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drew closer, grinning like two fools. She disregarded their amusement and concentrated on her brother. “Tell him he is not staying with us.”
    Garrett planted the end of his pool stick on the ground between his feet. “He’s not.”
    Relief swept through her. At least her brother still had some common sense left in his head.
    She sagged in relief, letting Garrett take the pool cue from her. “Good. I knew you wouldn’t allow him to push—”
    “You’re staying at his house,” Garrett said, tossing the stick to Tony.
    Her heart skipped a beat and she recoiled. “What?”
    Garrett moved around her and lined up his shot. “We decided the safest place for you to be is away from our house. Scott knows where to look for you, and he doesn’t know where Kage lives. You’ll be safer there. He’s the best and he can protect you, sis. You know that.”
    “No…” She shook her head, unable to stop her hands from shaking.
    Garrett looked up from the table at her. “Do it for Kage, sis. It was either let him take care of you or kill Scott.”
    She squeezed her eyes closed and swallowed hard before looking across the room. Kage sat watching her, intense and ready to pounce.
    Garrett moved close. “He’s hurting. You should’ve seen him, sis. He went crazy when I told him, and you know he never loses control. Let him take care of you. Let him do what he needs to do to keep you safe.”
    “I’ll only hurt him more. I’m no good for him. My association with Scott is going to drag Kage down. You know he’s sworn to stay far away from any kind of trouble, and you’re just asking for Scott to walk right up to his door and knock. We both know if that happens, he will answer,” she whispered, without taking her gaze away from Kage.
    “Kage has his reasons.” Garrett lowered his voice. “It’s a done deal. You’ll stay with him until this business with Carson is over, and we know you’re safe.”
    She didn’t know how long she stood there, but when Kage lifted his chin and mouthed Come here and pointed at the food he’d ordered for her, she returned to his side. She’d never let anyone she loved get hurt on account of her. She rubbed her hands over her hips, nervous about staying with him. Around Kage, she became distracted, and she couldn’t lose sight of why she’d come home.

Chapter Three
    K age unlocked the front door of his house, took Jane inside, set the alarm, and flipped on the light. He did all that without letting go of her hand. He still had to keep checking himself, so he wouldn’t move too fast. He didn’t want to rush her after everything she’d been through.
    He’d waited for the moment Janie walked back into his life, and now she was here. Years ago, it almost killed him to turn down her offer, her tempting lips, her innocence He squeezed her hand. She wasn’t going anywhere.
    He was in a better place in his life, no longer under the control of his uncle and stable enough to keep her protected from anything that could happen. He’d worked hard to make sure no one ever questioned his loyalty, his word, his integrity. He came from people who made running drugs their life. He was not one of them.
    His biggest regret was rejecting Janie. He’d done it because he was unfortunate enough to have the last name of Archer and the stigma that came along with being connected to the underground. He’d taken those years without her to grow stronger, more determined, more stubborn for the day he’d prove his worth to her. Now he finally had the chance and he wasn’t letting her go, no matter how much she wanted to deny she was still attracted to him.
    The simple thought of her hurting or her being hurt enraged him.
    Earlier, he’d wanted to go after Scott Carson. No one, especially someone who had one foot on the other side of the law and abused women, deserved to breathe the same air as Jane. If he’d known the kind of shit she was living through, he could’ve done something about her