Page 132 of Wolf's Songbird
Eagle rolls his eyes.
Before anyone can say anything else, a door slamming gets our attention, making us all sit up straight.
“I fucking hate you! You knew about this, didn’t you? You knew about it, and you never said shit. No, you know what, I bet you helped him plan it. Well, fuck you, Ridge Harris. I’m not complying!” Rain screams before another door slams.
Panther stands up and faces a devastated Ridge when he walks into the room.
“What’s wrong?” Panther asks him.
Ridge wipes a shaky hand over his mouth and shakes his head.
“Ridge, what happened?” Eagle presses.
“What happened?” Ridge laughs maniacally. “What happened is the man is insane. Was.”
“Ridge…” Panther growls.
“He left Rain everything, but there are stipulations,” Ridge says.
I look down at the table. I feel Aspen’s eyes on me, but I can’t look at her.
“What kind of stipulations?” Eagle presses.
“She only gets everything if she and I live together for two years. He wants her to be protected, and the only one he trusts her with is me. Rain has forty-eight hours to decide whether she’s going to walk away from her inheritance or accept the terms and do what her dad wanted.” Ridge’s voice cracks.
I avoid eye contact at his words. Truth is, Mustang saw how the two interacted and had a feeling they both cared for each other more than they let on. He hated that he wouldn’t be here to help guide them, so he thought he would force their hand.
“What the fuck?” Yak mutters as the brothers start to whisper.
“That can’t be legal,” Eagle says.
Ridge laughs. “Trust me, it is.”
“This sounds like something out of a romance movie,” Maggie whispers.
Aspen leans over and whispers, “Did you know about this?”
I nod. “Yeah, I told him it was a bad idea, but he wouldn’t listen.”
“This is so fucked.”
“I agree.”
Aspen leans in closer. “I’m telling you right now, if we ever have kids, and if you ever try to pull this shit, I will haunt you.”
Kids. Is she thinking about having kids with me?
Her threat makes me smirk. “Thinking about having kids with me, Songbird?”
Her eyes drop to my lips for a second. “I don’t know. I haven’t decided yet.”
“Well, when you do, let me know. I’m open to all possibilities but happy either way.”
Her eyes soften. “I love you.”
“I love you more.”
I don’t know what our life will look like or what it will bring, but I do know one thing. As long as my songbird is next to me, I’ll be happy. She’s all I need, and that will never change.
