Unleashing Sin - A. M. Wilson Page 0,87

you for the rest of my life.”

“I know.”

I grin against her lips and take another kiss. It’s her turn to pull away as I was just getting warmed up.

“What about the girls? What will they do while we’re away? And the investigation?”

“The girls are progressing quicker than I expected, probably because they have you and each other. I’ve already asked Richard if he’d be available for the weekend, and he agreed. They know him and trust him as much as they do us.”

I clench my jaw. “As for the investigation, I spoke to Richard about that too. It’s gone cold. Both men had gunshot residue and weapons. As far as the police are concerned, those two men got into a pissing match that didn’t end well for either of ’em.”

Shelby pulls away and looks to the side, her bottom lip trapped between her teeth.

“I don’t know …”

“Hey,” I call her attention tenderly. “If this is something we’re really going to do, helping more girls just like you, we’re going to have to have a care for ourselves. It can be intense at times, and you’ve been at this two weeks straight already. You need to decompress. One weekend away won’t hurt anybody.”

She rubs away an imaginary chill. “I know. I just …” She looks away for a moment, and when she returns her gaze to mine, a fire I recognize burns in their depths. Her voice lowers. “I don’t want to stop. I want retribution. He never meant for any of us to make it out alive. The only thing that makes sense to me is to help as many others get out as I can.”

I pull her into my embrace and rest my chin atop her head. “I’m with you. This is your vision, but I feel it too. For you. For Molly.”

“Yeah.” She sighs.

“We may never get him,” I mutter. Twists the knife so deep, but we can’t go into this deluded. “But fucking with his operation feels just a sweet.”

“Yeah,” she mumbles again.

I have to agree with her. I can’t imagine our lives without this purpose. The loss of Molly had driven me for so long it’d taken over the helm.

But Shelby? She’s my new captain.

Bonus

To Shelby,

My blossom,

I found you on the second darkest day of my life. The day I realized who you were became the third. It also became the brightest day out of them all. Finding you dragged me from my cloud of grief. Three months was all it took to realize you were mine. A short trip to Vegas, a ring, and a lot of fucking sealed the deal.

We didn’t need a big wedding. The fancy dress. The flowers. The only person we invited was Elias to be our witness.

If I were to do it again, there’s only one thing I’d change. It’s not the guests, the dress, the flowers, or the fake Elvis.

No, blossom. I’d give you vows. Real honest-to-God vows. I’m not a man of many words. I know you feel what I feel. There isn’t a single doubt in either of our minds. But if I’ve learned anything over the past two years of being your husband, it’s that even if you don’t need to hear those things, I need to say them.

I promise to spend the rest of my life keeping you safe, secure, and loved.

To spend the rest of my life making sure you want for nothing.

To surround you with love from myself and our friends.

I promise to help you not feel the pain of what you’ve lost. And if you do, I promise to ease it.

I’ve given you my heart, and I promise to cherish yours.

I have your love forever, and you have mine.

Happy Valentine’s Day, blossom.

Yours always,

Alex “Sin” Sinclair

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