and a biker who is loyal solely to my club and my brothers. But someone has stolen what’s rightfully mine and I plan to bring the world down upon their head until I get it back.
Only, things aren’t quite what they seem, and my world is about to implode when everything I’m familiar with is threatened.
Sabrina
I have sworn to protect and love my sister’s only child, and as far as I’m concerned, he’s mine. The problem is, before my sister died, she failed to fill me in on some very important details about her life.
Now I’m facing an enemy I’m not prepared for, but to rescue my nephew, I’m willing to go all the way to hell… I’m just not sure I’ll make it back.
CHAPTER ONE
Sabrina
I WAS LATE. I had an early morning meeting, but I still had to get my nephew, Felix, to my mom’s so she could drop him at school. “Fox!” I called and he appeared in front of my suddenly.
“I’m right here, Auntie.”
“So you are.” I smiled down at him. “Did you brush your teeth?”
“Yep. See?” He bared his teeth.
I cupped his chin, staring into the eyes of my sister as I observed his handywork, then ran my thumb over his jaw. Sometimes the pain of losing Maria was almost too much to bear. “You did good, bud.”
He hugged me and sat up at my kitchen island again, focusing back on his coloring book.
“You ready to hang with Grandma for a little while?”
He cocked his head. “Will you still pick me up from the bus stop?”
“Of course. It’s the best part of my day.” I poured a travel cup of coffee and faced him again. “Grab your backpack and we’ll go, okay?”
He closed his coloring book and slid off his stool, grabbing his backpack and unzipping it. I slid his lunch inside, then we headed out to my car.
Driving the three miles to my parents’ home, Felix was out of his booster seat and the car faster than I could turn the ignition off. I locked up and headed into the house where I could hear Felix chattering nonstop to my mom.
“Hi, Mom,” I called as I walked into the kitchen.
“Hey, honey,” she said, handing Felix a huge piece of her sausage egg bake.
“Thanks, Grams,” he said and took a bite.
I’d caution her about overfeeding the kid, but my mom was your typical Italian grandmother, so it would fall on deaf ears.
I hugged her, and even though it was the hardest thing I’d done that day, I declined her offer of food. “I’ll meet him at the bus stop after school, but if you need me sooner, just give me a call.”
“Okay, honey. We’ll be good.”
I kissed the top of Felix’s head and made my way to work.
I owned my own accounting firm, although, my area of expertise was forensic accounting. I had a great team who handled everything from yearly taxes to payroll, leaving me to focus on my passion.
And this morning, I was meeting with a very special client. My brother, Luca.
He was a detective with the Colorado Springs Police Department and they often hired me when they needed to find money a suspect might be hiding.
Walking into my office I sighed. “How the hell did you beat me here?”
Luca smiled, rising to his feet and pulling me in for a hug. “It’s my superpower.”
“Did you stop at Mom’s?”
He nodded. “She made me breakfast.”
I rolled my eyes as I sat at my desk. “Of course she did.”
“You said you had something for me?”
“Yep,” I said, grabbing the file from my satchel and handing it to him. “I didn’t think you’d want it emailed, but if you do, let me know.”
“Can you throw it on a jump drive for me?”
“Already done,” I said, sliding it to him. “It’s encrypted. The password is in the file.”
“Thanks,” he said distractedly as he went through the file.
“Want some coffee?”
“Yeah, sissy, that’d be great.”
I left my office and grabbed us each a cup. I’d finished my travel cup before I’d pulled in my parking space, so I was ready for more, but I poured half a cup, telling myself I was being healthy.
Then I grabbed donut.
Ha! Take that hips.
I headed back to my office and set coffee in front of Luca. “Did you want a donut?”
He frowned up at me. “I don’t eat that shit. You know that.”
I shrugged. “Yeah, but if I don’t ask, I’ll feel rude.”
He chuckled, shaking his head as he continued to look through the