.” He says, noticing my panic. “I promise, you’re safe with me.” He kisses the top of my head. “Say yes.” He smiles.
“Okay, but can we stop at Shelia’s?” I grin.
“Sure, princess. Now go get ready.” He says, walking out the kitchen door.
